A single-family home in Yorkville that sold for $516,000 nears the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kendall County during the past week.

The state now offers a brewery, brew pub, distillery & winery directory on the ILCC website

Yorkville senior Grady Phillips won a singles sectional championship, Newark softball won a regional title and Yorkville, Newark and Yorkville Christian baseball were both winners Saturday, Newark in a 10-inning thriller.

Following these simple food safety practices, you can protect your family and friends from food borne illness and make the most of your summer cookouts.

Here are Gary Duncan's photos from the Class 3A Oswego Regional final between Oswego and Neuqua Valley.

Hantaviruses are a group of zoonotic viruses that infect rodents. The rodent transmits the virus to humans through their urine, droppings, saliva or – less commonly – their bites, according to the World Health Organization.

A single-family home in Montgomery that sold for $313,000 tops the list of the best real estate deals in Kendall County in the past two weeks.

Curbside service is available for those not wishing to enter the library. The library will be closed on May 25.

A 3,211-square-foot single-family home, built in 2007, has changed hands.

Don’t let high food and gas prices this Memorial Day weekend dampen your plans. Here are ways you can celebrate and stay within a tight household budget

Overcast and high 60s made for ideal conditions for IHSA's girls state track and field championships on Saturday in Charleston.

Here are David Toney's photos from Friday's Class 4A Oswego Regional final softball game between Oswego and Benet.

Sandwich senior Sunny Weber advanced to the state finals in the Class 2A 1,600-meter run, Yorkville softball won a wild one over Wheaton Warrenville South to win a regional title, and Yorkville and Oswego boys volleyball were regional winners Friday, plus baseball results.

The parade will step off at 10 a.m. from the Old Traughber Jr. High School near the intersection of Washington Street and U.S. Route 71 in Oswego and go through the downtown area to the Oswego Township Cemetery on South Main Street.

Morris senior pitcher Mylie Hughes threw a no-hitter and recorded her 500th career strikeout Friday, leading her team past Plano 10-0 in six innings in the Class 3A Plano Regional final.

University of Illinois Extension and Illinois 4-H are urging schools, after-school programs, and families to take small, concrete steps to help youth feel supported.

From Capitol News Illinois: The Illinois Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to advance a bill that would regulate how large artificial intelligence model developers handle transparency and catastrophic risk

There are approximately 38 accidents per year on Ridge Road in the five-mile stretch from Caton Farm Road to Plainfield Road, the Kendall County Highway Department said.

Building off last month’s turnout, Riverfront Park in downtown Yorkville is once again transforming into the epicenter of artisan craft goods and support for local small businesses.

One person suffered life-threatening injuries, and two others suffered serious injuries that were not life threatening in a five-vehicle traffic crash on Tuesday in Kendall County.

From Capitol News Illinois: The Illinois House advanced a bill that would regulate the maximum price certain prescription drugs can be sold for in the state

From neighborhood street fairs to beloved small-town traditions and Route 66 Centennial celebrations, these events reflect the state’s culture, food and music.

From Capitol News Illinois: The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday dropped all charges against the remaining “Broadview Six” protesters, citing apparent prosecutorial misconduct in the grand jury proceedings

From Capitol News Illinois: As state lawmakers work to pass a school funding plan for the upcoming fiscal year, some are expressing frustration over how this year’s budget has been implemented

Yorkville baseball finished off a three-game sweep of Bolingbrook and Plano baseball was also a winner Thursday.

Oswego junior Jezhian Sprinkle overcame hitting a hurdle on his first race to sweep both hurdles races, among the many individual highlights along with Lemont's Nathan Murray running the state's second-best 400 while Hinsdale Central took the team title at Downers Grove North.

From Capitol News Illinois: Senate Republicans are calling on their colleagues and the governor to opt into a federal school choice tax credit program.

Ryan Stork estimates that he started fishing when he was around 3 years old. The Oswego junior is now part of a bass fishing team that’s better than ever. Oswego won three consecutive tournaments, including its first conference championship and qualified for state on Thursday.

From Capitol News Illinois: A Cook County judge has rejected a petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and charge federal immigration agents accused of abuses during “Operation Midway Blitz” this past fall

Despite gas prices above $5 a gallon, AAA expects to see 45 million Americans journey 50 miles or more over the extended Memorial Day weekend.

Chicago Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower and positional coaches met with reporters Thursday at Halas Hall in Lake Forest as the team continued its offseason workouts. Here are three of the most-interesting things the Bears said Thursday.

Yorkville's Schools Out Beach Party is Friday, May 22 at Riverfront Park.

From Capitol News Illinois: Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that a major gun rights organization says would effectively ban one of the nation’s most popular types of firearms

The rate at which ComEd customers are charged for energy usage is increasing. Additionally, a temporary credit to Illinois customers is disappearing. Data centers for the artificial intelligence industry are among the factors driving the demand

From Capitol News Illinois: A bill heading to the House would allow minors to consent to receiving birth control without parental consent. The governor also says he will sign a measure to ban “junk fees,” or unlisted charges tacked onto the total of cost of ticketed events

Yorkville senior Grady Phillips, who won the No. 1 singles championship at the Southwest Prairie Conference tennis meet and has an 18-2 record on the season with a 10-0 record in SPC regular season matches, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. His Q&A:

Marc Silverman predicts a 12-5 finish, another division title, and several statement wins in a loaded 2026 schedule for the Chicago Bears

The IHSA girls track and field state finals take place Thursday-Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Here is the full list of state qualifiers from the Kendall County area.

A single-family home located at 12556 Woodview Street in Plano changed ownership on May 12.

Yorkville boys track and field won the Moline Sectional with Aiden Kolkmeyer winning three events and Owen Horeni and Jayden Ruth two, Lindsay Ingemunson's hat trick led Yorkville soccer to a regional win and Plano's Quentin Santoria struck out 11 in a three-hit shutout.

Oswego East freshman Anna Herrmann recorded a hat trick with three goals, giving her 28 on the season, and assisted Olivia Hamilton's go-ahead goal as the Wolves beat Waubonsie Valley 4-1 in Wednesday's Class 3A Oswego East Regional semifinal.

From Capitol News Illinois: The Illinois General Assembly is considering extending unemployment benefits to public school support staff during the 10 to 11 weeks of summer break

The Chicago Bears will face a difficult schedule to get back to the playoffs. Here's how likely a quick start and return to the postseason is after the release of the 2026 schedule.

The Oswegoland Heritage Association and the Little White School Museum will host a “Hafenrichter History Hike at Farmington Lake” at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Roaring Nights concert series, new Dinos! Experience and anniversary celebrations headline can’t-miss summer lineup.

Oswego, Newark and Yorkville softball won regional semifinals, Yorkville's Gabe Sanders struck out 12 in a complete-game shutout and Oswego, Oswego East and Sandwich baseball also won on Tuesday.

Madison Moore – relieved by freshman Erin Johnson in the fifth inning – came back in during the sixth and retired the last six outs of the game, as 12th-seeded Wheaton North held off a huge Oswego East comeback for an 8-7 win to advance to the regional final.

From Capitol News Illinois: Consumer advocates filed testimony last week, calling on regulators to slash $178 million, or roughly 80%, of Nicor Gas’ recent rate hike request

Students from kindergarten through fifth grade may participate by reading eight or more books before Aug. 14.

From Capitol News Illinois: A rare federal misdemeanor trial is set for next week in the case of the remaining “Broadview Six” protesters even after prosecutors dropped the overarching felony conspiracy charge against them earlier this month