A Woodstock man has received probation after accepting a plea deal for attempting to abduct a young girl from a lemonade stand in Fox River Grove. John C. Emerson, 33, of the 1600 block of Poplar Lane in Woodstock, was charged with child abduction, a Class 4 felony, luring of a minor, a Class 4 […]
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Lakemoor woman accused of punching security officer, kicking him in groin at hospital in Woodstock
A Lakemoor woman wanted for punching a security guard and kicking him in the groin at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in Woodstock was arrested on Friday. Shawn J. Smith, 48, of the 400 block of Maplewood Drive in Lakemoor, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer, a Class 2 felony. A […]
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90 days in jail for Rockford man convicted of sexually abusing child in Woodstock
A Rockford man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail — served periodically — after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a child in Woodstock. Jeremiah T. Phipps, 48, of the 2600 block Bibury Drive in Rockford, was indicted in January 2020 on three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a juvenile, indecent solicitation […]
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Chicago man charged with firing gun in parking lot of Woodstock apartment complex
A Chicago man, who is a convicted felon, was arrested on a warrant for allegedly firing a gun in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Woodstock. Undrea T. Taylor, 50, of the 5400 block of South Wood Street in Chicago, was charged with armed habitual criminal, two counts of unlawful possession of a […]
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Dog, resident escape fire that left home uninhabitable in Woodstock
A dog and a resident both escaped without injuries after a fire left their home uninhabitable in Woodstock Friday morning. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 8:03 a.m. Friday to the 100 block of Meadow Avenue in Woodstock for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene within three minutes of receiving […]
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2 suspects charged after man beaten by group, had “large part” of his ear cut off in Cary
Police say they charged two people after a group of at least five suspects attacked a man in Cary and one of them “bit or sliced” the victim’s ear off. Victor A. Diaz, 19, of the 1300 block of Mulberry Lane in Crystal Lake, and Luis A. Gonzalez-Garcia, 18, of the 300 block of East […]
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Man arrested after allegedly shooting BB gun at McHenry County sheriff’s deputy’s Woodstock home, patrol car
A South Carolina man was arrested after allegedly shooting a BB gun at a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy’s home and patrol car in Woodstock, officials said. Maurice Q. Gill-McNeil, 19, of the 400 block of Center Street in West Columbia, South Carolina, was charged with three counts of threatening a public official, two counts of […]
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Family of Woodstock man who died following dental procedure sues Rockford dentist
The family of a Woodstock man who died in April after being sedated during a routine tooth extraction surgery filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against a Rockford dentist. On April 7, Lyle Schmidt, 57, of Woodstock, underwent tooth extraction surgery at the office of Dr. Kurtis E. Wirth in Rockford, according to the Salvi, […]
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Man arrested after ‘repeatedly punching’ pregnant woman in Woodstock, police say
A Woodstock man was arrested after he “repeatedly punched” a pregnant woman in the head with his fist in Woodstock, court documents allege. Michael A. Charnota, 42, of the 1200 block of South Eastwood Drive in Woodstock, was charged with one count of aggravated battery to a pregnant or handicapped person, a Class 3 felony. […]