Kendall County

At the July 21 Sandwich City Council meeting, Sandwich Mayor Todd Latham broke a 4-4 tie vote in approving a bid for repairing the gutters on the Opera House.

The Oswego Presbyterian Church’s Earth Care Team is organizing the event that will take place at the church on July 26.

The project began June 3 and Woolley Road had been expected to reopen on July 22. That has been pushed back to the end of the day on Aug. 15.

The city of Yorkville is begrudgingly taking over the maintenance work for Cannonball Estates subdivisions following the disbandment of the homeowners association. However, residents could face higher fees.

The Kendall County Health Department recommends the following cooling centers for those who will be active outdoors during this period of intense heat.

Attend a free concert at Hudson Crossing Park in Oswego, or catch a performance of 'Wizard of Oz' at Oswego High School.

Throughout the rest of July, motorists can expect increased patrols looking for speeding, as well as other traffic violations.

Plans for another data center have sprouted in Yorkville’s agriculture fields. A 130-acre data center campus is being proposed south of Corneils Road and east of Beecher Road.

The blood drive will be held Friday at Oswego Library’s Montgomery Campus, 1111 Reading Drive. Donors will receive a free pint of Oberweis ice cream.

With the 1,037 acre Project Cardinal data center scheduled for some crucial votes, Tuesday could be the night Yorkville sows the seeds for a new future, a digital manufacturing future.

The scholarships were presented by Kendall County Assistant State’s Attorney Ryan Phelps, chairman of the council’s scholarship committee, at the July 15 Kendall County Board meeting. Scholarship funds can be applied to the cost of tuition, books and fees.

The levels detected were well below the maximum contaminant levels set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to Oswego village officials.

Tim Lowry, a 1969 Yorkville graduate and boys basketball scorekeeper since 1999, is being remembered as a "Yorkville Fox, through and through" who was loved by everybody. Lowry died on July 16 at the age of 73. "It's going to be different without him."

The Oswegoland Park District purchased the 45,000-square-foot building for $2.55 million. Esporta Fitness closed its doors Oct. 16, 2023.

Nori Sushi & Grill joins other new businesses that have opened in Oswego recently, including Candy Cloud, which sells a variety of beverage options along with other items.

Monotropa uniflora, also known as Ghost Pipe or Ghost Plant, a plant that is more vampire than ghost. A perennial plant, it grows in wooded areas in small clusters that only reach about 4- to 8-inches tall.

The annual River Fest was held at Riverfront Park in Yorkville on Saturday, July 19, 2025. The day featured music, local food vendors, family activities and the cardboard boat race on the Fox River.

Work on the second building at Shodeen Group’s The Reserve at Hudson Crossing luxury apartment building in downtown Oswego is ahead of schedule.

The Oswego Police Department joined forces with more than 200 other state and local law enforcement agencies in a high-visibility enforcement campaign over the Independence Day holiday.

North Central Illinois Council of Governments' transportation committee identifies needs to improve transportation services for the general public with an emphasis on seniors, people with disabilities, individuals with lower incomes, and veterans.

District 308 in Oswego is proposing a 2.9% increase to all district facility rental fees, based on the Consumer Price Index.

Open Roads ABATE had a booth at the “Blaze in the City” Car/Bike Show in Sandwich on July 5.

Kendall County offers excellent paved and limestone-screened trails ideal for biking.

Village trustees approved $21,981 in grant funding to help offset building and construction costs for Taco Dále Cantina to open in the space that had previously housed Tap House Grill in downtown Oswego.

Plano Library will host free community programs for kids and adults this summer. Summer Reading Program is underway.

Tyler Plank’s academic record is no less than sterling. Outside of helping Yorkville High School's robotics team to their most successful campaign, Plank achieved one of the school’s highest ever GPA with straight A’s throughout high school and dating back to grade school.

Ancel Glink, the Oswegoland Park District's legal counsel, will conduct an independent investigation of the incident involving Executive Director Tom Betsinger, who was arrested July 13 and faces multiple felony charges.

The 15th annual Plano American Legion Car Show on Sunday will also feature food provided by the Legion.

Whether soaring through the air or trying to remain afloat in a cardboard boat, the key phrase for Yorkville’s River Fest 2025, is "defying gravity." Events range from live country music performances, “Wicked”-themed family activities and cardboard boat races.

Enjoy an outdoor movie in Oswego and celebrate summer at Yorkville's River Fest this weekend in Kendall County.

Montgomery invites the public to the free first concert in the park of the year, featuring the high-energy party band Disco Circus.

Yorkville Police say they have no evidence to suggest Tom Betsinger and the victim had any prior relationship or knowledge of one another prior to the altercation on July 13.

At the July 15 Oswego Village Board meeting, trustees unanimously approved Bay 54’s request for $71,208 in financial assistance from the village

Life Line Screening will be holding an event to screen for various heath conditions in at the VFW Post 7452 in Montgomery in July 24.

The Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Finance Department will host a series of presentations to share about the Fiscal Year 2026 budget.

Park District Executive Director Update

Hundreds of miles and four days later, almost 100 bicyclists found ways to grieve, support each other and remember police officers killed while on duty in Illinois in 2024. Cycle Across Illinois benefiting the Illinois chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors concludes Sunday.

You can help Kendall County families to keep their children clean, dry and healthy by participating in the community diaper drive at the Plano Library.

Log cabin living on the northern Illinois prairies of the 1830s has a romantic back-to-nature ring to our 21st Century ears. But in reality, frontier prairie life, especially for pioneer women, was a real struggle to survive.

Oswegoland Park District Executive Director Tom Betsinger faces multiple felony charges including attempted reckless homicide after allegedly attempting to run over a person.

Major construction work is happening along Illinois Routes 47 and 71 in Yorkville. Here is an update those two projects.

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees approved a $318 million budget for the current fiscal year, with one trustee abstaining and another voting against it out of financial concerns.

The Oswego Police Department has been accredited since 2005. As part of the process, the accrediting agency provides a public access portal to collect comments from agency personnel and members of the community.

After helping save the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest at the downtown boat launch in Yorkville, three people have received special accommodations from the Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District.

An investigation was conducted by both the Oswego Police Department and the Illinois State Police which led to Alexia Telles being charged with first degree murder of Annissa Ellen-Williams.

To provide Lake Michigan water to Oswego, Yorkville and Montgomery, the DuPage Water Commission will install a 30-mile water pipeline extension up to 54” in diameter.

Following a traffic study conducted to reduce speeding through the downtown, the Yorkville Police Department is warning commuters not to make their morning rush hour so rushed.

The Oswego Junior Public Safety Academy is open to 20 junior high school-age students for a week of getting a glimpse into the life of a firefighter and police officer.

Heading into the upcoming school year, some new faces will be greeting students at Yorkville School District 115, including a new principal at Circle Center Grade School and an assistant principal at Grande Reserve Elementary

The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office is taking steps to curb use of all-terrain vehicles, dirt bikes, mini-bikes and go-karts on public roadways.