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HazMat technicians respond to ammonia leak that prompted evacuation at manufacturing plant in Woodstock

Employees were evacuated after an ammonia leak prompted the response of two dozen fire departments at a Kraft Heinz manufacturing plant in Woodstock Monday evening. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 9:21 p.m. Monday to Kraft Heinz’s Claussen Pickle Company at 1300 Claussen Drive in Woodstock for an activated trouble alarm. Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Communication […]

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Multiple dogs, cats accounted for after fire injures 2 residents and leaves house total loss near Woodstock

Multiple dogs and cats are unaccounted for after a fire injured two residents and left their house a complete loss near Woodstock Saturday morning, authorities said. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded around 11:26 a.m. Saturday to the 3600 block of Vermont Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters […]

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Driver injured after car hits utility pole, sparks fire before crashing into house in Woodstock

A driver was injured after they hit a utility pole, sparking a tree fire, and then crashed into a house in Woodstock Saturday evening, fire officials said. The Woodstock Police Department and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 8:51 p.m. Saturday to the 500 block of Stewart Avenue for a report of a vehicle crash with […]

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Woodstock man charged with hitting woman with his car in front of bar near Island Lake

A Woodstock man has been charged with hitting a woman with his car in front of a bar near Island Lake before later being arrested for driving under the influence. Dustin J. Hammond, 30, of Woodstock, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, driving under the influence, obstructing justice and theft under $500. […]

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7 years in prison for Chicago man who was found selling large quantities of drugs out of motels in Woodstock

A Chicago man was sentenced to seven years in prison following a bust where officers found large quantities of drugs, including fentanyl, being sold out of motels in Woodstock. Matt Jones, 45, of Lakemoor, and David Stodolny, 52, of Chicago, were both charged in March with manufacture or delivery of 15-100 grams of cocaine, manufacture […]

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Cow brought to humane society in Woodstock after escaping from students playing senior prank at Cook County school

A cow was transported to a humane society in Woodstock after it got loose when a high school senior prank went wrong in Niles Thursday morning, officials said. The Niles Police Department said they responded around 2:56 a.m. Thursday to the 8300 block of Ballard Avenue for a report of suspicious subjects in the area. […]