A man was flown to the hospital after suffering multiple serious injuries when his motorcycle crashed in a curve of a roadway near Woodstock Sunday afternoon. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:56 p.m. Sunday to the 10100 block of Lucas Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a report of a […]
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Probation for man who pleaded guilty to trying to lure child to sit on his lap outside bar in Woodstock
A 57-year-old man has been sentenced to probation after he pleaded guilty to trying to lure a young girl riding her bicycle to sit on his lap and kiss him while he was on the Woodstock Square. John R. Luna, 57, of Woodstock, was charged in August 2025 with grooming, a Class 4 felony, and […]
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Cary police officer arrested in Florida after allegedly slamming woman to ground, repeatedly stomping on her face
A Cary police officer was arrested in Florida and has since resigned after a report says he slammed an apparently random woman to the ground and then stomped on her face, causing her to lose consciousness. The incident happened just after 2 a.m. on March 1 at Gateway Live, which is a bar in Sarasota, […]
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Evacuations underway after workers strike high-pressure natural gas main in Woodstock neighborhood
Evacuations are underway after workers struck a high-pressure natural gas main in a new construction subdivision in Woodstock Friday afternoon, fire officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department responded around 12:42 p.m. Friday to the area of Daybreak Ridge and Riverwoods Drive in Woodstock for a report of an odor investigation. Fire […]
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8 years in prison for convicted felon who brought gun into McHenry County Courthouse, ran from officers
A judge sentenced a convicted felon to eight years in prison after authorities say he brought a gun into the McHenry County Courthouse, without any reason to be at the courthouse, and then ran from officers in Woodstock. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said a person attempted to enter through the west entrance of the […]
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Fake 911 call of child drowning in pond behind Crystal Lake hotel prompts emergency response
A fake report of a child drowning in a pond behind a hotel in Crystal Lake prompted a police and fire department emergency response Saturday evening. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Department responded around 8:30 p.m. Saturday to the Holiday Inn Chicago NW Crystal Lake, 800 South Route 31 in Crystal […]
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Man found fit to stand trial after allegedly becoming enraged over job app, trying to murder female clerk in Woodstock
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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Employees evacuated after barrel catches fire, filling large industrial building with smoke in Woodstock
Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire that broke out in a large barrel, which caused a large amount of smoke to fill a manufacturing plant in Woodstock Monday morning. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 7 a.m. Monday to 1525 West Lake Shore Drive in Woodstock for a report of a structure fire. Workers called 911 to […]
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2 people flown to hospital with serious injuries during separate fall incidents in McHenry County
A man and a woman were flown to the hospital after both suffered serious injuries in separate fall incidents in McHenry County days apart, fire officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 7:03 p.m. on June 5 to the 100 block of Cass Street in Woodstock for a report of a fall victim. Woodstock […]