Yorkville, Illinois Police Department news
When 11 fuzzy ducklings trailing their mother fell into a storm drain on Redhorse Lane in Yorkville, instant action was necessary to save them. All 11 ducklings were rescued and placed in a cardboard box by the team of officers, while the frantic mother mallard watched on.
Emergency crews found three vehicles with heavy damage, including one on its roof, at a crash Thursday evening southwest of Yorkville.
Inflatable donuts in-hand, local law enforcement agencies scaled the buildings of local Dunkin’ stores to fundraise for the Special Olympics of Illinois.
The Yorkville Police Department welcomed a new officer into its ranks after Chief of Police James Jensen swore-in Sam Tickle at a recent Yorkville City Council meeting.
With a new legislative term, a slate of familiar and new faces have been appointed to Yorkville’s boards and commissions.
One person was treated for a minor injury in Yorkville following a fire that began in a residential bathroom before smoke filled an adjacent bedroom and hallway.
Following reports of several community members receiving suspicious calls from a supposed county sheriff demanding money for missing jury duty, the Yorkville Police issued a memo warning of the scam.
The Kendall County Coroner’s Office will host a Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday in Yorkville.
Parking restrictions in Yorkville outside Grande Reserve Elementary are designed to mitigate safety concerns raised by teachers and parents of traffic backing up along the street with schoolchildren darting between cars.
A Yorkville man has been charged after he attempted to hire an undercover police officer posing at a hitman to kill a woman, according to a news release from the Yorkville Police Department.
With schoolchildren darting between cars and traffic backing up down the street, residents and city officials agreed something needed to be done to improve safety outside of Grande Reserve Elementary School in Yorkville.
Jericho Sauseda, 21, of the 600 block of Lincoln Station in Oswego was charged.
Police say Joliet woman battered employee attempting to stop fight.
ice.The sheriff’s office said the crash occurred at 2:32 p.m. Aug. 17 at the intersection of Game Farm Road and Route 34.
Yorkville police are investigating a Thursday armed robbery in which two men allegedly stole an iPhone and cash from someone.
The Yorkville Police Department has adopted a first-of-its kind list of shared principles with the NAACP intended to boost community policing
Sgt. Andrew Jeleniewski and Officer Dale Arentsen said goodbye to the Yorkville Police department before an assembled crowd of colleagues and family at city hall.