Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Eligible McHenry County teens are taking advantage of the opportunity to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine just weeks after it was approved by the Centers for Disease […]
A 19-year-old Chicago man was released on bond Saturday after his arrest on several felony charges. Woodstock Police arrested Alonzo M. Hall and an unnamed 17-year-old male Friday on charges […]
A Chicago man was arrested this week in connection with a year-old robbery of the Super 8 Motel in Woodstock. Trent J. Keegan, 27, was being held without bond at […]
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This space in the Dorr Township building, 1039 Lake Avenue, will be furnished and equipped with grant funds to become a staffed, drop-in community center for Woodstock residents 60 and older.
Not so long ago, overspending the annual budget of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District might have caused some panic with the Board of Trustees. But that was then, and now is […]
Marian Central sends off 136 grads in 2021 class Members of Marian Central Catholic High School’s class of 2021 received diplomas Friday during a ceremony at the school. Class valedictorian […]
With little fanfare and no negotiations drama, Woodstock School District 200 teachers have a new three-year contract. In its meeting last week, members of the Board of Education unanimously approved the […]
Woodstock’s annual Memorial Day observance will be back this year, with a ceremony beginning at 10:30 a.m. May 31 in the Park in the Square. The much-anticipated parade will follow. […]
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