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Crystal Lake resident Donna Clasen, 44, could not imagine sending her two daughters to school for eight hours a day where they would have to sit in desks and be told what to do.

WOODSTOCK – While one city official touted the historic importance of the old McHenry County Courthouse, another referred to it as a “bogey.”

WOODSTOCK – New Life Christian Center will host its fourth annual Backpack Walk-a-thon on June 30.

WOODSTOCK – A homeless man was being held Tuesday on charges that he choked and punched his girlfriend and would not let her leave the tent they had been sharing.

WOODSTOCK – Two Woodstock residents were charged in connection with a hit-and-run Sunday that left a man bleeding in the street from a head injury.

WOODSTOCK – Two people have been charged in connection with a hit-and-run incident Sunday in which a 26-year-old man was left bleeding in the street with a head injury.

WOODSTOCK – The WTTW Kids Readers are Leaders tour will stop June 6 in Woodstock. 

WOODSTOCK – A Schaumburg man began serving a 180-day jail sentence Monday for his role in a Crystal Lake car-surfing incident last year that left a friend dead.

WOODSTOCK – A Woodstock man faces multiple felony charges after a search of his property turned up guns, drugs, money and roosters for fighting.

WOODSTOCK – Woodstock North’s comeback came up just short.

WOODSTOCK – Looking across her backyard, Carol Fruin can see the home in which Jennifer Kearns lived. When Fruin looks east, she can see Kevin Ziller’s family dairy farm.

WALKUP ROAD: A planned closure of Walkup Road has been postponed from mid-June. The closure has not yet been rescheduled.

WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Department of Planning and Development invites residents to learn about the Draft McHenry County Green Infrastructure Plan and provide the county with feedback May 31.

CHARLESTON – Marengo’s Katie Adams needed to run against Freeburg’s Kristen Busch in person and not against Busch’s time.

WOODSTOCK – Woodstock Harley-Davidson will host a “Veterans in Need” Memorial Day weekend plant sale to support Catholic Charities programs that aid veterans with counseling, job placement, housing and other services.

CHARLESTON – Marengo senior Allison Rogutich finished her prelminary heat in the Class 2A 100-meter high hurdles and figured it was the last hurdles race of her high school career.

WOODSTOCK – For the second time in about three weeks, a former Woodstock man has been arrested after police said they found cocaine during a traffic stop.

McHENRY – An administrative aide is suing a former assistant principal at McHenry High School West Campus, alleging sexual harassment.

RICHMOND – It’s no wonder Jon Walsh aspires to become a decathlete.

WOODSTOCK – While former Gov. Rod Blagojevich traveled more than 900 miles to serve his prison sentence, his top aide will have a much shorter commute – to the McHenry County Jail.

WOODSTOCK – After about 3˝ hours of deliberation Thursday, a jury found a woman guilty of trying to kill her boyfriend by setting their townhouse on fire as he slept inside.

WOODSTOCK – The city of Woodstock is introducing to homeowners a low-cost warranty protection for privately owned sewer lines through the

WOODSTOCK – A Woodstock man was sentenced to 24 years in prison for repeated rapes of a young family member who was in his care.

WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Housing Authority still has grant money to weatherize the homes of residents who have a gross income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level.

WOODSTOCK – In gardens, both indoors and outdoors, every season has its tasks.

WOODSTOCK – The Miss McHenry County Pageant is open to all women between the ages of 16 and 21 who reside in McHenry County.

WOODSTOCK – The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services division of the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency will participate in Field Day from 2 to 6 p.m. June 23 and from 8 a.m. to noon June 24.

WOODSTOCK – Documents found on a home computer of a woman accused of trying to kill her boyfriend included death spells, a Crystal Lake detective testified Wednesday.

WOODSTOCK – A Woodstock woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to accusations that she lied about not talking to a friend who has been missing for nearly two years.

WOODSTOCK – Prosecutors say Carrie Gil tried to kill her boyfriend after running up more than $15,000 in credit card debt under his name, but defense attorneys questioned that theory, saying prosecutors lack physical evidence.

WOODSTOCK – Dominic DeBock wasn’t feeling much love from the neighbors of his proposed shooting range, so he pulled the plug on the project.

WOODSTOCK – Prairie Ridge center midfielder Bri Fenton found a most advantageous spot to end her “scoring slump.”

WOODSTOCK – A trial is expected to begin today for a Crystal Lake woman accused of trying to kill her boyfriend by setting their home on fire in September 2010.

WOODSTOCK – Grammy-winning artists and three diverse concert programs make up the Woodstock Mozart Festival’s 26th season July 28 through Aug. 12 at the Woodstock Opera House.

WOODSTOCK – A former McHenry police officer accused of stealing about $2,500 seized in drug busts pleaded not guilty Monday.

WOODSTOCK – A Huntley man with several pending felony cases, including child pornography, has pleaded not guilty to the latest set of charges.

WOODSTOCK – Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. There are many types and most are curable. When skin cancer is found early, it can be easier to treat.

WOODSTOCK – A Chicago man has been sentenced to five years in prison for agreeing to sell cocaine near a Johnsburg school.

WOODSTOCK – Doctors found Kathy Brazas’ breast cancer during a routine mammogram. They caught it early and worked quickly.

WOODSTOCK – Pickle Palooza, a free Woodstock music festival produced by the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will host the second annual McHenry County Idol singing competition for youths on June 9.

WOODSTOCK – The mother of a Harvard man killed in a 2010 crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit as she continues to search for the semi-truck driver she believes caused her only child’s death.

WOODSTOCK – A Lake in the Hills man was sentenced to two years of probation for his role in the 2006 death of his infant nephew.

WOODSTOCK – A Fox River Grove man has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in a June 2011 incident involving door-to-door magazine salesmen and a gun.

VERNON HILLS – Last year Marengo’s Allie Sprague and Woodstock’s Maura Beattie had some pretty good role models as freshmen.

WOODSTOCK – A former McHenry police officer was indicted Thursday on seven counts involving theft of money confiscated in drug busts. None of the charges addresses suspicion that he might have stolen narcotics from evidence bags.

McHENRY – A former head of surgery at Centegra Hospital – McHenry is facing criminal charges in the alleged groping of three female employees.

WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Department of Health has partnered with businesses and community organizations to recycle electronics and other waste from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 19 at McHenry County Government Center, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock. 

WOODSTOCK – Communicating through teleconference, sixth-grade students from Northwood Middle School and Schmid Elementary School planned a trip to Mars on Wednesday.

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WOODSTOCK – McHenry County Sheriff’s Office brought down two marijuana grow houses – one by mistake and one by design – but in both instances deputies simply followed their noses.