Joey Weslo

In art imitating life, a new mural coming to Batavia will tout “A City of Good Energy,” and community members are invited to help paint the south wall of The Comedy Vault.

Construction crews are excavating the downtown area in Yorkville this fall as the town pushes ahead on work for the $100 million Lake Michigan water sourcing project. The work is being scheduled later in the year to avoid affecting outdoor dining.

Thirty-five years ago, the F5 1990 Plainfield Tornado devastated the area, killing 29 people, injuring more than 353, with around $380 million today in damages across Plainfield, Oswego, Crest Hill and Joliet.

Lining up along the baseline, the entire Yorkville High School girls tennis program hammered ceremonial first serves to celebrate the grand opening of the school’s new $1.8 million tennis complex.

After winning $200,000 on an Illinois Lottery scratch-off ticket from a Jewel-Osco in Oswego, Clarence Neuenkirchen, a grandfather from Montgomery, couldn’t wait to tell his wife.

Following the rescue of a man suffering cardiac arrest at the Yorkville downtown boat launch earlier this summer, a Yorkville police officer, a local fireman, and a civilian were awarded “Lifesaving Awards” by the city.

Sports Clips Haircuts of Batavia is asking the community to come together to join the fight against pediatric cancer. From Sept. 7-13. the haircutting hotspot is partnering with Cal’s Angels, a non-profit pediatric cancer foundation from St. Charles, to raise funds.

As part of Yorkville's annual Hometown Days Festival, with events running from Thursday to Sunday in Beecher Park, Friday Night belongs to the Swifties.

The Kane County Cougars are hoping their Pope Leo XIV bobblehead giveaway Thursday will put a couple extra angels in the outfield.

A Plano resident was charged with eight felony counts of aggravated DUI and taken into custody by the Plano Police Department following a car crash in June resulting in four passengers being transported to local hospitals with serious injuries.

Yorkville city officials confirmed they are considering amending their recently approved ordinance to fine and possibly imprison the city’s homeless if they repeatedly refuse social services.

Donations for the scholarships were collected during the annual Father Jerry Memorial Golf Outing & Scholarship Awards Banquet on Aug. 17.

After decades of serving the community, a fundraising effort has been launched to save the Plano American Legion Post 395 from closing its doors for good.

Hearing the projected $100 million in utility taxes at full build-out for the 1,037 acre Project Cardinal data center in Yorkville is drastically over-calculated, has neighboring residents saying the noise pollution is not worth it.

Community members are invited to an evening of toe-tapping tunes and barbecue grilling at the Senior Services Associates “Big Band & BBQ Event” in Yorkville.