Oswego Police Chief Jason Bastin noted that while the police department can address certain offenses via state statute, a more restrictive ordinance would address where e-scooters and e-bikes can be operated and by whom.

Jamar E. Clinton, 22, of Oswego, is charged with two felony counts of intimidation, a criminal damage to property felony, and an aggravated battery to a police, according to police.

Encryption of police radio channels will ensure that real-time law enforcement communications are accessible only to authorized personnel.

Kendall County volunteer and Oswego resident Tom Kopacz earned a 2025 Outstanding Illinois Master Gardener Award.

Food pantries across northern Illinois have already been anticipating an increase in demand as a result of almost $200 billion in cuts in the next 10 years to the SNAP program.

The 71 Reasons and More Foundation plans to use the funds to raise mental health awareness within the local youth community and offer students multiple scholarship opportunities.

Bolingbrook hosted Oswego East for a varsity football game on Friday, Oct. 31.

Darryl Lee Jr., 19, of Kankakee, faces 11 felony counts, including first-degree murder, concealment of homicidal death and armed robbery.

The theme of the public forum is “Collaborating for the Future: Our Students, Our Spaces, Our Growth."

The display, called Raven Hills Cemetery, at 224 Presidential Boulevard earned top honors in the Oswegoland Park District’s 2025 Halloween House Decorating Contest

The store will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. that day. Free T-shirts and stickers will be given to the first 100 customers starting at 2 p.m.

During a recent Oswego School Board meeting, staff presented board members with the district’s annual safety and security update.

Ed Perry of Montgomery said he and his neighbors had no idea the Halloween haunted house experience they started six years ago would become an annual tradition.

Use this guide for trick-or-treat times in Kendall County.

Long Beach Elementary School, Oswego High School and Oswego East High School all saw extensive damage during the storms, including flooding.

Monday was the first day for candidates from established parties to file election petitions for the March 17, 2026 primary. The last day is Nov. 3.

The Plainfield Village Board unanimously approved the new agreement at its Oct. 20 board meeting and the Oswego Village Board unanimously approved the agreement at its Oct. 21 board meeting.

Village trustees reviewed the latest plans for the former Traughber Junior High School property during their Oct. 21 Village Board meeting.

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

Antonio L. Alexander, 48, has been charged with burglary, theft, resisting a police officer and obstructing a police officer. He is in custody at the Kendall County Jail.

Darryl Lee Jr., 19, of Kankakee, faces 11 felony counts, including first-degree murder, concealment of homicidal death and armed robbery.

The suspect has been taken into custody. At approximately 5 a.m., Oswego Police were called to the Chick-fil-A restaurant for a report of a stabbing.

Two decades in the making, the Marquis Pointe subdivision in Montgomery is finally being built out. Developers DR Horton are listing available homes in the $450,000-$470,000 range.

In May, the Oswegoland Park District announced it had acquired the long-vacant Esporta Fitness center at 201 Ogden Falls Boulevard along Route 34 in Oswego.

The village of Oswego has had its current website since the end of 2019. The village is working with Granicus, which has been the village’s website vendor since 2019, on redesigning the website.

Developer JM Development has reduced the number of units from 239 units to 202 units on the 12.34 acre property in Oswego. That includes 172 apartments and 30 townhouses.

State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit of Oswego is calling for the release of the remaining 2% of higher education funding that she argues is “money that was already promised" to Illinois colleges and universities.

The Village Board is set to discuss the issue at its 6 p.m. Nov. 4 Committee of the Whole meeting. Several residents talked about the problem at a recent Village Board meeting.

Earlier this year, village trustees unanimously approved plans for the 12,500-square-foot grocery store. Benderson Development Company, LLC. plans to build a grocery store along with another building.

The Oswego High School football team hosted Oswego East Friday night in a crosstown matchup.

Oswego School District 308 not coordinating with federal representatives, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Take Back the Night, held to raise awareness and promote prevention of domestic violence, was hosted by Mutual Ground in partnership with law enforcement agencies across Kendall County.

Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego has installed bollards and parking stops in front of its main entrance after a 2-year-old boy was killed this summer when a car crashed through the main entrance.

Owned and operated by the village of Oswego, Venue 1012 opened in August 2021. Plans for Venue 1012 started to take shape after local business owner Kevin Fialko donated a three-acre plot of land to the village.

The Chicago Bears are poised to move to the suburbs. But are Illinois lawmakers – and local taxpayers – going to help them do it?

Dist. 308 is offering a series of community meetings as it puts together a master facility plan for the district to address current and future facility needs. The meetings, which started in September, will continue this month.

The enhanced traffic enforcement efforts were part of the Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program. The campaign took place between Oct. 1, 2024 and Sept. 30, 2025.

Portillo’s is in the process of installing protective barriers in front of the restaurant, including bollards. A bollard is a short vertical post used to manage traffic and parking around areas where there are a lot of pedestrians.

Minooka hosted Oswego for a varsity football game on Friday, Oct. 10.

The new comprehensive plan will guide the village’s growth and investment for the next decade, according to village officials.

The joint open house will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 11 at Oswego Fire Protection District’s Station 1, 3511 Woolley Road, Oswego, and the Oswego Police Department, 3355 Woolley Road, Oswego. Both buildings are located next to each other.

Oswego police have been investigating what caused the driver of a 2011 Lincoln MKZ Sedan to crash into the entrance. The vehicle was driven by a 50-year-old woman from Canton, Michigan, who was the only occupant in the vehicle, police said.

With graduating college students nationwide struggling to find adequate employment, the keywords during ‘College Night’ at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove was “adaptability” and “accessibility.” More than 100 public and private colleges networked with students.

The contest is part of a series of activities the village is planning to celebrate the United States’ 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026.

The Kendall County Sheriff’s Office announced the results of its enhanced traffic enforcement efforts conducted between Oct. 1, 2024 and Sept. 30, 2025.

The annual Fox Fall Fest in downtown Oswego on Sunday, Oct. 5 helped welcome fall with a number of family-friendly activities.

Oswego has announced the dates for the village’s final brush collection and first leaf pickup.

You won’t want to miss the Waa Kee Sha History Hike set for Saturday, Oct. 11, starting at 10 a.m. at the park, 4700 Reservation Road, Oswego.

Fox Fall Fest is organized by the Oswego Chamber of Commerce and Oswego Downtown Association.

The road projects are scheduled to take place over five years, beginning in 2026 or 2027 in Crest Hill, Joliet, Oswego, Plainfield, and Romeoville.