http://nwherald.comLocal news for Oakwood Hills, IL.en-usVillage boards across the county could see a shakeup in April.http://nwherald.com/2012/12/26/slew-of-candidates-file-ahead-of-april-elections/av9w1qr/http://nwherald.com/2012/12/26/slew-of-candidates-file-ahead-of-april-elections/av9w1qr/Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:30:00 GMTResidents of two heavily populated townships don’t have much longer to appeal the assessments used to calculate property tax bills due next year.http://nwherald.com/2012/10/05/deadline-to-appeal-assessments-near-for-nunda-dorr-residents/arx3f9m/http://nwherald.com/2012/10/05/deadline-to-appeal-assessments-near-for-nunda-dorr-residents/arx3f9m/Sat, 06 Oct 2012 10:30:00 GMTOAKWOOD HILLS – Belle Staurowsky lives what she has always believed to be a privileged life. http://nwherald.com/2012/09/24/one-woman-nonprofit-tackles-sex-trafficking/aedca4b/http://nwherald.com/2012/09/24/one-woman-nonprofit-tackles-sex-trafficking/aedca4b/Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:30:00 GMTOAKWOOD HILLS – Cary-Grove AMVETS Post 245 will show its support for veterans by participating in the Tribute to Our Armed Forces Auto Show on Saturday in Oakwood Hills.http://nwherald.com/2012/09/05/amvets-to-take-part-in-oakwood-hills-auto-show/ac2r2xb/http://nwherald.com/2012/09/05/amvets-to-take-part-in-oakwood-hills-auto-show/ac2r2xb/Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:30:00 GMTOAKWOOD HILLS – The Oakwood Hills Police Department recently received a Humvee at no cost through a federal military-surplus program.http://nwherald.com/2012/08/29/oakwood-hills-police-receive-surplus-humvee/a663r9y/http://nwherald.com/2012/08/29/oakwood-hills-police-receive-surplus-humvee/a663r9y/Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:30:00 GMTThe obstacles standing in Wendy Hoover’s way seemed insurmountable.http://nwherald.com/2012/01/26/wendy-hoover-helping-on-and-off-the-job/azea3v4/http://nwherald.com/2012/01/26/wendy-hoover-helping-on-and-off-the-job/azea3v4/Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:30:00 GMTCRYSTAL LAKE – Community members in southeastern McHenry County are encouraged to attend a final public input meeting Dec. 20 to review a draft watershed action plan developed to help protect water quality and watershed health in the Silver Creek and Sleepy Hollow Creek watersheds. http://nwherald.com/2011/12/13/final-watershed-plan-review-input-session-set-for-tuesday/ayw75wg/http://nwherald.com/2011/12/13/final-watershed-plan-review-input-session-set-for-tuesday/ayw75wg/Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:30:00 GMTWhen the housing bubble burst in 2007, the construction industry was sucker-punched. Of industries hit hardest during the recession that followed, the construction sector experienced the largest national decrease in employment, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. By December 2008, gross job gains were the lowest on record, and it was estimated that almost 1 million jobs had vanished.http://nwherald.com/2011/10/06/caught-in-a-bursting-bubble/ayvlq7b/http://nwherald.com/2011/10/06/caught-in-a-bursting-bubble/ayvlq7b/Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:30:00 GMTOAKWOOD HILLS –  The Fox River Ecosystem Partnership will host a bi-monthly FREP Noon Network on Wednesday.http://nwherald.com/2011/08/15/talk-natural-area-tour-to-highlight-restoration/acyasxi/http://nwherald.com/2011/08/15/talk-natural-area-tour-to-highlight-restoration/acyasxi/Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:30:00 GMTOAKWOOD HILLS – A Prairie Ridge High School graduate was awarded a scholarship of up to $25,000 from the former leader of one of America’s most iconic