Kendall County News - Shaw Local

The Yorkville City Council voted at 12:51 a.m. Tuesday in favor of a 1,037-acre project the city says will redefine the town’s future.

To remind motorists of the dangers of impaired driving and to help keep the streets safe, area police departments are teaming up with the Illinois State Police and Illinois Department of Transportation for a traffic safety campaign running March 13 through March 23.

Here is the 2025-26 Record Newspapers all-area girls basketball team.

Oswego East senior and Illinois Wesleyan commit Aubrey Lamberti, who this season became the program's all-time leading scorer and averaged 16.7 points and 7.5 rebounds as a senior, is the Record Newspapers Player of the Year for the second straight season.

The property assessment equalization factor, commonly called the “multiplier,” is used to ensure uniform property assessments among Illinois counties, as required by state law.

The purpose of flushing water mains is to clear sediment from the water lines and is essential for maintaining water quality.

Residents should look out for large size hail and wind speeds gusting up to 75 mph, the National Weather Service said.

Storms are expected to develop in the late afternoon and there is a flash flood watch through 3 a.m. Wednesday.

Sandwich junior Cooper Corder, who won the Class 1A 150-pound state championship to cap a 43-1 season, is the Record Newspapers Boys Wrestler of the Year.

Darryl Lee Jr., 20, is charged with killing a man using a hammer and knife and injuring another person Oct. 22 at the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Oswego. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Officials said the district’s goal is to ensure that students who need additional academic support will continue to receive it.

The 2026 high school softball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Grande Park Elementary School on March 5 held its fourth annual Diversity Fair, part of its Diversity Spirit Week.

A Romeoville man who crashed into two Oswego police cars early Monday while officers were conducting a traffic stop has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.

As the first exhibition of the 2026–27 season, “en caminos” launches the two-year-long celebration of the Farnsworth House’s 75th birthday.

A Naperville man was charged with two felonies after Yorkville police recovered a loaded handgun and cocaine from his vehicle early Sunday morning.

Oswego School Board members on Monday heard the details of what the transfer of the property to the village of Oswego would involve.

Ninety students with the Oswego East High School’s chapter of Business Professionals of America participated in the recent State Leadership Conference.

This is a collaborative meeting to collect input from the community on local conservation priorities, the Kendall County Soil & Water Conservation District said.

The City Council OK'd a $60,089 contract with EMA, Inc. to conduct a customer billing audit that the city hopes will reduce water that is delivered but “lost”because it is not accurately measured.

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

The Friends of the Plano Library Book Sale will be held Saturday, March 21 through Saturday, March 28.

The developers of the Project Steel and Project Cardinal data center projects in Yorkville submitted up-front checks following the mayor's request. The vote is Monday on Project Steel and the $275 million school referendum remains on March 17 ballot.

At approximately 2:28 p.m., officers were dispatched to a report of a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash. that occurred in the parking lot of 2510 Route 34.

The organization hosts the communal meals every Friday during Lent from 4 to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 9054 E. Veterans Parkway, in Yorkville.