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1 seriously injured, flown to hospital after vehicle crash in Woodstock

A woman was seriously injured and taken to the hospital by medical helicopter following a crash on Monday in Woodstock, fire officials said. The Woodstock Police Department and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 1:22 p.m. to an area near Turning Point, 11019 Route 14 in Woodstock. Alex Vucha, a spokesman for the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, […]

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Police chief says gunmen who shot woman in Woodstock possibly committed other crimes in Rockford area

The police chief says the suspects who shot a woman in Woodstock on Monday were also possibly involved in multiple robberies in the Rockford area. The Woodstock Police Department received a call around 10:30 p.m. Monday for a report of shots fired in the 1700 block of Yasgur Drive in Woodstock. Responding officers arrived on […]

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Residents escape without injury after fire engulfs house in Woodstock, leaving it a ‘complete loss’

An investigation is underway after a house in Woodstock was left a total loss following a large fire Saturday evening, officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 10:27 p.m. Saturday to the 200 block of Martin Drive in Woodstock for a reported residential structure fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene within four minutes to […]

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Former employee who stole over $20,000 from Woodstock church charity fund sentenced to 2 months in jail

A Crystal Lake man, who worked for a Woodstock church, has been sentenced to 66 days in jail for stealing over $20,000 from the church’s charity fund. Christopher C. Trimpe, 61, of the 6000 block of Shenandoah Drive in Crystal Lake, was arrested on December 3, 2020, and charged with theft between $10,000 and $100,000, […]

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Electrical issue believed to have caused fire at barn in unincorporated Woodstock

Firefighters quickly extinguished a fire inside a barn near Woodstock Monday morning, saving the structure and its contents, officials said. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts responded around 9:43 a.m. Monday to the 3400 block of Vermont Road in unincorporated Woodstock. Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts Communication Specialist Alex Vucha said crews responded to a […]

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2 inmates charged with beating fellow inmate during attack at McHenry County Jail

Two inmates were charged with beating a fellow inmate during an attack at the McHenry County Jail earlier this month, court documents allege. Nikolis D. Thurnau, 33, and Sebastian M. Pietrzyk, 25, are both charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, aggravated battery and mob action, which are all felonies. Pietrzyk and Thurnau are […]