As the new finance director, Carrie Harrington Echols will oversee the county’s finance department, which oversees budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, audit coordination and long-range financial planning.

Yorkville Public Library will hold Stories in the Park at Town Square in June and July.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup runs through July 19.

Following some hard hitting storms in the area, the city of Yorkville said it has received “complaints about unlicensed solicitors throughout town.”

After a fire ignited on the outside of a garage in Yorkville a homeowner was able to extinguish the flames before they spread to the attached house. The Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District said the hosue remains habitable.

The Yorkville Police Department said a person was taken into custody without incident following a recent alleged home invasion and aggravated battery.

From hot rods to hot dogs, family fun and craft brews, the popular Cruise Nights on the River returns to downtown Yorkville on Friday evening. The events are held monthly.

Juneteenth in Kendall County kicks off in Yorkville on Friday. Organizers say the free festival is designed to promote "a celebration of love and education." The main event is 4-8 p.m. at the Yorkville Congregation United Church of Christ.

During the June 16 Kendall County Board meeting, Johanna Byram, historian with the Amos Kendall chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, presented a plaque recognizing Daniel Burroughs and Henry Misner.

Yorkville officials said the city’s $170 million loan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act has been delayed due to federal staffing shortages and slowdowns.

The city of Yorkville and the Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District took a moment to applaud the decisive actions of two residents who helped save a neighbor’s house from going up in flames.

When the Revolutionary War began in 1775, the Fox Valley was considered part of and was administered from Quebec Province under British rule.

The Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District responded around 7:05 a.m. on June 15 to the 1200 block of Willow Way.

From Capitol News Illinois: A bill that would require the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to consider access to reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare before placing foster children out of state passed the legislature during the last week of session.

The Oswego Public Works Department has been removing debris from public roads and sidewalks.

Mike Ramirez recently opened Needle ‘N Groove Records at 17 Jefferson St. in downtown Oswego. The store had a soft opening on June 7.

Yorkville held a public hearing regarding the proposed amendment requesting the extension but there was no discussion by or further explanation from city staff during the June 9 City Council meeting.

Officials participated in a groundbreaking ceremony at Oswego East High School on Wednesday for a 30-mile, nearly $400 million Lake Michigan transmission main extension to provide Lake Michigan water to the three communities.

After a water main break in a subdivision in Yorkville a few weeks ago, the city is gearing up for an infrastructure overhaul. Workers are replacing older pipes around Illinis Route 126 and also along Game Farm Road and the Beecher Center area.

District 308 officials say the increase is necessary to maintain financial stability of the food service program and offset continuing increases of food, labor and operating costs

Olive Garden will be the first sit-down national chain restaurant in the Kendall Marketplace, according to the city.

Parkview Christian in Yorkville has announced a new athletic director. The role was given to its basketball coach who recently took the team all the way to the championship game.

This city of Yorkville is hosting a public hearing for the annexation agreement amendment during the June 9 City Council meeting.

The city of Yorkville applied for and received a Local Project Funding grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

A local educator has been appointed to serve on the city’s Fire and Police Commission by the Yorkville mayor. Multiple members were also reappointed to the city's Library Board and the Park Board.

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Communities across Illinois are stepping up opposition to data center development as lawsuits, packed meetings, and zoning battles spread, even after state lawmakers failed to advance major regulation of the rapidly growing industry

Shaw Local newspapers received a combined 45 awards in contest categories that included general excellence, photography, news writing, opinion writing and design.

Event organizers said Yorkville's inaugural Pride Festival is dedicated to “honoring diversity and fostering a deep sense of belonging.”

State Rep. Jed Davis, R- Yorkville, introduced legislation that has not advanced in Springfield, but he said his proposal of public referendums before city data center approval must enter the statewide conversation.

Yorkville Library brings adults together with free classes, workshops, and events designed to build skills, advance careers, and celebrate community.

With a resolution passed to preserve the deep body of upstream water resulting from the Fox River dam in St. Charles, the question turns to funding. City Council said it's open to modifying the dam, but did not say how it would cover the project's significant costs.

Kendall County’s century of post-Civil War population decline and its subsequent explosive post World War II growth will be the underlying theme at the Little White School Museum program.

Yorkville is debating how many 200-year-old oak trees to cut down along Blackberry Oaks Golf Course as part of its Kennedy Road expansion project to accommodate the growing Grande Reserve subdivision.

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

Yorkville Library's June brings a free six-week job training series covering resumes, interviews, and networking, alongside a special performance by an all-female a cappella ensemble.

The Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District in Yorkville has received a $16,173 Small Equipment Grant from the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal.

The grant will allow the district to replace aging extractors at three stations, including one machine that has been in service for more than 20 years.

The first phase of the project will pass approximately 4,700 addresses, bringing fiber connectivity to communities including Lisbon, Millbrook, Millington, Montgomery, Newark, Oswego, Plattville and Yorkville.

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A single-family home in Yorkville that sold for $542,000 nears the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kendall County during the past week.

Communities across northern Illinois are weighing billion-dollar data center projects that promise major tax revenue while raising concerns over water use, energy demand and rapid growth

This lawsuit is taking aim at the 540-acre Project Steel and its 16 two-story warehouses to be built over a 20-year construction period along the Eldamain Road corridor in Yorkville.

Prince L. Cunningham was indicted and arrested for the crime on June 14, 2022. He faces a sentence of between 45 and 85 years in prison, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s office said.

The Family First Housing Act would allow owner-occupied residential properties to contain one accessory dwelling unit for a qualifying parent of the homeowner or the homeowner’s spouse.

Residents of Yorkville came out to pay tribute to and remember those who died in service to our country on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026.

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Communities in Kendall and DeKalb counties will be opening their farmers markets for the season.

A single-family home in Yorkville that sold for $516,000 nears the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kendall County during the past week.

Building off last month’s turnout, Riverfront Park in downtown Yorkville is once again transforming into the epicenter of artisan craft goods and support for local small businesses.