Families can form teams and compete by answering questions about holiday history, movies, music and television, the library said.

The walk will be from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday starting at Pinz Bowling Alley, 1211 N,. Bridge St. Yorkville.

The display of beautifully decorated trees nestled in the heart of Town Square Park. 301 N Bridge St., Yorkville.

Celebrations in Montgomery, Oswego, Plano and Sandwich will help you get into the holiday spirit Friday through Sunday.

The Kendall County Health Department maintains a list of warming centers on its website but recommends people call ahead.

The Yorkville resident passed away Nov. 23 at the age of 76. County officials honored Schlapp for his efforts during the Nov. 25 Kendall County Board meeting.

A fully engulfed outbuilding in the rural countryside lit up the Yorkville-area early morning darkness on Nov. 26.

The fire crew responded around 11:21 a.m. Friday to a fire inside a business in the 1500 block of North Bridge Street.

Every year community members gather in Montgomery to run for a cause. This year, the Montgomery River Run led to a $2,000 donation being presented to to CASA of Kendall County.

The Bristol Kendall Fire District responded around 2:40 p.m. to a structure fire in the 5000 block of Danielle Lane.

Keep kids engaged during winter break with the Yorkville Public Library's December lineup of hands-on activities, storytimes, and creative programs.

Every Thanksgiving, the Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District receives a spike of calls related to house fires breaking out from preparing the feast.

Special Events in December to include The Misty River Music makers performing at the library

State. Rep. Jed Davis (R-Yorkville) is encouraging community members to come forward and submit ideas for new legislation. Davis said the ideas could potentially be filed next year in the Illinois House of Representatives.

The city of Yorkville is not responsible for the costs because developers CyrusOne are footing the bill as part of their infrastructure overhaul for a 228-acre data center.

The joint project is funded by Yorkville, Oswego and Montgomery, with around $400 million in shared overall costs to extend water infrastructure from Naperville out to their respective cities.

The city of Yorkville got the holiday season going with its annual parade and tree lighting at Riverfront Park on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. More festivities followed on Saturday at the park. The annual event is coordinated by the city's Department of Parks and Recreation.

General Laboratory Products, Inc. manufactures more than 1,000 products on-site. The current setback standard in the city is 25 feet. The owners want a five-foot setback.

Volunteers from Knights of Columbus, Lady Knights Auxiliary, Senior Services Associates serve up early holiday dinner to Yorkville seniors.

A neighbor to the 1,037-acre Project Cardinal data center in Yorkville is suing the city claiming the project will negatively impact the residential area.

As the city of Yorkville gears up to approve the 2025 tax levy ordinance, here’s a look at how the levy will likely show up on your property bills.

A Sandwich man traveling to Yorkville was charged with four felonies related to indecent solicitation of a child.

Nominations still being accepted through Dec. 15 for Made In Kendall 2026.

The 5-megawatt farm, named Bristol Ridge 105 Solar Farm, will be located east of Cannonball Trail and north of the BNSF Railroad.

As another harvest season ends, Kendall County residents don’t need eagle eyes to tell that things continue to rapidly change around these parts.

What began as burning leaves on a windy autumn day, ended in a fence and garage catching fire with an estimated $45,000 in damages in Yorkville.

Community Cares and Oswego School District 308 come together to help those in need with a coat drive and a list of food pantries in the area.

In a statement on the termination of a Joliet police detective, the police chief said the department is "built on accountability and ethical conduct, both on and off duty."

The Yorkville School District 115 approved its 2025 tentative tax levy. As housing values continue rising in the area, here's how the proposed 3.86% school levy rate increase will balance out on your property bills.

In what one resident said was a vote that “will change the community forever,” Yorkville aldermen gave the go-ahead on the controversial project.

The highly anticipated members-only shopping warehouse is already creating a large footprint in the Yorkville community.

The Yorkville Public Library Youth Services Department has released its November programming schedule.

Shoppers are expected to line-up for the grand opening beginning at 8 a.m. on Nov. 12. The new location is at at 825 E. Veterans Parkway, Yorkville.

Sergeant Samuel Stroup was honored by the city of Yorkville for 25 years of honorable service within the Yorkville Police Department.

While a train’s lonesome sound has inspired the musical likes of Johnny Cash, on the north end of Yorkville, residents have long called the blaring horn a nuisance. The city is looking to end that.

Marine veteran Tom Bulin, of Oswego, said what most people forget about the Vietnam War is that most of the fighters on both sides were very young.

Twenty-one years after retiring from the Navy Nurse Corps, Priscilia Laubscher, of Oswego, continues touting the teamwork and communication skills necessary to thrive under challenging situations.

William Sutton joined the Marine Corps at age 18 and was deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan in September 2010 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Joey Martinez is the owner of The Barber Battalion, which is located at 123 W. Washington Street, Suite 106, in downtown Oswego.

The Yorkville Sons of the American Legion will hold its monthly breakfast buffet fundraiser

Yorkville is seeking to harness the power of community solar power, reducing city electricity bills by 10%. While the program is not currently being offered to city residents, the program’s success could shine a light on what’s to come.

Traditional desserts made from lingonberries, “smorbor” open-faced sandwiches, and “lefse” potato flatbread were part of the cultural offerings at the “Taste of Norway Hostfest” in Montgomery.

This year features recalibrated benchmarks by the Illinois State Board of Education for the 2024-25 school year.

A new historical marker designated by the National Parks Service, stands testament to the courage and moral conviction the early Congregational and Baptist Church members in Kendall County displayed repudiating slavery.

Yorkville police responded around 5:42 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 to 500 block of Yellowstone Avenue following reports of an individual smashing out vehicle windows.

Jamar E. Clinton, 22, of Oswego, is charged with two felony counts of intimidation, a criminal damage to property felony, and an aggravated battery to a police, according to police.

The Legendary Open Roads ABATE of Illinois, Inc. Chapter Train Fun Run is Saturday, Nov. 8.

The Thanksgiving luncheon serves up about 200 pounds of turkey to more than 150 seniors, the council said.

Food pantries across northern Illinois have already been anticipating an increase in demand as a result of almost $200 billion in cuts in the next 10 years to the SNAP program.

The Yorkville Police Department is directing travelers to use the detour route from Illinois Route 71 to Orchard Road to U.S. Route 34 to navigate around the downtown area.