Woodstock News

Strawberries are ahead of season, and local nurseries report strawberry picking and sales are under way.

WOODSTOCK – Formed in 1837 with Henry B. Steele as the first sheriff, the McHenry County Sheriff's Office is celebrating its 175th anniversary.

WOODSTOCK – As McHenry County's largest and oldest behavioral health agency collapses, the treatment gap will affect the courts designed to help high-risk offenders get out of the criminal justice system.

WOODSTOCK – Jurors will not hear allegations that a former Woodstock North High School teacher had sex with another, older student years before when he stands trial for sex with a 14-year-old. James B. Guttridge, 38, of Rockford, faces one count of criminal sexual assault and three counts of aggravated criminal abuse.

Gerry McMaster leads his fellow Marian Central graduates in celebration as Bishop David J. Malloy watches during commencement ceremonies for the high school in Woodstock.

WOODSTOCK – Prosecutors want someone to cover the costs of housing 22 fighting roosters impounded since last month or pay for them to be euthanized.

Members of the Woodstock Police Department were called to a home in the 1400 block of N. Madison Street at around 8:15 p.m. for a report of an unstable person.

McHenry County Undersheriff Andrew Zinke plans to run for sheriff in 2014 when Sheriff Keith Nygren retires, and he'll kick things off with his first official fundraiser June 30 in Union.

Residents will not be able to pick up fresh produce this year at the Algonquin Farmer's Market.

WOODSTOCK – District 200 schools and offices will operate on a four-day workweek beginning next week through Aug.

I appreciated your Memorial Day article on Pfc. Joseph Nelles, who was killed at Hickam Field on Dec.

WOODSTOCK – A former part-time wrestling coach at a Crystal Lake middle school has pleaded guilty to allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a then-14-year-old student.

Catalent Pharma Solutions said in a statement that it recently signed a "definitive agreement" to sell its U.S. commercial packaging operations based in Northeast Philadelphia and Woodstock, Ill., to a company affiliated with Frazier Healthcare, which is a West Coast-based venture capital firm.

A fight is brewing in the McHenry County Republican Party over a tea party candidate who wants to run against Democratic state Rep.

WOODSTOCK – A memorial service for Tony Magdaleno will start at 10 a.m. Saturday at the main pavilion at Emricson Park.

Joan Laymon of Woodstock adjusts the bridle on her horse, Kiowa, on Sunday at Diamond Acres in Woodstock.

WOODSTOCK – A metal pole barn was severely damaged Tuesday when a controlled fire spread to the structure, the Woodstock Fire-Rescue District said.

WOODSTOCK – In 2011, more than 30 professional artists participated in three visits to the farm of the Main Stay Therapeutic Riding Program in Richmond.

Robert Swain, 28, of Naperville, was arrested and charged with unlawful use of a weapon Thursday, according to police reports.

Beating bigger theater chains like AMC and Regal Entertainment Group out of the gate, Classic Cinemas today announced that their ticket pre-sale for "The Dark Knight Rises" will begin on June 11.A McHenry County locations in Fox Lake and Woodstock will be selling advanced tickets, as will the Cinema 12 Theatre just outside of the county in ... (more)