Joey Weslo

Following debate about roadway setbacks, an amended design for the Beecher Road Solar, LLC, solar farm in Yorkville is once again looking sunny to city officials.

Famous for hitting “the shot,” Hall of Fame Duke basketball legend Christian Laettnerone will be giving students at Yorkville Christian their own shot to learn from one of the best at a youth basketball camp and fundraising dinner.

Families are invited to take photos with the Easter bunny and participate in an Easter egg hunt in Yorkville on Saturday, April 19 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30.

The school district previously opposed the proposal, saying its capacity is already “bursting at the seams” and cannot tolerate any additional students.

A Yorkville man has been charged after he attempted to hire an undercover police officer posing at a hitman to kill a woman, according to a news release from the Yorkville Police Department.

City council approved an $88,950 contract with D Construction, Inc., of Coal City, to relocate a water main located beneath E. Van Emmon Street, was approved by city council at its April 8 meeting.

Plano School District 88 is seeking candidates to fill a vacancy on the board to serve the remainder of a two-year term.

With the incoming Costco expected to be a huge stimulus for Yorkville’s collection of sales taxes, the city has until October to authorize a local sales tax after the elimination of the state’s collection and dispersal system set to take effect on January, 1, 2026.

The city council is set to vote on another 53.7 acres of farmland for demolition and development at their upcoming April 8 meeting.

Four weeks have passed since the Yorkville city council tabled a large townhome development after a representative of the Yorkville 115 school district said their classrooms could not handle any more capacity and were already “bursting at the seams.” The vote is up again.

A new office building to house the Brenda Holzer Memorial Foundation, located near the northeast corner of Route 47, is expected to open in late 2025. The nonprofit has raised more than $50,000 to help children with disabilities.

Band manager Linda Schielke said the art of rediscovering a passion for music opens something beautiful within each of the band’s musicians.

The Yorkville Knights of Columbus and the Yorkville American Legion are hosting a Lenten Fish Fry on every Friday during Lent at the Yorkville American Legion Hal.

Using first-in-the-world technology to double their amount of bugs, the Yorkville-Bristol Sanitary District is the center of attention in the wastewater world, saving the city $19 million in expansion costs in the process.

It’s looking like incumbents will rule the day for Waubonsee Community College board of trustees.