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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Updated A second armed robbery in as many days was committed in Woodstock, this time at Gas Cap Gas Station, 402 S. Eastwood Drive. Police said a man held up […]
Updated An armed robber who held up a Woodstock gas station Saturday night fled the scene on foot, according to scanner reports. A man displayed a handgun during a robbery […]
A 33-year-old Woodstock woman stopped at the Walmart Super Center to do some shopping on Wednesday night, and eventually exited the store to see several firefighters dousing a fire engulfing […]
A Chicago man has been arrested in connection with a burglary at the Walden Oaks Apartment complex after police said he stole clothing, electronics and Christmas presents intended for children […]
An observant neighbor alerted fire officials to a chimney fire Wednesday afternoon at a single-family house on Barbary Lane. Woodstock Fire and Rescue Department responded to 611 Barbary Lane, on […]
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