companies. http://nwherald.com/2011/08/10/prairie-ridge-grad-awarded-scholarship-for-up-to-25k/ax4z72/http://nwherald.com/2011/08/10/prairie-ridge-grad-awarded-scholarship-for-up-to-25k/ax4z72/Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:30:00 GMTCARY – The management company behind the Cary Park District’s publicly owned golf course, Foxford Hills Golf Club, took over a competing bank-owned golf course without first getting permission from the park board.http://nwherald.com/2011/08/03/golf-course-operator-skirts-competition-rules/ab5wj4l/http://nwherald.com/2011/08/03/golf-course-operator-skirts-competition-rules/ab5wj4l/Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:30:00 GMTOAKWOOD HILLS –  The Fox River Ecosystem Partnership will host a bi-monthly FREP Noon Network on Aug. 17.http://nwherald.com/2011/08/02/tour-to-highlight-village-restoration-of-natural-area/ag3j3l9/http://nwherald.com/2011/08/02/tour-to-highlight-village-restoration-of-natural-area/ag3j3l9/Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:30:00 GMTLAKE IN THE HILLS – James Williams is a confident man. At 30, he is married, a 14-year employee of Jewel/Osco, and a decorated athlete.http://nwherald.com/2011/05/26/athlete-officers-to-run-alongside-flame-of-hope/axqpjey/http://nwherald.com/2011/05/26/athlete-officers-to-run-alongside-flame-of-hope/axqpjey/Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:30:00 GMTWOODSTOCK – McHenry County had the bars to hear Crystal Lake’s plea to temporarily halt new cell phone towers, but doesn’t have the legal ability to do so.http://nwherald.com/2011/05/19/county-lacks-cell-tower-power/asni61w/http://nwherald.com/2011/05/19/county-lacks-cell-tower-power/asni61w/Fri, 20 May 2011 10:30:00 GMTOAKWOOD HILLS – Local community members are invited to attend an upcoming Silver Creek and Sleepy Hollow Creek watershed planning meeting Thursday.http://nwherald.com/2011/03/10/residents-invited-to-attendwatershed-planning-meeting/ae5xcja/http://nwherald.com/2011/03/10/residents-invited-to-attendwatershed-planning-meeting/ae5xcja/Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:30:00 GMTCARY – The Cary Fire Protection District is set to spend more than $200,000 on a station remodel its chief called long overdue.http://nwherald.com/2011/02/16/fire-protection-will-remodel/a4011ng/http://nwherald.com/2011/02/16/fire-protection-will-remodel/a4011ng/Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:30:00 GMTCRYSTAL LAKE – The pub­lic is invited to participate in new watershed planning projects developed to protect water resources in two eastern McHenry County watersheds.http://nwherald.com/2010/10/25/watershed-projects-on-tap/a27l529/http://nwherald.com/2010/10/25/watershed-projects-on-tap/a27l529/Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:30:00 GMTOAKWOOD HILLS – Fire damaged an Oakwood Hills home early Saturday morning. http://nwherald.com/2010/10/23/fire-damages-oakwood-hills-home/a2m9kf7/http://nwherald.com/2010/10/23/fire-damages-oakwood-hills-home/a2m9kf7/Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:30:00 GMTWOODSTOCK – A local judge has reduced bail for a 17-year-old Crystal Lake boy accused of raping an 18-year-old during an underage drinking party in Oakwood Hills.http://nwherald.com/2010/10/21/judge-reduces-bail-for-teenager-accused-of-rape/am6olqd/http://nwherald.com/2010/10/21/judge-reduces-bail-for-teenager-accused-of-rape/am6olqd/Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:30:00 GMTOAKWOOD HILLS – A 17-year-old boy is charged with criminal sexual assault and unlawful restraint after he allegedly raped an 18-year-old woman during an underage drinking party on Woody Way in Oakwood Hills.http://nwherald.com/2010/10/12/17-year-old-accused-of-sex-assault-at-drinking-party/a8q0x7d/http://nwherald.com/2010/10/12/17-year-old-accused-of-sex-assault-at-drinking-party/a8q0x7d/Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:30:00 GMT