Kendall County

Parents Defending Education filed the complaint on Jan. 13 in regards to a group started at Grande Park Elementary School called The Black Student Alliance Buddies

Yorkville senior Luke Zook joined some lofty company Saturday, his 164th career win passing Nick Stemmet as the program's career wins leader. That, 24-2 Plano enjoying a year to remember and Yorkville Christian takes second at Morton Invite in Joshua Welge's wrestling notebook.

Dylan Long scored 26 points to lead Newark past Aurora Christian, Oswego East boys basketball won again, and Chloe Rowe scored 16 to lead Plano to its 10th straight win, plus Oswego bowling results in Wednesday's roundup.

Oswego Village Trustee Kit Kuhrt wants to reduce tax burden on residents by increasing its efforts to bring new retail development to the village.

There are several exciting upcoming events in Kendall County, including musical performances, special presentations and more.

Colleen Murphy, owner of Shear Salon in Yorkville, is the founder of the non-profit, My Body Tells the Truth, which focuses on sexual abuse prevention and education for children. Murphy championed the Child Abuse Notice bill, leading to it becoming state law on Jan. 1, 2025.

A former officer who resigned from the Joliet Police Department on March 4, 2024 was charged last fall with domestic battery.

Dom Rome's 31 points powered Sandwich to its fourth straight win, Oswego East boys and girls basketball beat Romeoville and Yorkville girls basketball and Newark and Yorkville Christian boys basketball were winners in Tuesday's roundup.

To increase financial transparency, the Yorkville School District 115 is upgrading their monthly treasurer’s report with dynamic online dashboards accessible to the public.

Two students were aboard the bus when it was rear ended at 7:47 a.m. by a Hyundai Santa Fe SUV.

A termination hearing for a Joliet police officer was expected to begin Monday. But a member of the board for the hearing was on a train that was involved in a crash.

Yorkville police are cracking down on downtown speeding after a traffic study showed 86% of vehicles travel at least 37 mph in the 30 mph zone.

Plano's fifth annual Juneteenth celebration has been cancelled.

Yorkville Christian's Jayden Riley decided to involve his teammates in lieu of getting points against Joliet Catholic on Monday night. Eventually he got his points too, scoring 23 as the Mustangs claimed a 94-84 win over the Hilltoppers.

Kendall County property transfers from Nov. 3 to Dec. 30, 2024.

Oswego planning and zoning commissioners have rejected plans to decreasing lot sizes in the proposed Hummel Trails subdivision.

With 2025 underway, here are the stories in Sandwich we'll be following in the new year.

A fifth data center is proposed for Yorkville, with both city officials and developers agreeing the agricultural homesteads that once were are now dominated by an industrial future. The royal flush leaves residents wondering whether the city is playing a winning hand.

To help the most vulnerable among us during the cold winter months, the First Lutheran Church of Plano is collecting care packages, called “Blessing Bags,” for the local homeless.

Kendall County offices were supposed to be moved for a renovation, but that has been delayed until the week of Jan. 20.

Andy Pohlman had a near-near double, leading Oswego East's enormous rebounding edge on Oswego, in the Wolves' 60-46 win Saturday, their 15th straight in the crosstown series.

Oswego East junior Lillie Van Dyke missed many moments on the court the last two years with a torn ACL as a freshman and a partially torn ACL as a sophomore. But she had an unforgettable moment Saturday, her 3-pointer with 10 seconds left sending Oswego East past Oswego 58-56.

Oswego East bowlers were first and Oswego third at Sycamore's Matt Clark Invite, Oswego Co-op swimmers were second at the Hinsdale South Invite, Josie Larson scored 26 points in Plano basketball's 10th straight win and Dom Rome's 21 points paced a Sandwich win.

The United Plattville Association will host a Pizza Night, offering dine in and carry-out options.

Super Bowl Champion Marshawn Lynch, a likely-future Hall of Fame running back, brought his “Beast Mode” attitude to the Yorkville Mars Wrigley factory to see how Skittles are made.

