Military-style rocket found in tree found near Woodstock

Authorities near Woodstock, Illinois, investigated a rocket-like object found hanging about 30 feet up in a tree on Kishwaukee Valley Road. Firefighters, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office bomb unit, the Illinois National Guard and the FBI’s Chicago field office examined it while a safety perimeter was in place. The object was removed before noon and confirmed to be a hobby model rocket, according to the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District.