Woodstock residents should brace for bitterly cold weather through Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago. A wind chill advisory begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 and runs through noon on Thursday, Feb. 19. Low temperatures from -4 to -10 degrees are expected over night, and wind chill factors will create real-feel […]
A wish list of projects totaling more than $50 million will need to be shaved down considerably as the city of Woodstock prepares its capital spending plan for the next five years. The 255-page Capital Improvement Program document details the projects city officials would like to see the city take on over the next five […]
The number of homeless people using the Woodstock PADS services has remained constant this winter, and Public Action to Deliver Shelter coordinators say they are seeing more women at the temporary shelter. The Rev. Tom Rogers of Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1320 Dean St., where the PADS shelter is hosted every Wednesday night in Woodstock from […]
Woodstock Police continue to investigate a string of armed robberies that occurred the weekend of Feb. 7 at two area gasoline stations and a liquor store. “We are still dedicating assets to the investigation and following up on potential leads,” said Deputy Chief John Lieb. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Department is assisting with the investigation. […]
An approximately 70-year-old Woodstock man was driven to the emergency room Tuesday morning after he accidentally shot himself in the finger while cleaning a handgun. Woodstock Police were called to Centegra Hospital-Woodstock at 11:13 a.m. Feb. 17 for a report of a man being treated for a gunshot wound, according to a press release […]
Woodstock drivers should be careful not to text while driving, or talk on hand-held cell phones. The Woodstock Police Department will be cracking down on distracted drivers during a special traffic enforcement initiative this month. Officers will conduct highly visible and increased enforcement of distracted drivers who are talking on hand-held cell phones or texting, […]
A recent outbreak of measles in the Chicago suburbs has local health officials stressing the importance of vaccinations. McHenry County Department of Health spokesperson Debra Quackenbush said as of Feb. 9 no cases of measles had been reported in McHenry County, but MCDH last week posted a joint notice on its website from the Illinois […]
Woodstock city leaders have decided it’s time to separate the duties of economic development from its building and planning operations. The City Council last week approved a reorganization of the Community and Economic Development Department, which will break it into two new departments. A change in structure was needed, city leaders said, because the two […]
UPDATED: 11:45 a.m. Monday, Feb. 9 ——————————————————- Woodstock Police are piecing together evidence from three armed robberies over the weekend, saying there are similarities among the holdups. “All three robberies have some similarities,” said Woodstock Police Chief Robert Lowen. “However, the two that happened Sunday definitely are similar.” Police initially indicated there was no reason […]
Updated For the third time in a single weekend, a Woodstock business was the target of an armed robbery. A person displayed a weapon while robbing Sunrise Food and Liquor, 715 McHenry Ave., the evening of Sunday, Feb. 8. According to preliminary reports, the robber is a white male who was wearing a black hoodie […]
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