by Whitney Rupp | Jul 12, 2017 8:58 am
A 26-year-old Hebron man was killed July 2 when his motorcycle crashed in unincorporated Woodstock. Anthony R. Para was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:54 p.m., according to a press release from the McHenry County Coroner’s Office. Crews from Woodstock...
by Katelyn Stanek | Jun 28, 2017 8:45 am
Centegra Health System’s decision to cut services at Centegra Hospital-Woodstock surprised and upset some local officials. “I am disappointed and dismayed by the decision to remove inpatient care from the [Centegra] hospital site in Woodstock, especially following the...
by Whitney Rupp | Jun 21, 2017 11:48 am
Police are examining video footage as part of an investigation into a fatal shooting that took place near the Woodstock Square last week. Cesar Rangel, 41, of Woodstock, was found shot around 1:15 a.m. June 16 in a public parking lot at the corner of East Calhoun and...
by Katelyn Stanek | Jun 16, 2017 8:08 am
Police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place in Woodstock early this morning. A male was found shot in a public parking lot at the corner of East Calhoun and South Jefferson streets at around 1:15 a.m., Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb said. The victim...
by Whitney Rupp | Jun 6, 2017 10:11 pm
A Marengo boy was critically injured when his bicycle collided with a pickup truck in Woodstock May 28. At 9:13 p.m., crews from the Woodstock Police Department and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the scene of a crash near the intersection of Irving Avenue...
by Whitney Rupp | May 10, 2017 1:45 pm
A one-car crash in the early morning hours of May 7 claimed the life of a Woodstock man. Crews from McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded at approximately 3:42 a.m. to the scene of a single-vehicle crash that occurred in the 1500...
by Whitney Rupp | May 3, 2017 1:10 am
A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 47 and Lucas Road sent one person to the hospital April 26. Woodstock Police and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District crews were called to the scene at 7:57 p.m. The driver of a Chevy Malibu was westbound on Lucas and did not...
by Whitney Rupp | May 3, 2017 1:02 am
A Metra train struck and killed a 35-year-old woman in Woodstock April 27. Personnel from the Woodstock Police Department were dispatched at 2:05 a.m. According to WPD, the responding officers found the victim deceased on the tracks near 508 Lake Ave. Woodstock...
by Whitney Rupp | Apr 27, 2017 4:04 am
Ten emergency dispatchers with more than 125 years of combined experience were honored by the city of Woodstock April 18, several weeks before the Woodstock Police Department’s telecommunications division closes. The WPD’s emergency dispatch center will end operations...
by Katelyn Stanek | Apr 11, 2017 9:23 pm
Challenger John Fuller will be Dorr Township’s new highway commissioner after winning one of only a handful of contested township races in the Woodstock area. Fuller just edged incumbent Tom Thurman by 1,142 votes to 1,100 votes in the April 4 election,...
