Woodstock

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office will partner with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to place a deputy in the Woodstock DCFS office for three years.

Amid threats to federal funding for libraries, McHenry County libraries were awarded nearly $383,000 in annual state grants provided by the Illinois Secretary of State’s office to fund books, staffing and capital upgrades.

A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty to punching and kicking a woman during an altercation in a Woodstock home and was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison.

The Festival presents local national, and international musicians who perform in a variety of styles.

The music event returns to Bunker Hill Farms July 26 for a night of music to benefit several local nonprofit organizations.

It's time to mark calendars for upcoming seasons of entertainment coming to theaters near you.

The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District recently recognized five of its members who graduated from McHenry County College’s paramedic program.

A higher sales tax for Woodstock was approved by the City Council. Find out how much shoppers will pay when that kicks in.

Hundreds of miles and four days later, almost 100 bicyclists found ways to grieve, support each other and remember police officers killed while on duty in Illinois in 2024. Cycle Across Illinois benefiting the Illinois chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors concludes Sunday.

Woodstock is having a public hearing July 15 on whether the city should increase its sales tax.

An appeals court ruled in favor of state champion Marian Central wrestler Jimmy Mastny and his coach Jordan Blanton, affirming that Mastny was not improperly recruited when he moved from Ogle County to attend Marian Central.

The IHSA and state champ Marian Central wrestler Jimmy Mastny have responded to an appeals court ruling in their long-running eligibility feud.

McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman is seeking reelection next year.

The man accused of trying to enter the McHenry County courthouse in Woodstock Monday afternoon with a semiautomatic pistol has been charged.

The person believed responsible for the hit-and-run that killed a Crystal Lake-area teen was found dead in a Woodstock home.

Not long after launching a landlord engagement program, Home of the Sparrow was named the McHenry County Community Development Partner of the Year.

Authorities said someone attempted to enter the McHenry County courthouse in Woodstock with a weapon and then fled the scene.

Nicholas Laureys, the 15-year-old who was killed in a hit-and-run last week near Crystal Lake, was remembered as an outgoing and polite. His family has started a gofundme fundraiser.

A Woodstock home was damaged Saturday when a fire broke out on a back deck.

Sal's Jiu Jitsu and Grappling, run by Woodstock resident Ryan Salisbury, opened a new gym in DeKalb this week, providing a fresh training space for athletes and enthusiasts.

The McHenry County Youth Sports Association’s Summer International Championships is set to return next weekend for the 32nd year of the highly-popular tournament. Here's what to know about this year's upcoming MCYSA baseball tournament.

Here's where you can find fireworks displays in the McHenry County area.

Here's what's going on around McHenry County around the Fourth of July.

McHenry County Division of Transportation sign shop supervisor Andrew Rose started at the division full-time in 1982.

People shop at the Tuesday Woodstock Farmer's Market on June 24, 2025, around the Historic Woodstock Square. The markets runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays through September and Saturdays through Nov. 1.

Woodstock is officially making the change Tuesday from garbage stickers to mandatory totes. The transition hasn't always been smooth. Here's what you need to know.

A total of 27 men were arrested during an operation aimed at stopping human trafficking in the area, police said; men from Lake and McHenry counties were among those charged.

To fill what's expected to be a growing need for memory care, the McHenry County-operated Valley Hi nursing home near Woodstock opened its new memory care unit.

A fledgling Elmhurst-based company that distributes vending machines offering electronic cigarettes and vaping products is facing pushback from some suburbs.

Woodstock is purchasing property that the City Council had authorized the use of eminent domain to acquire.

A Woodstock man, who previously worked at District 200 as a mechanic and a bus driver, is charged with multiple counts of sexual assault of children younger than 13 over the course of 10 years in the 1990s.

Authorities don’t believe foul play was involved in the death of a woman found in a field with a gunshot wound near Woodstock.

The McHenry County Coroner’s Office identified two people who died in separate car crashes in the county early Tuesday.

Three people died in McHenry County car crashes between Monday evening and early Tuesday morning, and a fourth person was flown in a serious crash earlier Monday. Here’s what we know.

A man was killed in a crash near Harvard Tuesday morning in the third traffic fatality since Monday evening in McHenry County.

A man was killed in a crash near Woodstock Tuesday morning along the same road where a child died in a separate crash less than 12 hours earlier.

If Woodstock raises its sales tax, will it be the highest in McHenry County? Take a look at what shoppers pay in taxes for general merchandise in each county community.

A talented team brings the Tony-nominated musical comedy to the Woodstock Opera House stage.

A crash near Woodstock has closed a stretch of Route 14.

The McHenry County Conservation District invites visitors to “Find Your Wild” and join its interactive journey through the county’s public open spaces all summer long in pursuit of fun prizes.

Gather the family for Woodstock's Family Fun Day Sunday.

Heat indexes in McHenry County could climb to the triple digits in the coming days.

Party for parks in Fox River Grove and enjoy Family Fun Day in Woodstock this weekend in McHenry County.

Saturday, June 21 is World Martini Day. Check out these top-rated bars and restaurants for the best martini in Kane, McHenry and DeKalb counties and the Illinois Valley area.

The McHenry County Board approved a Woodstock-area slaughterhouse that raised objections from neighbors and nearby Hartland Township officials.

Rainy weather forces cancellation of Woodstock band concert

McHenry County government offices and courts will be closed Thursday for Juneteenth.

The McHenry County Coroner’s Office identified a woman who died Tuesday near Woodstock from what authorities believe to be gunshot wounds.

A woman was found dead from apparently gunshot wounds near Woodstock Tuesday.

A woman was taken to the hospital following a Woodstock-area crash early Tuesday morning.