Coroner’s office achieves national accreditationThe McHenry County Coroner’s Office has been accredited by the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners, an honor that only three Illinois counties and 37 […]
Weekend rain was welcome after heightened fire danger in northern Illinois last week kept local firefighters busy late last week.One brush fire Thursday afternoon led a crew from the Woodstock […]
Each year, the most somber part of the observance of International Overdose Awareness Day is the reading of the names of attendees’ family and friends who have died as the […]
Incumbent Brian Sager was re-elected to his fourth term as Woodstock mayor, handily beating challengers Michael Rein and Gregg Hanson in the consolidated election April 4. Sager garnered 58.97 percent […]
Candidates for Woodstock mayor and City Council disagree on whether the city should raise its sales tax rate. The proposal to add a home-rule sales tax in Woodstock was a […]
Allen Stebbins has withdrawn from the race for Woodstock mayor, cutting the field of candidates in that election to three. Stebbins, a graphic designer, said he dropped out of the […]
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