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Yorkville baseball rode a nine-run first inning past Oswego East, Oswego baseball split two games with Minooka, and Yorkville Christian baseball and Oswego East softball were winners Tuesday.

With Yorkville residents staring down 20% annual water hikes over the next five years, the city announced some other infrastructure fees are staying put. However, YBSD wastewater fees are being hiked 5% for residents and 10-20% for non-residents.

The Illinois distracted driving campaign was funded with federal traffic safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

As we get into the yearlong celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, it might be interesting to take a brief look at what was going on right here in the Fox River Valley 250 years ago.

The IHSA has released the girls soccer playoff schedule. Here are pairings for Kendall County-area teams.

Griffin Somlock was 5 for 5 and Cash White homered in a Sandwich baseball win and Sandwich softball was also a winner Monday.

The scammer tells the victim that officers are waiting to arrest them if they do not pay the fee on the phone.

Meals on Wheels for Northern Illinois delivers more than 1.1 million meals annually to older adults across suburban Cook, Grundy, Kendall, and Will counties, the organization said.

The crews responded about 11:02 a.m. May 2 to the 1800 block of Candleberry Lane. No one was injured in the fire.

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

The Yorkville Public Library is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Curbside service is available.

More than 450 high school students from 22 high schools across Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, and DuPage counties attended.

Jayden Ruth won the 100, 200 and anchored the winning 4x100 relay to lead Yorkville to the Red Ribbon Classic title, Oswego East won the Palatine Relays, Oswego East softball scored eight runs in the seventh for a comeback win and Yorkville Christian baseball won in a walkoff.

Oswego East won its third consecutive boys title at the Palatine Relays while Hersey fended off York to win the girls crown in a tightly contested battle.

Moving into the height of roadway construction season, the city of Yorkville approved another $3.8 million in improvements, ranging from roadway resurfacing and concrete patching.

The warmer temperatures also bring the return of insect and disease pests. How can we keep one step ahead of these unwanted visitors?

Oswego's Dontrell Young won the 200 and 400 in record times and took second in the 100, leading the Panthers to second at their Roger Wilcox Invite, Oswego East girls track was fourth at the Glenbard North Weber Invite, and Jacsen Tucker homered twice in an Oswego East win.

Wine on the Fox is presented by john greene Realtor. Proceeds from the event help offset the cost of Oswego’s annual event programming and provide community amenities throughout the year.

Yorkville police said the campus is now open and functioning normally.

Motorists should expect delays while traveling on U.S. Route 34 through the downtown area between 10 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Saturday and between 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

Yorkville baseball finished off a three-game sweep of Oswego, Yorkville Christian's Phoenix Oliver tossed a complete-game one-hitter at Plano, and Oswego East and Parkview Christian baseball and Oswego, Oswego East and Yorkville softball all won big Thursday.

Walmart will be closed for business in Montgomery until further notice, the village of Montgomery states in a Facebook post.

Oswego junior Dontrell Young, who won the 100 and took second in the 200 to be named Athlete of the Meet at Wheaton Warrenville South’s Red Grange Invitational, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Josh Welge.

Eastin McBroom struck out 17 and Shawn Seyller hit a walk-off single in Newark's 2-1 win over Earlville, Yorkville softball scored five runs in the sixth and two in the seventh to rally past Minooka, and more in Wednesday’s Record Newspapers sports roundup.

The jaws of life and a medevac helicopter emergency landing were demonstrated to Yorkville High School students to show – when it comes to drunk driving – just one bad decision can shatter an entire community. Students said they hope the demonstration “shocks” and inspires.