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The historic McHenry County seat sits just 60 miles northwest of Chicago, yet somehow exists in its own delightful time warp.

The historic Courthouse, built in 1857, now serves as the Old Courthouse Arts Center, housing galleries and studios. Its ...

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin ...

District 200 Fifty-four students in the Woodstock and Woodstock North High School graduating classes of 2026 have been designated as Illinois State Scholars for the 2025-26 school year.  The Illinois ...

Sara Tenenbaum is the Senior Digital Producer for CBS News Chicago covering breaking, local and community news in Chicago. She previously worked as a digital producer and senior digital producer for ...

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (WLS) -- A woman was ordered detained Friday afternoon after she allegedly set a fire inside a north suburban Walmart, the McHenry County State's Attorney's Office said. Adilyn Monette ...

A Woodstock man is facing charges after authorities say he “maliciously attacked” a woman in a gas station and intended to kill her. Austin Silverman, 29, of Woodstock, is charged with attempted ...

WHS senior DJ Lebron is a four-year Blue Streak bowler and is the emotional leader for this year’s team. DJ recorded a 1,045 six-game series (174.16 average) in the Guilford […] ...

A dedicated Thoroughbred retirement sanctuary outside Woodstock offers former racehorses a place to slow down and enjoy life ...

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (WGN) — A Woodstock man has been charged with attempted murder following a violent attack on a gas station clerk on New Year’s Eve, police said. A friend of the victim, a woman in her ...