Woodstock

A 76-year-old Woodstock man pleaded guilty Thursday to making a false bomb threat last year in a phone call to a national real estate company and was sentenced to two years of conditional discharge and ordered to undergo an anger evaluation.

A band, made up of mostly McHenry County residents and formed in memory of a Crystal Lake man who died of an overdose, plays its first gig Saturday at The Bottom Lounge, 1375 W. Lake St. in Chicago.

Fourth Friday art events will be held in Crystal Lake and Harvard ahead of Woodstock kicking off its Groundhog Day festivities.

St. Mary Catholic Church and Huntley’s Knights of Columbus Council 11666 are sponsoring a bags tournament and chili cook-off this February to benefit the Grafton Township Food Pantry.

Crashes – mostly minor but a few that involved injuries requiring transportation to an area hospital – were reported around McHenry County as the area saw one of the most significant snowfalls so far this winter.

Staying open late, the pub is a great place to bring friends, as the menu offers a wide variety with something for everyone.

Those charged with felonies the week of Jan. 8, 2023, by the Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove, Harvard, Johnsburg, Spring Grove and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

Despite uncertainty in the economy and rising interest rates, city officials and developers are confident in housing projects going into the new year

A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges the week of Jan. 9, 2023.

The Woodstock School District 200 Education Foundation will host its annual Groundhog Day fundraiser virtually this year to raise money to enhance the education of district students.

McHenry County Board members almost unanimously denied a request to turn a single-family home into a care facility for older adults.

Here are the events taking place across Woodstock to celebrate Groundhog Day, starting Feb. 1 and running through Feb. 5.

Woodstock is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of "Groundhog Day" in theaters this year, the bulk of which was filmed in the city.

A kitchen fire in a two-story Lake in the Hills home caused $200,000 in damage and left the home uninhabitable, the Huntley Fire Protection District.

Twin brothers have been charged after one allegedly used a pellet gun in a Wednesday night stick-up outside Napoli’s Pizza in Wonder Lake and another tried to conceal it in the getaway car, according to authorities.