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The city of Yorkville has two more large data center projects being proposed. Up for votes on Tuesday is the 540-acre Project Steel and the Meyer data center.

Kids scrambled across downtown Plano, collecting plastic eggs with treasurers from local businesses

Originally, the HomeGoods store was to locate in the former Lowe’s Garden Center in the Prairie Market shopping center along U.S. Route 34. However, those plans fell through.

One of the first lessons we learn, or should learn, as young adults is that the only thing that remains constant in life is change.

Voting runs through Now through April 12 in the Kendall County Best of the Fox.

The Parksmith Run development is being planned on land that at one time had housed the popular Oswego Drag Raceway, which operated from 1955 to 1979.

Minooka Community High School inducted 26 students into the Spanish National Honor Society on March 4, 2026.

Engineering Enterprises Inc., of Sugar Grove, is requesting a 5% per hour rate increase. EEI is the main engineering firm Yorkville partners with when awarding contracts for engineering services on infrastructure projects.

Oswego East softball won big in its season opener, Oswego baseball rolled to a win plus Southwest Prairie Conference girls indoor track in Saturday's roundup.

A resident’s lawsuit filed against the city of Yorkville to halt the 1,037 acre Project Cardinal data center is heading closer to a settlement. The final agreement between the attorneys is subject to approval by City Council.

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

The spring series begins April 7, with sessions to help with building gardens and get spring moving.

Owen Horeni swept the 800 and 1,600 to lead Yorkville's boys track and field team to second place at the Southwest Prairie Conference meet and Sandwich baseball was a winner in Friday's roundup.

The 20-acre site was originally intended as a 42-acre, 312-unit townhome project in Yorkville.

This event is The Conservation Foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year and features dinner, a silent auction and live entertainment.

According to unofficial results from the election, 20,392 people of 95,605 registered voters in Kendall County voted in the election, resulting in a voter turnout of 21.33%.

Gabe Sanders threw six shutout innings to lead Yorkville baseball past Geneva in its season opener, Azaleah Salgado recorded a hat trick in a Plano soccer win and Newark baseball was also a winner in Thursday's roundup.

Several Yorkville residents have voiced concerns about possible pollution into nearby residential areas

The 2026 season opens on Wednesday, March 25, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 22.

Work is nearing completion on the Mary M. Subat Nature Center in the Subat Forest Preserve in Plano and the Hoover-Fox River Bluffs trail connection.

Yorkville Christian senior guard and SIU-Edwardsville commit Jayden Riley, who became the second player in program history to score 2,000 career points and led the Mustangs to 23 wins, regional title and sectional final, is the Record Newspapers Player of the Year.

Here is the 2025-2026 Record Newspapers All-Area boys basketball team.

Yorkville Public Library Hour is open Monday through Saturday, The library is hosting these special events in April.

Due to the heavy rainfall preceding Sunday’s snow, the Public Works Department will delay all three planned flushing weeks to allow the ground more time to dry.

Unofficial final numbers show voters in Yorkville school district rejected the $275 million bond proposal by a two-to-one margin.