Nearly 100 people joined in a family-like celebration last week for a transition in the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District. In ceremonies at Station 3, Kenneth Marunde was honored as he concluded […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com All clinics of the McHenry County Department of Health are now open to all eligible Illinois residents. The department operates vaccination clinics in Crystal Lake, Harvard, and […]
Drug overdose deaths spiked in late April, according to the McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition, which issued an advisory about the availability of help for drug abusers. “These deaths have not […]
Amended calendar ends school year on May 24 May 24 will be the last day of school in Woodstock School District 200 in an amended academic year calendar approved by […]
Two men arrested Friday for starting a fight on Benton Street were still in custody Monday and due in court Tuesday. Jamaine B. Craft Jr., 37, Woodstock, and Johnny J. […]
Woodstock Police say a report of an attempted child abduction Thursday morning was considered to be “unfounded” after they investigated. Detectives said later in the day that they had interviewed […]
A Woodstock man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to residential burglary, a Class 1 felony. McHenry County Judge Robert Wilbrandt handed down the term […]
Health offiicials report spike in COVID-19 cases Everyone, regardless of vaccination status, is urged to remain vigilant as the seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 testing positivity in McHenry County has […]
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