Winning the Southeast Youth Football Alliance conference championship, the pinnacle of youth football in this region, was definitely a highlight for the St. Mary Fighting Irish eighth-grade team. The win, […]
Mary Bjork and Anabel Ordonez have been named Women of Inspiration at St. Mary Catholic Church. The annual recognition takes place in all parishes in the Rockford Diocese to honor […]
A 30-year-old homeless man is being held on $2,500 bond after being charged with unlawful presence of a child sex offender within a school zone. Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb […]
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, […]
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