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Turning Point to host candlelight vigil

October 6, 2026

By Jennifer Zittnan news@thewoodstockindependent.com At 6 p.m. on Oct. 15, Turning Point will host their annual candlelight vigil in the Woodstock Square to honor those who have lost their lives to domestic violence. The event is free and all are welcome. In the past year there have been two such loss of lives with an association to McHenry County. “We all know someone,” said Turning Point Executive Director Mary Margaret Maule. Author Nichole Yunger will be speaking at the vigil as it is the tenth anniversary of her sister’s death due to domestic violence. Yunger published “The Good One: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Justice,” a story of her triplet sister’s murder.  October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. According

Local businesses give back to Turning Point

September 18, 2026

By R.M. Brands news@thewoodstockindependent.com Thursday, August 20, was a good day for Turning Point, the nonprofit organization based in Woodstock that offers services and support to domestic violence victims. ASAP Plumbing partnered with Corey’s Bagels to deliver dozens of bagels and cream cheese to Turning Point in a show of support for their cause. “They […]

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News Briefs: Gun surrender, Girls 4 Ghana, Turning Point

October 17, 2023

Gun surrender program will make garden tools Unwanted, unloaded firearms may be turned in at a safe surrender event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 4, in the parking lot of First Congregational Church, 361 Pierson St., Crystal Lake. Ridgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church is a co-sponsor of the event that will dismantle the guns […]

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Memorial food drive helps Turning Point, Woodstock Public Library food pantry

August 29, 2023

Rachel Rowell, widow of Marian Cenral Catholic High School 2005 graduate Mike Rowell, along with Mike’s family, organized a food drive held the weekend before the third anniversary of his death this month. Mike Rowell lost his life in a work accident, but his kindness, generosity, and willingness to help others was honored through the […]

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Community Briefs: Turning Point, Farm Stroll, WPPC, Valley Hi

July 31, 2023

Turning Point adds office space, transportation Turning Point, McHenry County’s only comprehensive domestic violence agency, will offer more services and expanded programming to victims of domestic violence this summer. According to a news release, the agency worked with McHenry County to more than double its space at the Courthouse, which will allow the agency’s legal […]

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Community Briefs: Vote by mail; DUI court grant; recycling; book sale

September 20, 2022

Vote-by-mail application coming to you in the mail Local voters will receive a mailer soon with an application to permanently vote by mail in future elections. A new state law allows permanent vote-by-mail status for voters who apply. Voters will remain on the list until they ask to be removed or move out of the […]

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Women bikers rolling into Woodstock this week

May 3, 2022

This coming weekend, Woodstock will again welcome more than 550 female bikers into the community for a two-day motorcycle event hosted by Woodstock Harley-Davidson. The Midwest Women Riders’ inaugural Get Your Groove On event was held last year at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, which ended with a several-hours-long ride throughout Northern Illinois that was staged […]

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Rising costs, lack of crafters cancel Fair Diddley: With uncertain spring weather, sponsor searches for options for 2023

April 26, 2022

Through the end of February this year, the Mental Health Resource League’s board members thought that Fair Diddley was a “go.” Held on the Woodstock Square on the third Sunday in May since 1968, the annual craft fair raised money for mental health agencies within McHenry County. Among the 16 agencies that have received funds […]

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News Briefs

June 22, 2021

House infrastructure bill has Woodstock rail yard Engineering costs of $4 million to move the rail yard of Metra’s northwest line from Crystal Lake to Woodstock has made the first cut in Congress. A week after visiting Woodstock to talk about the project with city and county officials, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood announced last week […]

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