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Jazz in July, featuring the acclaimed Yorkville Big Band, takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 27 at the Farnsworth House in Plano.
Following a ribbon-cutting ceremony last month, the new home for the Kendall County clerk, recorder and election offices is now open to the public.
The July 23 Yorkville City Council meeting featured a contentious public hearing regarding the City’s plans to annex and rezone two separate large areas of unincorporated Bristol to develop massive data center campuses.
The Yorkville City Council on July 23 approved the acquisition of temporary construction and permanent easements for the watermain and sewer extensions necessary for the approved CyrusOne data center project.
Nashville style chicken wings and buttermilk chicken tenders are just a few of the items that will be on the menu when Nash Vegas Saloon opens in downtown Oswego.
Kendall County Circuit Clerk Matthew Prochaska has announced the release of a new smartphone application designed to enhance communication with Kendall County residents.
Kendall County will be home to the Mid Summer Showdown on Saturday, July 27, with a cruise night, food vendors, live music, truck and tractor pull and other festivities.
Kendall County Board members want to improve the air quality at the Kendall County Animal Control facility.
Soapy Roads of Lombard will provide an introduction to natural soap-making in Soap Making 101 at the Plano Library.
ew gardening terms sound so off-putting, especially to novice gardeners. Nonetheless, deadheading can be an important task.
The Brenda Holzer Memorial Foundation and Portillo’s are teaming up to host a fundraising event from 5 to 8 p.m. on July 29 at the Portillo’s at 531 N. Randall Road in Batavia.
As parking demand in downtown Oswego increases, the village has been able to keep up with the demand.
Oswego East High School senior Mark Chapas Jr. was the type of person who was willing to give a helping hand to everyone he met.
Two history events will take place throughout Oswego, one focused on historical underground activities, and the other centered around Oswego cemeteries.
Starting Monday, July 22, the City of Yorkville will begin construction on the installation of new water mains on River Street, Center Street, Spring Street, West Street, Colton Street, and Park Street.
The Kendall County Public Safety Center next month will be renamed the Richard A. Randall Public Safety Center in honor of the former Kendall County sheriff.
Steam and Cuts serves both men and women for hair cuts and styles and shaves.
Sandwich Antique Mart, the oldest antique store in Sandwich, will celebrate 35 years in business with a special storewide sale and cake.
The Oswego Village Board has given the green light to a plan to build more than 200 single-family houses and townhouse units as part of the second phase of the Hudson Pointe development in Oswego.
During the July 9 Yorkville City Council meeting, the Council took a large step towards breaking ground on a 228 acre data center campus with Texas-based developer CyrusOne.
Children can come to the Yorvkille Library, select a book and read to a furry friend.
August will soon be here and students will be heading off to college. Here's help for first-year students and parents in knowing what to buy and bring with for life on campus.
Beginning the week of Monday, July 22, the city of Sandwich will be making street and sidewalk improvements in two specific areas.
Human remains that were accidentally unearthed in May by a contractor crew doing utility work in the 200 block of Park Street in Yorkville have been identified as belong to a woman who died in 1848.
The village of Oswego is paying off $3 million in bonds as a result of ending its fiscal year with a general fund surplus of more than $6 million.
The event will feature Illiana remote-control rollers, beer tent, Cruise Night with food vendors, petting zoo, tractor pull and much more at the Sandwich Fairgrounds.
Plano Library will host a Local Author Fair with book readings, speakers, refreshments and more.
The Yorkville City Council unanimously passed a package of agreements regarding development of 228 acres of Bristol Township, in unincorporated Kendall County, into a data center campus.
A Montgomery man has been sentenced to natural life in prison for shooting his estranged wife to death in front of her mother and two children.
High water levels and swift currents have created “conditions significantly hazardous” for boaters on large portions of the Fox River in McHnery, Lake, Kane and Kendall counties and the edge of La Salle County.
The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley awarded 36 grants to local nonprofits supporting the needs of youth and local residents.
Even though Monday’s tornado caused significant damage to his horse farm on Roth Road in Oswego Township, owner Bruce Grider realizes it could have been worse. “During a storm, the first thing I think of are the horses and the animals outside,” he said.
The Sandwich VFW Post 1486 will sponsor a rib dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at 713 S. Main St.
The Yorkville River Fest will feature family activities, live country music, beer tasting and more.
The area, most of its land area not even surveyed by the U.S. Government to enable it to be legally sold, would eventually include nine surveyed townships, each consisting of 36 sections of (nominally) 360 acres each
The first Parent University is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 20 at Plank Junior High School, 510 Secretariat Lane, Oswego. Registration is required; go to https://www.sd308.org/.
Arby’s restaurants in Oswego and Yorkville are among those in the Chicagoland area that have recently closed their doors.
River Fest returns to Yorkville from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 20.
Free Plano food pantry will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 19, at 200 N. Center St.
Gardening is often taught through community connections whether cultivated from our families, neighbors, community group, or our chosen families.
“After this latest round of rough weather, there are reports around the county of trees down, roads blocked and other hazards,” stated Kendall County Emergency Management Agency.
Oswego planning and zoning commissioners would like to see a developer scale back concept plans to build more than 600 housing units on 160 acres at Wolfs Crossing Road and Route 30 that is proposed to be annexed to Oswego.
The earthquake Monday in southern DeKalb County near Somonauk was likely caused by an ancient fault line that runs through northern Illinois, a Northern Illinois University professor said.
The Sandwich Committee of the Whole Council meetings beginning next month will start at 7 p.m. followed by the regular City Council meetings. The change is set to go into effect Aug. 5.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a new bill that changes the qualifications for tax exemptions for disabled veterans.
Morton Arboretum's research is part of a hypothesis that the excess amount of nitrogen and carbon contained in billions of dying cicadas creates a nutrient pulse, providing super-charged fertilizer to forest ecosystems.
The public is invited to attend these open house events, held through the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Cars lined up as early as 7:15 a.m. Saturday morning in Aurora joining community volunteers in the name of environmental sustainability and responsible waste management during State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit’s 12th annual Community Recycle & Shred Day.
The Brenda Holzer Memorial Foundation has raised thousands of dollars to go toward bettering the lives of disabled children and their families.
The Oswego Ledger obtained a copy of the settlement agreement through a Freedom of Information Act request. School Board members approved the agreement at a June 27 special board meeting.