Speeders beware: Police go stealth
June 16, 2021
The city is in its third year of transitioning its police fleet from white sedans to silver SUVs with bold black graphics on the sides. While the vehicles are highly […]
The city is in its third year of transitioning its police fleet from white sedans to silver SUVs with bold black graphics on the sides. While the vehicles are highly […]
City to reinstate single-use bag charge Aug. 1 Woodstock’s fee on disposable bags at large local retailers will be reinstated under a proposal approved Tuesday night by the City Council. […]
About six hours after being freed on bond for burglary charges, a Wonder Lake man was arrested early Monday on charges he burglarized a church. Christopher A. Kalisz, 39, was […]
With northeast Illinois suffering a severe drought, Woodstock city officials have enacted a “mandatory” restriction on outside water use, the second of four levels of restrictions. Depending one the last […]
Two people were seriously injured late Friday when an all-terrain vehicle crashed into a tree northeast of Woodstock. Medical helicopters were called to fly the victims out for treatment after […]
When police tracked stolen lottery tickets to a gas station, the trail led to the arrest of a Wonder Lake man on multiple felony charges of burglary and theft. Christopher […]
How much and how fast to improve city streets – and how much to spend – are decisions the Woodstock City Council will tackle in the coming weeks. After putting […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Engineering costs of $4 million to move the rail yard of Metra’s northwest line from Crystal Lake to Woodstock has made the first cut in Congress. A […]
Downtown enclosure to get trash out of sight Some restaurants’ street-side trash receptacles in downtown Woodstock will be hidden by new city-provided enclosures by fall under a contract approved last […]
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