Woodstock

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.

Here's what's going on around McHenry County around the Fourth of July, starting in late June and continuing beyond Independence Day.

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.

Woodstock celebrated PrideFest on Sunday in downtown.

Opponents of a proposed slaughterhouse near Woodstock made last pleas to the McHenry County Board to vote down the plans when it takes up the matter Tuesday.

One woman was flown to hospital, and four other people were hospitalized following a crash Sunday, June 15, near Woodstock.

Take a look back at some of our recent pictures of fathers and grandfathers for Father's Day.

Pride Fest in Woodstock runs through Sunday. It's McHenry County's largest Pride event.

Though not in the courtroom but in DuPage County Jail, a Chicago man was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the 2019 fatal overdoses of a Harvard man and a woman who died in Algonquin.

View art in Harvard and go fishing with the McHenry County Conservation District this weekend in McHenry County.

A judge told a girl who was sexually abused that she is “courageous and brave” – and then sentenced the Woodstock man convicted of assaulting her to 30 years in prison.

Buffalo Wild Wings GO is set to open its first Woodstock location Friday at 150 South Eastwood Drive.

It's time to mark calendars for three free performances on the Woodstock Square of “A Bit O’ The Bard: Something Wicked" at 6 p.m. Saturdays, July 26 and Aug. 2 and 9, plus an earlier Wisconsin show July 19.

A woodworking shop and it contents are considered a total loss following a fire on Dean Street in rural Woodstock, the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District reported.

Ben Jankowski of Woodstock received a Purple Heart medal for his service in Vietnam War. Now facing a leg amputation, Jankowski received ramp donated and built by The Home Depot.

Ben Jankowski is a Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient who has to have a leg amputated soon, so The Home Depot donated and built a ramp for him, facilitated by the Veterans Network Committee of Northern Illinois.

A man angry over text messages to his wife has pleaded guilty in McHenry County court to striking the man who sent them.

A proposed sales tax increase in Woodstock would bring the city’s overall rate to 8.5%, which would tie Crystal Lake for the highest in McHenry County.

A New York man who was arrested in Florida after stepping off a cruise ship is accused of stealing a Woodstock man’s identity and more than $30,000 from his Elk Grove Village company.

Hebron's United Methodist Church held its fifth annual Pride Sunday event, joining the Village in recognizing the Pride Month

Woodstock Police arrested six people during a “National Organized Retail Crime Blitz" on May 29 and 30.

Woodstock's Food Truck Festival takes place 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 7 on Woodstock Square.

Huntley is looking for applicants for its new Shops on Main retail incubator program.

A man accused of hitting another man with a hammer near Union has a long criminal history, including a conviction for attempted murder, authorities said.

Ten accomplished mentors, businesswomen, organizers, local leaders and family pillars are honored by Shaw Media/Northwest Herald with 2025 Women of Distinction awards on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

Summer is in full swing with festivals lined up in Woodstock, Spring Grove and Harvard this weekend in McHenry County.

The planned widening of Route 47 through Woodstock has been delayed for a year. City leaders discuss ongoing talks over the cost and communicating with local businesses on updates.

Two people suffered minor injuries from a car crash that resulted in two vehicles crashing into a ditch Tuesday morning in Woodstock, officials report.

A tree fell on a house in Harvard during severe weather that made its way through McHenry County early Tuesday afternoon.

The Friends of McHenry County College Foundation has announced the Ervin J. LeCoque University Center Scholarship, a full-tuition scholarship for an MCC grad to attend the University Center in Woodstock.

Hundreds of people gathered for the 2nd annual Downtown Crystal Lake Pride Walk & Social Sunday as a kickoff to June being Pride Month.

A woman whose child was sexually abused by a former Woodstock man delivered a message to him in McHenry County court Thursday.