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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.

Years ago, community celebrations were smaller, farther between, and were designed for the amusement of immediate area residents unlike many of today’s statewide marketed fests.

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.

Jamal Scott is currently the vice president of Undergraduate Education and dean of the Undergraduate College at National Louis University.

Ryan Paradise, a Northern Illinois graduate who played basketball there and was Marmion basketball coach before running his Basketball Paradise program in the Fox Valley area, has been hired as Yorkville Christian’s athletic director.

Minooka Community High School Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2026

The Beautification Committee members and volunteer judges will visit all nominated properties and select award recipients on Wednesday, June 17.

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

Ahlivia East was a team manager last year during Oswego's state championship run with a torn ACL from basketball. Monday she delivered a pair of two-run doubles – the first, after Barrington intentionally walked Jaelynn Anthony in front of her – to power a 7-5 supersectional win.

The vehicle, which the Oswego Public Library District acquired for about $215,000, will travel to schools, homes and other destinations.

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.

District 308 officials said they have identified about $317 million in facility needs over the next 10 years across all the district’s schools.

Sometime before the 11th century, Chinese breeders domesticated wild peonies, including tree peonies, and bred herbaceous peonies, those we now know as garden peonies. T

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.

Yorkville sophomore Aiden Kolkmeyer and Oswego junior Dontrell Young both earned All-State honors in three events at the IHSA Boys Track and Field state meet, while Owen Horeni ended his high school career with a second-place finish in the 800-meter run.

Colin Shields fired a complete-game two-hit shutout with three strikeouts to lead Newark baseball past Yorkville Christian to a regional title, Crew Staudacher tossed a two-hitter with nine strikeouts as Parkview Christian won a regional, and Sandwich lost a lead late in its one.

The Oswego Village Board this week approved a $232,716 revolving loan and a $40,000 economic development incentive award for Billy Bricks of Oswego LLC.

Plano Library offers free programs for kids and adults through June

Yorkville senior Owen Horeni ran the fastest Class 800-meter run time in Friday's state track preliminaries in Charleston, while Oswego junior Dontrell Young advanced to Saturday's finals in all three sprints to lead area finalists.

Oswego needed four batters to score two runs Friday, and Jaelynn Anthony and her defense did the rest. The Purdue recruit struck out seven and only allowed one ball to leave the infield, as Oswego beat Plainfield East 2-0 for its third straight sectional championship.

Tommy Stokke, a 2009 Minooka graduate who has coached basketball, both boys and girls, from middle school through varsity assistant, has been hired as the next Yorkville High school girls basketball coach.

Some of the persons to be portrayed include Augustus Adams, founder of the Sandwich Manufacturing Company, which at one time was well-known for its quality agricultural implements that were sold worldwide.

Minooka High Honors Top Performers with Second Semester Recognition.