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Yorkville City Administrator Bart Olson gave a presentation earlier this month to the Plano School Board to discuss the influx of property tax dollars that could be coming its way.

This support will go directly toward car repairs for Grundy County residents who rely on their vehicles to get to work and are SNAP or Medicaid recipients.

A suspect is in custody and Oswego police are continuing their investigation, but police are not disclosing information about the suspect at this time.

Yorkville, coming off its fifth consecutive conference championship, is set to start the wrestling postseason this weekend along with Oswego and Oswego East with a Class 3A regional at Moline, while Sandwich and Yorkville Christian have high hopes at Class 1A regionals.

Pinpoint Physical Therapy will host a lunch-and-learn on workplace ergonomics on Tuesday, Feb. 3, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Montgomery Village Hall, 200 N. River St.

Police were dispatched to the 400 block of Valentine Way early Tuesday afternoon and found a woman unresponsive, according to a news release from the Oswego Police Department.

Ethan Vahl scored 23 points to lead Oswego boys basketball past Romeoville, Joey Jakstys' 22 points paced Yorkville past Joliet Central, Oswego East lost to Joliet West on a buzz-beater, Plus Plano, Yorkville and Yorkville Christian girls basketball results in Tuesday's roundup.

Glenbard East senior Danny Snyder received his coach's message to be aggressive Tuesday night, scoring 11 of his 18 points in the decisive fourth quarter of the Rams’ 86-78 win over Yorkville Christian.

Plano senior guard Eric Nunez, who hit 10 3-pointers in a game at Sandwich as a sophomore, hit five threes and scored a season-high 17 points on Tuesday, leading the visiting Reapers to their third win of the season over the Indians, 58-47.

Three employees were recognized during the Montgomery Village Board meeting on Monday, Jan. 26. In total, approximately 20 peer nominations were received.

Cody Sales, 30, received 29 years on the charge of first-degree murder and an additional one year on the charge of aggravated animal cruelty.

District 308's immediate concerns are at Grande Park and Southbury elementary schools, which are approaching capacity.

On Monday, a reheat coil in an office area at Traughber Junior High in Oswego burst, leading to significant water accumulation in carpeted areas.

Kendall Animal Control said a $25 to $100 fine would be charged on the first offense.

Much has been in the news lately about “exploding trees”, caused by the extreme cold temperatures. But is this something to be worried about?

Plano Public Library’s winter programs include writer's group, yoga, book club, painting class and more.

The majority of the calls the fire district responded to last year were medical calls. The district responded to 5,057 medical calls and 55 building fires in 2025.

The dangerous weather conditions will continue Monday with wind chills falling into the 15 to 25 below range, the National Weather Service said.

After trying for almost two years to purchase part of Blackberry Oaks Golf Course for expanding Kennedy Road, the city of Yorkville is reaching for another club in its bag – eminent domain.

The logo will be used on official Oswego250 merchandise, promotions and more

The Knights of Columbus God’s Divine Mercy Council #14463 announces their annual Free Throw Champions

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.

Oswego East’s Derek Zahorak bowled the high series of 1,363, leading the Wolves to the sectional championship. That and Sandwich boys basketball beat Marengo in Saturday's roundup.

DePaul recruit Mason Lockett heated up after a slow start to score 24 points, but New Trier overwhelmed Oswego East 82-51 in the first of four games at the When Sides Collide Shootout on Saturday at Benet.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the Yorkville Flower Shop debuted its renovated, award-winning floral shop during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The business has served the community for 25 years.