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Kendall County Highway Departmentvwill hold an informational meeting on the project at Plainfield South High School on May 20.

Plano's girls track team won its Field of Dreams Invite and the boys team was second, and Oswego, Oswego East and Yorkville Christian baseball, Yorkville, Oswego and Oswego East softball and Yorkville volleyball were winners Thursday.

Oswego goalkeeper Kyla Baier turned away all four shots she saw in penalty kicks, and Jordyn Washington scored two goals in regulation as the Panthers beat Waubonsie Valley 4-2 in PKs to stay unbeaten on the season.

Oswego Township distributed funding to organizations providing senior support, food assistance, and community outreach.

Oswego village trustees have unanimously approved the 25,000-square-foot building proposed in the Prairie Market East shopping center at the intersection of U.S. Route 34 and Fifth Street.

America’s Best Restaurants is a national media firm focused on highlighting independent restaurants. America’s Best Restaurants was at the restaurant on April 21 to film an episode for its YouTube channel.

Yorkville senior Kayla Kersting, who batted .750 (9-for-12), with three doubles, a triple, a home run, nine runs scored and seven RBIs in four wins last week, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Josh Welge.

Jaelynn Anthony tossed a complete-game three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts to lead Oswego softball to a win at Plainfield North, plus Sandwich baseball and softball, Oswego East softball and Yorkville Christian baseball results.

A Plainfield woman has been charged with multiple felonies after a police investigation alleges she engaged in sexual conduct with a minor in Yorkville.

Two Oswego favorite spring events will be coming back this weekend to Prairie Point Community Park.

At Tuesday's Oswego Village Board meeting, village trustees voted against granting a special use permit for a self-storage facility at the site. The proposal called for the construction of six storage structures.

Ellie Fox struck out 12, Austyn Strike hit a grand slam and Alyssa Muhlbach a two-run homer in a Yorkville softball win, Plano's Julian Gates homered twice in a 19-17 loss, plus Oswego and Yorkville baseball, Sandwich softball and Newark baseball and softball results.

Logan Huegel homered for the second straight day, and third time in five games, and Ian Datwyler also went deep as visiting Plainfield North blasted past Oswego East 17-1 in five innings to take the first two games of the Southwest Prairie West series.

Something for everyone: Plano Library unveils diverse spring programming for children and adults

Four Minooka Community High School students have earned Director Awards from the Grundy Area Vocational Center (GAVC) in Morris for outstanding classroom performance.

A pedestrian killed by a vehicle in Montgomery on April 16 has been identified as Javier Diaz, 40, of Chicago. Diaz was identified by the Kane County Coroner.

Before seeds and transplants make their way into the ground, taking time to properly prepare your garden bed can set the stage for healthier plants, higher yields, and fewer headaches later in the season.

Yorkville resident Alicia Castillo announced she is running for mayor because she sees a lack of affordable housing, minimal social services, high taxes and low employment opportunities.

Gabe Sanders and Frankie Pavlik combined on a seven-hitter with nine strikeouts in Yorkville baseball's win over Minooka, Oswego baseball beat Bolingbrook in its Southwest Prairie West opener and more in Monday's roundup.

Speed is always the name of the game for Oswego sophomore Adalynn Fugitt, but her tools aren't limited to her feet. She checked all the boxes – speed, power and pitching – with three doubles at the plate and six strikeouts in the circle in a 10-0 win over Oswego East Monday.

A saturation patrol roll call on April 18 hosted by Mothers Against Drunk Driving in Illinois and Missouri focused on getting impaired drivers off the road.

The Illinois State Board of Elections released final vote totals Friday in the March 17 primary. Here are the results for Kendall County races.

Two people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries following a three-vehicle crash in Yorkville on April 16. The impact caused one of the vehicles to roll over and collide with a third vehicle.

The burglary happened in the area of Big Rock Boulevard and Mill Road in Yorkville, according to Yorkville police.

Studies show that children from lower-income households have a 79% likelihood of having low to no swimming ability.