Oswego

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.

Katie Heiden on a top issue for District 308: If certain types of federal funding dissolves, how that will affect our programs and resources at district 308

Brandi Robinson: Improving reading and English proficiency, as well as state test scores in Oswego Community Unit School District 308 (or any district), requires a multi-faceted approach

Heather Martin: The district can improve reading scores by evaluating and strengthening the reading curricula across the district so that teachers have ample resources and support

Erika Sieh: I would like to see the district bring back the literacy specialists that had to be eliminated several years ago due to budget cuts

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.

Rovel Pollock: Improving student achievement starts with recognizing strengths and celebrating progress while addressing areas for growth

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

The former BuyBuy Baby site in Crystal Lake is revived as a Michaels opens and Japanese discount store Daiso is set to open end of March.

Nashville recording artist and Yorkville resident Annie Vander will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at Nash Vegas Saloon, 61 Main St. in downtown Oswego.

Benderson Development Company, LLC. wants to build a grocery store along with another building that would contain a restaurant/retail on five acres at the southwest corner of Route 34 and Kendall Point Drive.

Freddie’s Off The Chain food truck plans to open its restaurant in downtown Oswego on April 1.

A Plank Junior High School student afternoon was charged Tuesday after Oswego Police say she brought an unloaded firearm to school.

Gabby and Mike Plachetka took over the The Prom Shoppe and Bella-gia from Greg Kaleel.

The Kiwanis Club of Oswego, Oswego East Band Boosters and Key Club will host a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser to benefit youth in the community.

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 is encouraging parents to register their children for kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year, with registration now open online.

The Oswego Township Officers Electoral Board on Feb. 13 voted that Jeff Ackley’s name should not appear on the April 1 ballot for the office of Oswego Township Highway Commissioner.

Benderson Development Company, LLC. is asking for approval to build a grocery store along with another building that would contain a restaurant/retail on five acres at the southwest corner of Route 34 and Kendall Point Drive.

A GoFundMe page has been started to help the Acosta family, whose Oswego house was substantially damaged in a Feb. 10 fire.

Oswego police are looking for the two men who allegedly robbed George’s Liquor and Wine store at gunpoint Tuesday night.

No one was injured in a fire Monday night in Oswego, but the house remains uninhabitable.

The suspect stole an undisclosed amount of money during the armed robbery at O'Reilly Auto Parts store in Oswego Monday night.

The 8th Annual Chocolate Walk for Charity was held on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 in Oswego.

Daiso is a Japanese owned global retail chain that sells a wide array of products at affordable prices.

Oswego Presbyterian Church will host a Trivia Night, with proceeds benefitting Habitat for Humanity.

Oswego purchased land to help with public works building expansion.

Two Oswego District 308 junior high robotics teams, the Plank Octobots and Domo Arigato, achieved impressive results at the Batavia Sectional Tournament, with the Octobots earning top awards and breaking records.

At 3:17 a.m. Thursday, Oswego Police responded to a theft in progress at the 7-Eleven store at 244 E. Washington St.

At the Feb. 5 Oswego Economic Development Commission meeting, Oswego Economic Development Director Kevin Leighty gave commissioners an update on projects that are in the works.

Staff has recommended transferring the general fund surplus to the village’s capital improvement fund. How the funds will be used would be determined during the 2026 budget process.

The Hilltop Gardeners Garden Club will meet for a program on soil types, PH, amendments and more, presented by Rolfe Jaremus, open to gardeners of all skill levels.

The owner of an Oswego massage parlor has surrended her bodywork establishment license following an alleged prostitution incident at the business.

Oswego School District officials said they had not previously received complaints about Tylor Kinley, a transportation department employee charged last month with possession of child sexual abuse images.

Oswego School District 308 Superintendent Andalib Khelghati asserted Monday that the district cannot legally collect student immigration records.

the Oswego Fire Protection District was dispatched early Sunday morning to the 4400 Block of Bickford Road in the Hunt Club subdivision for a possible structure fire.

The option would utilize the Illinois Railway, which runs through downtown Oswego, Yorkville and Montgomery.

Village trustees have raised the question of why the majority of the commercial space on the building’s ground level that fronts Washington Street remains vacant.

The owner of an Oswego massage parlor along with one of its employees have been charged in connection with an alleged prostitution incident.

Oswego Community Unit School District 308's Makerspaces foster creativity, collaboration and critical thinking among students.

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Like turning off a faucet, the Trump Administration’s wish-washy freeze on federal grants and loans has the potential to leave Yorkville’s Lake Michigan water project running a little dry.

At the Jan. 21 Oswego Village Board meeting, village trustees unanimously approved a $37,000 professional services agreement with civil engineering company HR Green to conduct the study.