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Woodstock Police Department Hosts National Drug Take Back Day

October 22, 2025

Safely Dispose of Unused or Expired Medications on Saturday, October 25 WOODSTOCK, Ill. — The Woodstock Police Department invites residents to participate in National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Police Department parking lot, 656 Lake Avenue, Woodstock, IL. This drive-up and drop-off event provides a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose […]

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Man critically injured in early Monday fire on Jefferson Street

October 2, 2023

Staff Report  news@thewoodstockindependent.com Firefighters were alerted to a large house fire on South Jefferson Street by an alert Woodstock Police officer shortly after 5 a.m. Monday. The blaze critically injured an adult male who was an occupant of the house in the 200 block of South Jefferson. Because of the extent of the victim’s injuries, […]

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Business Briefs: Sugar Circle to close; Violations of city liquor code cited; Mercyhealth adds pediatrician

August 16, 2022

Downtown Woodstock  bakery to close this week The Sugar Circle in Woodstock will close after the business day this coming Saturday. Owner Lauren Hamilton announced the closing last week in a Facebook post. “I want to thank EVERY single person and business that has supported The Sugar Circle over the past nine years on the […]

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You can help Woodstock Police fight crime

August 1, 2022

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 […]

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‘Let me call you back’: Scammers constantly looking for victims, police advise, so be alert

July 13, 2022

“We do not consider ourselves to be susceptible to a scam,” a Woodstock woman wrote about her and her husband, “and yet we fell for it! We were embarrassed. …” The woman related that in an email to Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb to thank him for his department’s professionalism in investigating the scheme that […]

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License plate readers ahead; police say they need tool to fight crime from out-of-towners

March 8, 2022

Woodstock will spend $28,500 this year – and $22,500 every year thereafter – for what police say is an important tool needed to combat a trend of out-of-towners driving here to commit crimes. The expense this year, approved last week by the City Council, will pay for eight automated license-plate readers to be installed around […]

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Student admits WHS threat, faces felony, school discipline, officials say

December 13, 2021

Woodstock Police said parents should not be concerned about the safety of their children in District 200 schools despite a rash of threats that were investigated last week. D-200 officials reported Monday a Woodstock High School student had admitted scrawling a threat to “shoot up” the school on a boys’ bathroom stall, and Police Chief […]

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Police find few stay-home violators

May 6, 2020

Woodstock Police have handled “just a few” violations of the statewide “shelter in place” order since Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued it in late March. “We have handled a couple of business issues,” Chief John Lieb said, “and a couple of civilian issues.” Both kinds have been resolved with a simple conversation, the chief said. “We […]

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In-school attack with box cutter leads to arrest; injuries not life threatening

May 21, 2019

A 15-year-old Woodstock High School student is in the Kane County Juvenile Detention Center after being arrested in connection with an attack in school Tuesday morning on another 15-year-old. Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb said detectives would consult with the office of McHenry County State’s Attorney about formal charges that might be filed. According to […]

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