Oswego

Girls flag football will be offered at both Oswego High School and Oswego East High School. The Illinois High School Association introduced girls flag football as an IHSA State Series starting in the 2024-25 school year.

At their May 8 meeting, Oswego planning and zoning commissioners recommended rezoning the property from General Manufacturing District to Regional Business District.

At their May 8 meeting, commissioners recommended against rezoning the land from agricultural to residential use upon annexation to the village.

Family-owned and operated business Lion Concrete is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

The improvements the owners of My Sister’s Lil Doughnut Shop plan to make – which also include installing safety bollards – are estimated to cost $15,550.

The memorial, presented by the Chris Patterson Memorial Foundation, features the photos of every Illinois service member who gave their life in combat operations after 9/11.

Oswego village trustees unanimously voted to approve preliminary plans for the development during their May 6 meeting.

The new building, being built on a vacant lot at Adams and Jackson streets, will feature 104 studio, one and two-bedroom apartments. A two-level parking garage is part of the plans.

The Oswego Police Department joined forces with the Illinois State Police, local law enforcement and highway safety partners for this enforcement effort.

Beer and wine festivals around northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin offer springtime fun in the coming months.

Rachelle Koenig and James Cooper won election to the board along with Jennifer Hughes, who had been the village’s public works director. In addition, incumbent trustee Karen Novy, a Democrat who was appointed to the Oswego Village Board in July 2023, also won in the election.

Newly elected Oswego School Board members Heather Martin, Brandi Robinson, Erika Sieh and Rovel Pollock took their seats on the board at the May 5 board meeting.

The event featured more than 100 wine selections from Illinois wineries along with food trucks and live music. This is the 19th year of Wine on the Fox.

Dogs weren’t the only animals represented at the event. Fur Angels Animal Sanctuary fosters dogs and cats but also smaller animals.

Oswego School Board members unanimously approved the new schedule during their April 28 meeting.

The Oswego School Board implemented the PRIDE program in the fall of 2015 to recognize, promote, and celebrate the many contributions made by teachers and employees across the district. 

The memorial, presented by the Chris Patterson Memorial Foundation, features the photos of every Illinois service member who gave their life in combat operations after 9/11.

At their April 28 School Board meeting, board members unanimously approved a five-year lease agreement to replace 72 buses at a cost of about $12.7 million.

An Oswego man who died following a car crash in Montgomery on Wednesday has been identified.

The school district, as required by Illinois School Code, is required to provide transportation to students if a hazardous crossing (as deemed by a traffic study) exists on the route to school

A portion of the proceeds from Charming Oswego will be given to Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center in Aurora. Tickets are available at Oswego Downtown Association’s website, oswegodowntown.org.

Oswego village officials hope making the intersection of Fifth Street and Bluegrass Parkway a four-way stop will help reduce the number of crashes there.

On Arbor Day – April 25 – Oswego Village President Ryan Kauffman watched the planting of a Summer Elixir Elm in front of Oswego Village Hall.

Jade Estates of Oswego is proposed on 8 acres on the southwest corner of Wolf's Crossing and Douglas roads in unincorporated Kendall County.

A regional youth workforce development foundation has been awarded $1.1. million by the state to help provide career training and mentorship to students, including in Kendall County.

At the April 22 Oswego Village Board meeting, village trustees unanimously approved a trespassing ordinance that will allow police officers to write local tickets for trespassing.

A list of the best steakhouses in Kane, Kendall, McHenry and DeKalb counties, as well as the Illinois Valley, as voted on by Shaw Local audiences.

The village received an estimated $1 million to $1.25 million in grocery tax revenue in 2024.

The College and Trade Expo will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the main gym of Oswego High School, 4250 Route 71, Oswego.

An Aurora man who was reported missing on Sunday has been identified as the person found dead in the Fox River in Oswego on Monday.

A communication board was recently installed at Oswegoland Park District’s Hudson Crossing Park in downtown Oswego.

The Kendall County Community Food Pantry serves not only Kendall County, but DeKalb and LaSalle counties as well. It serves an average of 450 families a week.

April 15 was the final day for local election officials to count vote by mail and provisional ballots from the April 1 consolidated election. The election results will be certified on April 22.

Voters in Kendall County this election determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

Incumbents are returning to the Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees.

Voters in Kane County this election determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

Oswego village officials hope that making the intersection of Fifth Street and Bluegrass Parkway a four-way stop will help reduce the number of accidents at the intersection.

An Oswego man found guilty in a deadly two-car crash that killed a Somonauk man in November 2021 is set to be sentenced in June.

Oswego High School educator is one of 30 finalists for the Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching.

The Oswego Downtown Association held its annual Bunny Hop on Saturday, April 12, 2025 in downtown Oswego. Participating stores and organizations gave out treats to families and offered photos taken with the Easter Bunny.

Oswego’s Little White School Museum has community events coming up that will be both fun and entertaining for all ages.

The project is a continuation of the Pine Ridge Club development, which was approved by the village in 2005.

Oswego’s Little White School Museum invites you to participate in creating a new traditional community cookbook.

Oswego planning and zoning commissioners believe the proposed 66 duplex unit called Jade Estates of Oswego is too dense.

On April 1, the restaurant opened its new sit down restaurant at 11 S. Madison St. in downtown Oswego.

The amount of time that new restaurants and nonprofit businesses in downtown Oswego have to wait before they can apply for a gaming license has been reduced from one year to six months.

In her almost 12 years as Oswego public works director and village engineer, Jennifer Hughes oversaw many important projects, including the Wolfs Crossing road widening project.

As proposed, girls flag football will be offered at both Oswego High School and Oswego East High School.

A 113-unit townhouse development as well as a proposal for 66 duplex units on a eight-acre site will be discussed.

The Bunny Hop will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 12 in downtown Oswego.