Kendall County

Kendall County property transfers from Jan. 2 to Feb. 18, 2025.

Teams from the Kendall County Sheriff's Office, Geneva Police Department, Yorkville Police Department, Montgomery Police Department, Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District and Oswego School participated in the Yorkville Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Illinois on Sunday, March 2, 2025 in Loon Lake in Yorkville.

Construction of a 9-hole domed golf course near Route 30 and Rance Road on land that is set to be annexed to Oswego could begin later this year.

The house was unoccupied and no injuries or additional property damage were reported, according to a news release from the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office.

The City of Plano is reinvesting in their downtown with changes they hope will benefit generations to come.

The forum will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Oswego Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill.

Two bands will perform during all of the concerts at Venue 1012 this summer. The season will run through Sept. 6.

Oswego senior Kiyah Chavez, an Iowa softball commit, became the first state medalist in the school girls wrestling program's history on Saturday when she took second at 155 pounds at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.

The Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Board of Education invites students, staff, parents, and community members to participate in its annual student-focused spring forum.

Candidates for Yorkville School District 115 board fielded audience questions at Congregational United Church of Christ in Yorkville on Feb. 27. Eight questions revolved around the 2023 controversial decision by the board to remove “Just Mercy” from the classroom curriculum.

Oswego senior Kiyah Chavez advanced to the state wrestling tournament semifinals and teammate Aaliyah Roldan is still alive for a medal, while at state swimming Oswego Co-op’s 400 freestyle relay of Chase Maier, Owen Lippoldt, Tyler Liska and Ethan Schrader swam the top time.

Aurora Christian kept its cool against Yorkville Christian during Friday’s Class 1A Indian Creek Regional championship game, the first game ever between the two programs. The Eagles overwhelmed the Mustangs with a 17-0 run in the third quarter, blowing the game open to win 68-48.

Benet and Oswego East combined for just three field goals in the fourth quarter as the Redwings claimed a 49-40 win to collect a regional title on the Wolves' home court.

The Yorkville Public library has a variety of upcoming events for March, including Read with Paws.

Chris Shue joins the Fox Valley Family YMCA after serving as the CEO of a social services agency in Chicago.

Oswego East's Quinn Janssens has enjoyed a spectacular sophomore season, carrying a 48-3 record after winning regional and sectional championships. Now she's set for her state tournament debut in Bloomington.

Little Rock Township is hosting a Senior Spring Fling Luncheon at 11 a.m. on March 25 at the Plano Middle School Cafeteria, 804 South Hale Street.

As Village President Ryan Kauffman noted during his State of the Village address Wednesday, Oswego last year issued 57 commercial occupancy permits to new businesses.

A 84-year-old Montgomery man has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting several minors over a 15-year period, according to a news release from the Kane County State’s Attorney and Montgomery Police.

Construction improvements totaling $100,000 at the Beecher Center and two other city-owned buildings were unanimously approved by the Yorkville City Council at their Feb. 26 meeting.

The Oswego Hometown Expo is organized by the Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce.

Jacsen Tucker certainly chose a great time to have a breakout game, coming off the bench to score 12 points and collect eight rebounds as Oswego East held off Plainfield South 42-36 during Wednesday’s Class 4A Oswego East Regional semifinals.

Tray Alford scored 21 points and Zach Marini 19 to lead Yorkville Christian past Somonauk into Friday's regional final, and Plano, Yorkville and Oswego came up short in regional semifinals in Wednesday's roundup.

Some of the water piping underneath the feet of Yorkville residents is receiving its first makeover since before the Great Depression.

There is an Open Mic Night, Family Bingo Night and more exciting events coming up in Kendall County.

After serving four years as Yorkville’s mayor and 13 years on City Council, Valerie Burd is reentering public service, this time as an appointed trustee on the Yorkville Public Library Board.

Joliet Catholic had several wrestlers move around in classification, took an early lead and rode that to a 43-27 win over Yorkville in the Class 3A Yorkville team dual sectional on Tuesday.

With all precincts counted, incumbent Kit Kuhrt is in fourth place.

St. Edward took the lead 10 seconds in and led the rest of the way in a 46-20 victory over Yorkville Christian in a Class 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Sectional semifinal Tuesday.

The name of Kendall County Party candidate Stephen Youhanie, who is running on the April 1 ballot for Oswego Township Clerk against Republican Nathan Brown, will also be taken off the ballot.

The top three vote-getters in the race will face the three Democrats running for the three four-year terms on the Oswego Village Board.

For adventurous community members, both The Chocolate Shoppe and Ultimate Dance on the Move in Plano and the Yorkville area, it’s all about pushing yourself outside your boundaries to unleash your inner-creativity. A building improvement program is helping them up their flair.

Tap House Grill, located at 123 W. Washington St. in downtown Oswego, closed its doors after being open since 2008.

Plano, Oswego and Newark boys basketball won regional quarterfinal games Monday night.

Sandwich’s foul trouble and a resilient effort from Hall certainly made things really tough, but not tough enough as Sandwich held on for a 59-53 victory in a Class 2A Princeton Regional quarterfinal Monday night.

After a resident complaint following a serious bicycle accident along Cannonball Trail in Yorkville, city officials are debating ways to make the area safer for pedestrians, including a potential mile-long pedestrian pathway.

The Montgomery Village Board has approved a comprehensive 2025-2029 Strategic Plan, focusing on infrastructure, civic engagement, sustainability and economic development.

Here is the boys basketball postseason schedule for teams in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Kendall County property transfers from March 15, 2024, to Feb. 6, 2025.

During a public hearing for the proposed townhome development at the former site of Parfection Park, Yorkville School District 115 warned the project could overload the school’s capacity for new students.

Yorkville is replacing around 9,000 feet of water main under the city, including one section that is so old it dates back to President Herbert Hoover in office and the Wall Street Crash of 1929 that helped trigger the Great Depression. The project will cost around $4.5 million.

Life Line Screening will offer affordable health screenings for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and more at VFW Post 7452 in Montgomery.

The price to pay to alleviate traffic congestion along Route 47 just became a little more expensive for Yorkville. The infrastructure improvements will expand the Route 47 corridor from Kennedy Road in Yorkville out to Cross Street in Sugar Grove.

Plano School District 88 will accept online kindergarten registrations starting March 15, with in-person assistance available on March 20.

Recently, the Sandwich City Council has been talking about possibly restricting how long a food truck can operate in one location.

Oswego Co-op senior Ava Sullivan wrapped up the most successful state performance by an individual Oswego co-op gymnast on Saturday at Palatine, winning the vault to become the school’s first state champion. She also took second on floor and third on beam.

The Oswego East girls bowling team took sixth place at the IHSA state bowling tournament which concluded Saturday at The Cherry Bowl in Rockford.

The Made in Kendall recognition is a program of the Kendall County Economic Development Office with the goal of promoting manufacturing and supporting manufacturers and makers in Kendall County.

A stagecoach partnership in the 19th century helped shape Kendall County.

Yorkville schools is looking at paying student teachers and referral incentives as ways to attract and keep teachers in the district.