Taron McGowan gave Plano a little kick start late in the first half of Friday’s non-conference game at home against Morris. And he did it with defense along with a fine shooting touch, scoring 25 points to lead the Reapers to a 68-56 victory.

Dom Rome scored 21 points and hit two clutch free throws to lead Sandwich past Rochelle, Mason Lockett scored 16 and Myles Buchanan 12 in an Oswego East win plus results from Yorkville and Yorkville Christian in the Record Newspapers sports roundup.

On Jan. 08, the Yorkville Knights of Columbus awarded the Illinois Special Olympics and Equine Dreams each a super-sized check worth $4,500.

Oswego Village President Ryan Kauffman signed a statement of support for the National Guard and Reserve following a presentation by Doug Wallace, the Northern Illinois chairman of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, at the Jan. 7 Committee Of The Whole meeting.

The potential Costco coming to Yorkville passed another important city planning hurdle while some residents voiced concerns during a public hearing that the influx of shoppers could lead to traffic nightmares.

Liam Fenoglio had to wait to return to the Yorkville lineup. Donncha Souza is looking to crack it. Both had pins for the Foxes on Thursday night in a 63-18 win over visiting Oswego East in the Southwest Prairie Conference.

Aubrey Lamberti scored 23 points to lead Oswego East past Plainfield East, Peyton Johnson's 18 points paced Oswego past Plainfield Central and Brooke Spychalski's 19 points led Yorkville to a win at Joliet West, plus Oswego and Plano bowling results and Oswego wrestling results.

Fourteen acres that used to host a golf driving range, batting cages, and mini-golf, is now the proposed site of a new town home development in Yorkville.

Yorkville God’s Divine Mercy Council #14463 will host the Annual Free Throw Competition.

Drew Santa has been with the department for 22 years

Oswego Village Board trustees approved applying for a federal grant to help fund the project, expected to cost $21.3 million.

Josie Larson scored 28 points and Sanai Young 20 to lead Plano past Yorkville Christian to the Reapers' eighth straight win, and Kendall Grant scored a career-high 27 points to lead Oswego past East Aurora.

The Yorkville Sons of The American Legion will hold their monthly breakfast fundraiser, featuring a variety of foods and drinks.

The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office participated in a statewide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign.

Kendall County will feature an Escape Room Adventure, breakfast fundraiser and other exciting events.

At the Jan. 6 City Council meeting, City Council members approved giving Hampton, Lenzini & Renwick an additional $47,980 in additional construction engineering services for the project.

Junior guard Macie Jones scored six of her 12 points in the fourth quarter, and Yorkville's defense bore down late to rally past visiting Plainfield North 48-47 in the Southwest Prairie Conference.

Desiree Merritt scored 19 points and Maggie Lewandowski scored 18 to lead Oswego East's win over Neuqua Valley, Josie Larson scored 15 in Plano's win over Parkview Christian, plus bowling and swimming results in Tuesday's roundup.

Nicor Gas, the state’s largest natural gas utility covering much of northern Illinois, is asking Illinois officials to approve a $309 million rate increase that, if approved, would raise a typical customer’s bill about $7.50 a month.

The Village of Montgomery received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its 21st consecutive year.

The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office is seeking to identify a vehicle involved in a traffic crash.

Juan Sanchez, 23, of the 1300 block of Raymond Drive, was charged with the felony charge of reckless discharge of a weapon.

The restaurant, located at 228 E. Washington St. in Oswego, closed its doors on Dec. 29 following the retirement of owners John and Chris Daniels. Danelli’s had been in business for 45 years.

Dylan Long scored 22 points and Payton Wills 20 to lead Newark boys basketball past Leland and Plano bowler Dillan Johnson set a school record with a high series of 597 and high game of 233

The Plano Methodist Church collected hats, mittens, gloves and scarves for the Kendall County Community Food Pantry.