Denial is a distinctly human trait, and a potentially dangerous one. Whether they say it with words or in actions, people are inviting trouble when they express the belief that “It can’t happen to me.” As we have seen in Woodstock, it can happen – and does. In recent months, a local couple lost what […]
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 back in jail after being arrested shortly after 2 a.m. Monday at a Wonder Lake church.Kalisz had recently been arrested less than a week before, […]
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 A. Kalisz, 39, was arrested Tuesday by McHenry County sheriff’s deputies in connection with burglaries that occurred at multiple locations around Wonder Lake. Kalisz, who […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com A Woodstock man was one of three persons arrested as a result of an investigation into a stolen car in Wonder Lake. Kevin J Loomis, 38, of Woodstock, and Gustavo A. Munoz, 44, of McHenry, were arrested last week on charges of possession of a stolen motor vehicle from a burglary that […]
Four people have been arrested after a burglary at Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Woodstock where two riding lawnmowers were stolen late Tuesday or early Wednesday.Woodstock police reported the arrests on burglary and theft charges of:William M. Culley, 39, ElginBenjamin M. Holden, 23, ElginAndrea R. Nielsen, 30, AlgonquinCody A. Shambo, 32, SandwichThe three men also […]
Arrests of two Woodstock men during a burglary in progress last week have cleared up a break-in earlier at a local church, Woodstock Police reported. Police said Travis T. Flight, 400 block of Leah Lane, and Johathan M. Franzen, a transient, were arrested early Oct. 30 after a burglar alarm went off about 1:45 a.m. […]
Multiple homes on Barbary Lane were hit with bullets A Woodstock man was arrested and charged in connection with gunfire which struck several Woodstock houses last week. Maurice C. Timberlake, 18, was taken into custody by the Woodstock Police Department and the McHenry County SWAT team Oct. 21. He is alleged to have fired multiple […]
Two Wonder Lake men are among a group of four people charged in connection with a murder and home invasion that took place last month in unincorporated McHenry. Jared J. Fox, 25, and Byron Howard, 36, both of Wonder Lake; Charles A. Campo, 31, McHenry; and Adam Morris, 44, McCullom Lake, were arrested and charged […]
A Woodstock man has been charged with a felony in connection with a recent rash of burglaries to vehicles. Joseph L. Foat, 31, was arrested May 27 and charged with one count of burglary, a Class 2 felony. Additional charges are pending. Woodstock Police responded to “numerous incidents” of vehicles being burglarized the weekend of […]
A Rockford man was charged in connection with a burglary at a Woodstock laundromat. Kenneth S. Nepras, 25, of the 1800 block of Kishwaukee Avenue, Rockford, was arrested May 5 for allegedly burglarizing and damaging property at Eastwood Coin Laundry, 450 S. Eastwood Drive. Woodstock Police responded at around 5:09 a.m. to a report of […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
