Katie Silva and Katie Maday each had three hits as Oswego East softball exploded for 18 runs to beat West Aurora, Yorkville Christian baseball put up 20 runs in a win, and Oswego and Yorkville softball lost in the last at-bat in Tuesday's roundup.

The reason for the decrease in funding is because the district has been moved from Tier 1 to Tier 2 when it comes to evidence based funding. Under the system, the funds flow first to the school districts that need them the most.

Aaron Sovern, who has been at Yorkville Christian for 13 years, started the boys basketball program there in the 2014-2015 school year and coached the Mustangs to the 2022 Class 1A state championship, is stepping down as coach and athletic director to move to Arizona.

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, has appointed Kevin Hickey as its new executive director.

Jesus Almaraz-Rodriguez, 49, was taken into custody by the Kendall County Cooperative Police Assistance Team.

The Yorkville Public Library is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Curbside service is available.

The 243,500-square-foot store under construction in Plainfield is about the same size as its other stores.

The Parksmith Run development is being planned on land that at one time had housed the popular Oswego Drag Raceway, which operated from 1955 to 1979.

Yorkville softball scored three runs in the bottom of the 10th inning to rally past Kaneland, Kal Arntzen's three-run home run highlighted Yorkville baseball's 10-hit attack to beat Metea Valley, plus Newark softball and Oswego baseball results in Monday's roundup.

Billy Bricks Pizza and Moo Joe’s ice cream plan to open in a vacant building at 5 S. Madison St., next door to Freddie’s Off the Chain restaurant and across Jefferson Street from the Oswego Public Library.

The city of Yorkville has two more large data center projects being proposed. Up for votes on Tuesday is the 540-acre Project Steel and the Meyer data center.

Kids scrambled across downtown Plano, collecting plastic eggs with treasurers from local businesses

A 26-year-old man was critically injured, hospitalized and later flown to a second hospital after being hurt in a tree versus vehicle crash in north Sandwich Sunday evening, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Originally, the HomeGoods store was to locate in the former Lowe’s Garden Center in the Prairie Market shopping center along U.S. Route 34. However, those plans fell through.

One of the first lessons we learn, or should learn, as young adults is that the only thing that remains constant in life is change.

The 20-acre site was originally intended as a 42-acre, 312-unit townhome project in Yorkville.

Catch up on the week’s top Kendall County news in minutes. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you, for the week of March 15-21

Meghan Martin, the Grundy/Kendall Regional Office of Education superintendent, reported to the Grundy County Board Thursday that the region has trained 174 new bus drivers.

Engineering Enterprises Inc., of Sugar Grove, is requesting a 5% per hour rate increase. EEI is the main engineering firm Yorkville partners with when awarding contracts for engineering services on infrastructure projects.

A single-family home in Yorkville that sold for $710,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kendall County in the past week

Sandwich resident Brighid Reid, 14, a member of the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution, will participate in the National Spelling Bee inside Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., in two months.

Work is nearing completion on the Mary M. Subat Nature Center in the Subat Forest Preserve in Plano and the Hoover-Fox River Bluffs trail connection.

Oswego East softball won big in its season opener, Oswego baseball rolled to a win plus Southwest Prairie Conference girls indoor track in Saturday's roundup.

A resident’s lawsuit filed against the city of Yorkville to halt the 1,037 acre Project Cardinal data center is heading closer to a settlement. The final agreement between the attorneys is subject to approval by City Council.

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

The spring series begins April 7, with sessions to help with building gardens and get spring moving.

Several Yorkville residents have voiced concerns about possible pollution into nearby residential areas

Owen Horeni swept the 800 and 1,600 to lead Yorkville's boys track and field team to second place at the Southwest Prairie Conference meet and Sandwich baseball was a winner in Friday's roundup.

Former Joliet Police Department Det. Peter Ranstead was found guilty on Thursday of three misdemeanor charges related to domestic battery of his wife in September 2024.

A separation agreement was reached between Joliet and a police officer who will not challenge his firing after he was found to have committed conduct unbecoming and abuse of position.

This event is The Conservation Foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year and features dinner, a silent auction and live entertainment.

According to unofficial results from the election, 20,392 people of 95,605 registered voters in Kendall County voted in the election, resulting in a voter turnout of 21.33%.

A new power granted by the state enables towns like Yorkville to speed up building code violations, including repairs that have been long neglected by property owners.

Gabe Sanders threw six shutout innings to lead Yorkville baseball past Geneva in its season opener, Azaleah Salgado recorded a hat trick in a Plano soccer win and Newark baseball was also a winner in Thursday's roundup.

The 2026 season opens on Wednesday, March 25, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 22.

Fox Valley Winery in Oswego will host a wine and food pairing on Thursday, March 19.

Unofficial final numbers show voters in Yorkville school district rejected the $275 million bond proposal by a two-to-one margin.

Those running to represent Illinois in the next Congress will be part of one of the most consequential midterm elections in decades

Yorkville Christian senior guard and SIU-Edwardsville commit Jayden Riley, who became the second player in program history to score 2,000 career points and led the Mustangs to 23 wins, regional title and sectional final, is the Record Newspapers Player of the Year.

Here is the 2025-2026 Record Newspapers All-Area boys basketball team.

Yorkville Public Library Hour is open Monday through Saturday, The library is hosting these special events in April.

The purpose of flushing water mains is to clear sediment from the water lines and is essential for maintaining water quality.

Due to the heavy rainfall preceding Sunday’s snow, the Public Works Department will delay all three planned flushing weeks to allow the ground more time to dry.

Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow said the case attempting to remove a Joliet City Council member from elected office was not a "vindictive attack" nor an example of his office attacking minority candidates based on race.

With votes still being tallied, it’s looking like residents are saying no to the $275 million bond referendum from Yorkville School District 115 for new and expanded facilities.

The seat has been held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville since 2019. Underwood is running unopposed in the Democratic primary.

The polls have closed. Here are live March 2026 primary election results for Kendall County. Tallies will be updated as county clerks update their websites.

All county-level races on the Kendall County ballot are uncontested. Some congressional and state wide offices are contested.

Kendall Area Transit Dial-a-ride transportation is available from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

Oswego East junior Ella Cooper, who won 33 matches this season, won a conference championship, took second at sectionals and won two matches at state to finish in the top eight, is the Record Newspapers Girls Wrestler of the Year. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.