The project is proposed for 3.47 acres at the northern corner of Plainfield and Woolley roads, across the street from the Oswegoland Park District’s Prairie Point Community Park.

Plans are to open the restaurant by the end of August. The Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce plans to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the restaurant from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 22.

The building that formerly housed longtime Oswego restaurant Danelli’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria for almost 40 years has moved another step toward reopening.

Woodie’s Wings is a quick service spin-off of Woodie’s Flat in Chicago that sells wings, beef fat fries, chicken sandwiches, pretzels, milkshakes and other items.

Skechers is located in a 13,000-square-foot space that formerly housed a Petco store at 3066 Route 34 in the Oswego Commons shopping center.

The Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is developing a 10-year Destination Development Plan, and resident input is seen as essential to the process.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood told a crowd at a Joliet town hall that she’s received no response from top federal officials regarding a report of a “reckless” immigration enforcement incident in the city. 

National Night Out, an annual event started in 1984, is designed to heighten crime-prevention awareness and generate support for local anti-crime programs. It is held every year on the first Tuesday in August.

The Kane County Coroner’s office is investigating the death of the toddler. Following the crash, the child was taken to Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, where he was pronounced dead.

Starting immediately, the Little White School Museum in Oswego has changed its Friday hours.

Record stories that captured people's attention in years passed.

The Oswego School Board is taking the first step in a plan that could eventually raze the former Traughber Junior High School to make way for a 246-unit apartment and townhouse development.

A vacant parcel across the street from the Oswegoland Park District’s Prairie Point Community Park is being eyed for a gas station and quick service restaurant.

The project began June 3 and Woolley Road had been expected to reopen on July 22. That has been pushed back to the end of the day on Aug. 15.

As part of the “2025 National Night Out” festivities, the Village of Montgomery Police Department is visiting nine location throughout the community between 6 and 8 p.m. on August 5.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, will host a series of town halls in every county in Illinois’ 14th District this month, her office announced Friday.

A 2-year-old boy was killed Wednesday when a car crashed into a Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego. Village President Ryan Kauffman shared the link to the GoFundMe page set up for the family.

Roberto "Bobby" Flores died July 26 following a 13-year battle with occupational cancer. A visitation service for Flores was on Aug. 1 at the Dunn Family Funeral Home with Crematory on Douglas Road.

Oswego police are considering the crash at Portillo's restaurant an accident at this point in the investigation. The car was driven by a 50-year-old woman, who survived.

Twelve people were injured after a car drove into a Portillo’s restaurant at 2810 Route 34 in Oswego Wednesday afternoon.

Douglas Road between Route 34 and Wolf Road will be closed to thru traffic from approximately 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., according to a news release from the Oswego Police Department. Funeral procession and related vehicles will be allowed through the closure.

An Oswego man was charged in Kane County with disseminating and possessing child sexual abuse images.

The new facility replaced a building that was built in 1974 as a John Deere dealership facility and acquired by the district in 1986.

Thirteen people were injured and a 2-year-old child was killed Wednesday afternoon when a car crashed into a Portillo’s restaurant at 2810 U.S. Route 34 in Oswego.

Roberto "Bobby" Flores started out as a volunteer with the Montgomery Countryside Fire Protection District, before working for Wheaton and then joining the Oswego Fire Protection District.

At approximately 12:14 p.m. on Sunday, the Oswego Fire Protection District was called for a fire at a house in the 0-100 block of South Bereman Road in Oswego Township.

At its meeting on Monday, the Oswego School Board is set to again discuss a proposal to tear down the former Traughber Junior High School and replace it with 246-unit apartment and townhouse development.

Estimated construction costs for the 2025 annual road maintenance project came in under the proposed budget amounts leaving roughly $427,879 in excess funds.

Join the Oswego Police Department from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 5 at Prairie Point Park for National Night Out.

The Oswegoland Park District purchased the 45,000-square-foot building for $2.55 million. Esporta Fitness closed its doors Oct. 16, 2023.

The Oswegoland Park District Board of Commissioners now plans to launch a search for a new executive director. Betsinger became the park district’s executive director in December 2023.

The Kendall County Association of Chiefs of Police hosted the annual event, which recognizes exceptional law enforcement officers and civilian staff from agencies across the county for their service, bravery, and professionalism.

So far this summer, more than 18,000 people have visited the Park District’s Civic Center Aquatic Pool and Winrock Pool in Oswego.

Presentations will start from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5 at Homestead Elementary School, 2830 Hillsboro Blvd., Aurora.

Village trustees approved $21,981 in grant funding to help offset building and construction costs for Taco Dále Cantina to open in the space that had previously housed Tap House Grill in downtown Oswego.

Kendall County offers excellent paved and limestone-screened trails ideal for biking.

The Kendall County Health Department recommends the following cooling centers for those who will be active outdoors during this period of intense heat.

The Oswego Presbyterian Church’s Earth Care Team is organizing the event that will take place at the church on July 26.

Throughout the rest of July, motorists can expect increased patrols looking for speeding, as well as other traffic violations.

The blood drive will be held Friday at Oswego Library’s Montgomery Campus, 1111 Reading Drive. Donors will receive a free pint of Oberweis ice cream.

The levels detected were well below the maximum contaminant levels set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to Oswego village officials.

Nori Sushi & Grill joins other new businesses that have opened in Oswego recently, including Candy Cloud, which sells a variety of beverage options along with other items.

The Oswego Police Department joined forces with more than 200 other state and local law enforcement agencies in a high-visibility enforcement campaign over the Independence Day holiday.

Work on the second building at Shodeen Group’s The Reserve at Hudson Crossing luxury apartment building in downtown Oswego is ahead of schedule.

District 308 in Oswego is proposing a 2.9% increase to all district facility rental fees, based on the Consumer Price Index.

Ancel Glink, the Oswegoland Park District's legal counsel, will conduct an independent investigation of the incident involving Executive Director Tom Betsinger, who was arrested July 13 and faces multiple felony charges.

Yorkville Police say they have no evidence to suggest Tom Betsinger and the victim had any prior relationship or knowledge of one another prior to the altercation on July 13.

At the July 15 Oswego Village Board meeting, trustees unanimously approved Bay 54’s request for $71,208 in financial assistance from the village

The Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Finance Department will host a series of presentations to share about the Fiscal Year 2026 budget.

Park District Executive Director Update