State and local news on COVID-19 infections is encouraging, but precautions are still in place. On Friday, the number of new novel coronavirus cases reported in Illinois over the previous […]
When a traffic accident is serious, a call goes out to MCAT. “It has to be a serious injury or death,” said Sgt. Rob Pritchard of the Woodstock Police Department. […]
Traffic accidents in the Woodstock area have now claimed two young lives in less than a week.The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office reported Thursday that a 15-year-old Harvard girl had died […]
First visible sign of changes in the Old Courthouse project will be landscaping work. The grassy area at the northwest corner of Johnson and Jackson streets will be dug up […]
When the time is right for development of the downtown area, Woodstock will have a big place to develop. The City Council last week approved the purchase of the vacated […]
Police say a 7-year-old boy has died from injuries he suffered last week in a two-vehicle collision at U.S. 14 and Route 120 (Washington Street).And the driver of the vehicle […]
A pickup truck ran off Charles Road and slammed into a utility pole Monday afternoon, leaving a 15-year-old Harvard girl in critical condition.The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office reported the girl’s […]
When the Board of Trustees approved a 2020-21 fiscal year budget last week, it appropriated an additional $150,000 for an “administrative position” at the WFRD, likely a deputy chief, a […]
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