A man has been found fit to stand trial after he allegedly became enraged over a job application and tried to murder a clerk, leaving her severely injured, before trying to blow up the gas station in Woodstock. Austin Silverman, 29, of Woodstock, was charged in December with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery in a […]
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‘She is incredibly strong’: Severely injured gas station clerk ‘has long road ahead’ after suspect tried murdering her in Woodstock
A severely injured female gas station clerk is recovering and will undergo surgery but has a “long road ahead” after authorities say a man enraged over a job application tried to murder her in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department responded around 10:13 a.m. on December 31 to the Shell gas station, 110 North Eastwood Drive, […]
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‘Our community was shaken’: Woodstock mayor responds to attempted murder of gas station clerk, arson fire at Walmart
The mayor said the community has been “shaken” by two separate “heinous” acts on the same day in Woodstock involving an arson fire at the Walmart and a man who tried to murder a gas station clerk. Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner said in a statement Saturday that the community was “shaken by two heinous criminal […]
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Prosecutors say man enraged over job application tried to murder female clerk, blow up gas station in Woodstock
A judge denied pre-trial release to a suspect who prosecutors say was enraged over a job application and tried to murder a female clerk, leaving her severely injured, and tried to blow up the gas station in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department responded around 10:13 a.m. Wednesday to the Shell gas station, 110 North Eastwood […]
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Man arrested for attempting to murder female store clerk during horrific attack at gas station in Woodstock
Police announced a man is in custody on attempted murder charges after he admitted to trying to kill a female gas station clerk in a horrific, unprovoked attack that left her seriously injured in Woodstock. The Woodstock Police Department responded around 10:13 a.m. Wednesday to the Shell gas station, 110 North Eastwood Drive, for a […]
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Clerk injured after fire breaks out inside gas station in Grayslake
Fire officials say a clerk suffered smoke inhalation after a fire broke out inside a gas station near Grayslake early Wednesday morning. The Grayslake Fire District responded around 4:44 a.m. Wednesday to the Shell, 33978 North Route 45 in unincorporated Grayslake, for a report of an appliance fire. The incident was upgraded to a structure […]
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Police release surveillance photos of suspects who shot gas station clerk in Marengo
Police have released images of the two suspects who shot a gas station clerk during a robbery in Marengo and are asking the public for help in identifying them. The Marengo Police Department and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts responded around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday to the Circle K Shell gas station, 600 North State Street, […]