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This city of Yorkville is hosting a public hearing for the annexation agreement amendment during the June 9 City Council meeting.

The city of Yorkville applied for and received a Local Project Funding grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation.

A local educator has been appointed to serve on the city’s Fire and Police Commission by the Yorkville mayor. Multiple members were also reappointed to the city's Library Board and the Park Board.

The Quilters Dozen Quilting Club are now selling tickets for this year’s handcrafted PrairieFest Quilt. A winning raffle ticket will be chosen at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 15.

The 73 districts receiving grants provide fire protection to about 250,000 Illinois residents, primarily in rural areas of Illinois.

Work recently started on the construction of a roundabout at Wolfs Crossing and Douglas Road in Oswego as part of a continuing effort to improve safety and ease traffic congestion along the road.

The Montgomery Historic Preservation Commission invites residents and visitors to discover the heritage of the community during a free historical presentation.

Standing in the dugout in the bottom of the seventh, Oswego sophomore Adalynn Fugitt never got her final at-bat of the season. But the second baseman is ready to lead the Panthers forward after finishing fourth at state.

Edith Farnsworth House, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in Plano secured grants from two national foundations for its Mexican Modernism programming this year.

Xiwen Chen, who just completed fifth grade at Prairie Point Elementary School in Oswego, partnered with his father to showcase his passion for animals in a unique way this past school year.

Yorkville Public Library will hold Stories in the Park at Town Square in June and July.

Growing a pollinator garden with flowering plants is one simple way Illinois residents can make a meaningful environmental impact at home.

Oswego senior shortstop Kennedy Gengler has seemed to have the knack for clutch hitting in the postseason, and did again Friday with two hits and an RBI, but Mundelein scored five runs in the first inning and went on to a 13-3 win in the Class 4A semifinal.

Event organizers said Yorkville's inaugural Pride Festival is dedicated to “honoring diversity and fostering a deep sense of belonging.”

At Tuesday’s Oswego Village Board meeting, trustees are set to approve an agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct the special census. The special census is estimated to cost $977,448.

The two new facilities represent the first phase of Minooka Community High School's $82 million, multi-year facilities plan aimed at expanding educational opportunities and preparing students for success in college and careers.

State Rep. Jed Davis, R- Yorkville, introduced legislation that has not advanced in Springfield, but he said his proposal of public referendums before city data center approval must enter the statewide conversation.

Yorkville Library brings adults together with free classes, workshops, and events designed to build skills, advance careers, and celebrate community.

Separated by 9 years, Oswego sisters Hailey and Sophie Morland seem inseparable in softball. Hailey is in her fourth year as assistant coach while Sophie is a freshman third baseman as the Panthers return to state for the third straight year. 'It makes my heart want to explode.'

At the May 27 Oswego Library Board meeting, trustees approved the purchase of a four-bedroom house at 55 N. Madison St. for $514,999. The 2,268 square-foot house was built in 1904.

Oswego sophomore Adalynn Fugitt, who was 8-for-11 with four runs scored across three playoff wins to help lead Oswego back to state for the third straight year, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Chase Dykstra was dominant on the mound and Fulton capitalized on seven Parkview Christian errors to win 12-1 in five innings in a Class 1A Putnam County Sectional semifinal Wednesday.

Oswego School District 308 officials said they have identified about $317 million in facility needs over the next 10 years across all the district’s schools.

The festival will be from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 12, in Montgomery's downtown area along Fox River.

Bedding plants are typically annuals – plants that complete their lifecycle in one season – but may include biennials, which are plants that complete growth in two seasons, as well as perennials, which are long-lived plants.