Woodstock Police Department

Austin Silverman, charged with Attempted First Degree Murder and Aggravated Battery in a Public Place (SOURCE: McHenry County County State's Attorney's Office)

Suspect in Gas Station Attack of Clerk in Woodstock Charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Battery

Sat Jan 3, 2026 05:10 pm Cardinal News

A male resident of Woodstock was arrested immediately after Woodstock police officers recognized the male’s image on surveillance video that captured his image as he repeatedly punched and kicked a gas station clerk working at […]

Adilyn Monette, charged with Aggravated Arson (SOURCE: McHenry County County State's Attorney's Office)

Woodstock Woman, Released on Pending Colorado Arson Charge, Now Charged with Aggravated Arson After Setting Fire in Woodstock, IL Walmart

Fri Jan 2, 2026 06:31 pm Cardinal News

A Woodstock woman, who was on a supervisory release as part of an arson investigation out of Colorado, where she has family in Denver, is now ordered detained in the McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility […]

House burning after it was leveled by an apparent natural gas explosion on Monday, October 9, 2023 (SOURCE: Woodstock Fire/Rescue District)

House Leveled by Explosion, 10 Other Buildings Damaged, No Major Injuries in Woodstock

Tue Oct 10, 2023 08:33 am Cardinal News

A contract crew that was excavating in a neighborhood northwest of downtown Woodstock severed a 2-inch gas line that caused and explosion and fire Monday afternoon, October 9, 2023. The explosion leveled one home, damaged […]

Natural Gas Leak, House Explosion Near St Mary Catholic Church at Lincoln Ave and Tryon St in Woodstock

Mon Oct 9, 2023 03:58 pm Cardinal News

A home in north suburban Woodstock was destroyed in an apparent natural gas explosion Monday afternoon, prompting authorities to urge neighbors to shelter in place (Kris Habermehl/CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics […]

Nicholas M. Koczor, charged with Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer and Harassment by Telephone (SOURCE: McHenry County Sheriff's Office)

McHenry County Court-Released Defendant Considered “SAFE-T Act Failure” Moved to Stephenson County Jail

Wed Sep 27, 2023 06:18 pm Cardinal News

Nicholas Koczor was transferred at 7:53 a.m. today from McHenry County Jail to Stephenson County Jail. Stephenson County, Illinois is located west of Rockford, Illinois. According to the victim notification system VINE (Victim Information and […]

McHenry County Court Releases “SAFE-T Act Failure” Defendant, But Jail Holds Him for Another Agency

Tue Sep 26, 2023 08:28 am Cardinal News

UPDATE … Nicholas Koczor was released at 7:53 a.m. today from McHenry County Jail and transferred to Stephenson County Jail. In a case provided as an example of failure of the SAFE-T Act, the McHenry […]

Trent Keegan, armed robbery suspect (SOURCE: Law Enforcement)

Former Crystal Lake Resident Arrested in Chicago; Accused of Armed Robbery at Woodstock Super 8 on Davis Road

Fri Jun 4, 2021 04:32 pm Cardinal News

Trent Keegan, a 27 year-old male resident of Chicago and formerly a resident of Crystal Lake, was arrested Tuesday, June 1, 2021 suspected of committing an armed robbery at the Woodstock Super 8 Motel near […]

Woodstock Food Mart Street View (Image capture: June 2019 ©2021 Google)

SUV Crash Into Building: Woman Inside Woodstock Food Mart Seriously Injured

Sat May 15, 2021 12:12 pm Cardinal News

Woodstock police, firefighters and paramedics responded about 6:58 p.m. Friday, May 14, 2021 to a report of a vehicle crash into a building at Woodstock Food Mart, 1013 Seminary Avenue (Route 47) in Woodstock. Police, […]

Truck, Car Crash with Fire Injures Woman and Child on Route 47 North of Ware Rd in Unincorporated Woodstock

Sat Sep 5, 2020 08:05 am Cardinal News

Woodstock Police, McHenry County Sheriff’s deputies and firefighter/paramedics from Woodstock responded about 8:45 p.m. Friday, September 4, 2020 to a report of a crash with entrapment and a truck fire on Route 47 about one-quarter […]

Female Suspect from Pennsylvania Accused of Luring Woodstock Teen into Her Vehicle

Fri Aug 21, 2020 11:53 am Cardinal News

Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 20-year-old female suspect, Lilandra L. Redman, of Pennsylvania, has been accused of luring a Woodstock teenager into her car following years of long-distance online communication. […]

Pickup Truck Driver Cited After Fatal Crash with Motorcyclist at Route 14 and Eastwood Drive, Woodstock

Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:41 pm Cardinal News

Police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:50 a.m. Saturday July 25, 2020 to a report of a serious motorcycle crash with a pickup truck at Route 14 and South Eastwood Drive (Route 47) in Woodstock. Upon […]

Edgar Flores, suspect cited with Leaving the Scene of an Accident in Woodstock

Driver Flees Crash with Woodstock Police Vehicle En Route to a Domestic-Related Call, Hit-and-Run Suspect Apprehended

Mon Jun 22, 2020 09:23 pm Cardinal News

Woodstock Police Department reported today that a hit-and-run driver crashed into a police vehicle that was responding to an emergency on Friday, June 19, 2020 at approximately 6:45 p.m. The Woodstock police Department had been […]

Local Governments Caught in Conflict with Protecting Health and Safety of First Responders, and Privacy of Coronavirus Patients

Sat Apr 11, 2020 10:13 am Cardinal News

Two lawsuits were filed last Tuesday, April 7, 2020 — one by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office (Case number: 20MR000373), and another (consolidated) on behalf of the police departments of Lake in the Hills, Algonquin, […]

Hannah Stakes, missing teen Woodstock Illinois

Missing Woodstock Teen Found Apparently Safe: Family and Woodstock Police Seek Help Locating Missing Endangered Teen Hannah Stakes

Tue Dec 10, 2019 06:52 pm Cardinal News

Hannah Stakes is reported missing endangered from Woodstock, after she was last seen at her home on Woodstock’s northwest side Monday, December 9, 2019 at about 9:00 p.m. UPDATE: Hannah Stake’s mother reported on Facebook […]

Illinois State Police Positively Identify Badly Burned Remains Found December 2017 as Missing Woodstock Woman Benedetta “Beth” Bentley

Tue Oct 22, 2019 09:28 pm Cardinal News

Illinois State Police (ISP) officials announce the positive identification of the body of Benedetta “Beth” Bentley. The human remains, located on December 4, 2017 in rural Jefferson County, have been positively identified. Additional evidence as […]

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