Kendall County

A Will County judge allowed the jail release of a Plainfield man facing charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child after ruling there were conditions that could mitigate his danger to the alleged victims.

Construction is scheduled to begin soon on a QuikTrip gas station convenience store on the northeast corner of Route 47 and Route 71 in Yorkville.

State Rep. Jed Davis is hosting a blood drive on Feb. 13 in partnership with the Versiti Blood Center of Illinois.

Despite opposition from residents that another commercial development in Yorkville isn't needed because of already vacant storefronts, the city council gave the project the green light.

Several Kendall County school districts have canceled classes or moved to e-learning Tuesday following predictions of extreme cold weather.

Brooke Spychalski had 18 points and Madi Spychalski 13, and Yorkville hit 14 3-pointers to beat Naperville at the Batavia MLK Shootout. That and more in Monday's roundup.

Save three lives with Plano Library's blood drive.

Kendall County property transfers from Sept. 23, 2024, to Jan. 8, 2025.

Illinois state law generally prohibits local law enforcement from participating in immigration enforcement, according to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.

Following last week’s debate in which a potential data center developer challenged Yorkville’s city rules on setbacks from roadways and residential areas, the issue for another planned data center was kicked further down the road by city officials.

Lake Michigan helped define the region, for Native Americans and the later European settlers.

The Oswego School District 308 Board of Education and Superintendent Khelghati recognized the November PRIDE winners from several district schools.

After some residents’ complaints of safety concerns, changes are coming to parking restrictions in Yorkville along Bailey Road.

The overall goal of the community engagement unit is to improve the quality of the community, Oswego Police Chief Jason Bastin said.

Yorkville wrestlers took fourth at the Illini Classic with individual champions Jack Ferguson, Luke Zook and Luke Chrisse, and Newark and Yorkville Christian boys basketball were both winners in Saturday's roundup.

The secret history of Chapel on the Green’s involvement with the Underground Railroad is coming to life with a free presentation in Yorkville at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, 107 W. Center Street.

Plano boys basketball rallied from 10 points down at halftime to beat Johnsburg, Sandwich came back from eight down at half to beat Woodstock, Yorkville won to snap a six-game losing streak and Oswego East and Newark were also winners Friday.

Several Kendall County offices will be closed and moved in the coming days to prepare for a $9.9 million renovation of the downtown Yorkville building.

City officials in Yorkville are investing near half-a-million dollars under your feet, replacing and upgrading the city’s sanitary sewer system.

PrairieFest will take place from June 12-15 at PrairieFest Park, 91 Plank Drive in Oswego.

Yorkville wrestling clinched its fourth straight Southwest Prairie Conference title with a win over Plainfield North, Oswego won its dual with Oswego East, plus Oswego East and Yorkville girls basketball won big and Oswego Co-op swimming won a dual in Thursday's roundup.

Woodstock’s Taqi Baker wasn’t sure if he could wrestle during Thursday’s Kishwaukee River Conference dual meets at Sandwich. He proved to be healthy enough to go, battling back from a prior injury to top Jakob Gruca by 3-0 decision that helped the Blue Streaks get past Sandwich.

Solar farms are on the agenda again, with one proposed along a corridor in Yorkville that is rapidly transitioning from agricultural to manufacturing, and another in unincorporated land just outside city limits. City officials are debating setbacks from major roads.

Parents Defending Education filed the complaint on Jan. 13 in regards to a group started at Grande Park Elementary School called The Black Student Alliance Buddies

Yorkville senior Luke Zook joined some lofty company Saturday, his 164th career win passing Nick Stemmet as the program's career wins leader. That, 24-2 Plano enjoying a year to remember and Yorkville Christian takes second at Morton Invite in Joshua Welge's wrestling notebook.

Dylan Long scored 26 points to lead Newark past Aurora Christian, Oswego East boys basketball won again, and Chloe Rowe scored 16 to lead Plano to its 10th straight win, plus Oswego bowling results in Wednesday's roundup.

Oswego Village Trustee Kit Kuhrt wants to reduce tax burden on residents by increasing its efforts to bring new retail development to the village.

There are several exciting upcoming events in Kendall County, including musical performances, special presentations and more.

A former officer who resigned from the Joliet Police Department on March 4, 2024 was charged last fall with domestic battery.

Colleen Murphy, owner of Shear Salon in Yorkville, is the founder of the non-profit, My Body Tells the Truth, which focuses on sexual abuse prevention and education for children. Murphy championed the Child Abuse Notice bill, leading to it becoming state law on Jan. 1, 2025.

Dom Rome's 31 points powered Sandwich to its fourth straight win, Oswego East boys and girls basketball beat Romeoville and Yorkville girls basketball and Newark and Yorkville Christian boys basketball were winners in Tuesday's roundup.

To increase financial transparency, the Yorkville School District 115 is upgrading their monthly treasurer’s report with dynamic online dashboards accessible to the public.

Two students were aboard the bus when it was rear ended at 7:47 a.m. by a Hyundai Santa Fe SUV.

A termination hearing for a Joliet police officer was expected to begin Monday. But a member of the board for the hearing was on a train that was involved in a crash.

Yorkville police are cracking down on downtown speeding after a traffic study showed 86% of vehicles travel at least 37 mph in the 30 mph zone.

Plano's fifth annual Juneteenth celebration has been cancelled.

Yorkville Christian's Jayden Riley decided to involve his teammates in lieu of getting points against Joliet Catholic on Monday night. Eventually he got his points too, scoring 23 as the Mustangs claimed a 94-84 win over the Hilltoppers.

Kendall County property transfers from Nov. 3 to Dec. 30, 2024.

Oswego planning and zoning commissioners have rejected plans to decreasing lot sizes in the proposed Hummel Trails subdivision.

With 2025 underway, here are the stories in Sandwich we'll be following in the new year.

A fifth data center is proposed for Yorkville, with both city officials and developers agreeing the agricultural homesteads that once were are now dominated by an industrial future. The royal flush leaves residents wondering whether the city is playing a winning hand.

To help the most vulnerable among us during the cold winter months, the First Lutheran Church of Plano is collecting care packages, called “Blessing Bags,” for the local homeless.

Kendall County offices were supposed to be moved for a renovation, but that has been delayed until the week of Jan. 20.

Andy Pohlman had a near-near double, leading Oswego East's enormous rebounding edge on Oswego, in the Wolves' 60-46 win Saturday, their 15th straight in the crosstown series.

Oswego East junior Lillie Van Dyke missed many moments on the court the last two years with a torn ACL as a freshman and a partially torn ACL as a sophomore. But she had an unforgettable moment Saturday, her 3-pointer with 10 seconds left sending Oswego East past Oswego 58-56.

Oswego East bowlers were first and Oswego third at Sycamore's Matt Clark Invite, Oswego Co-op swimmers were second at the Hinsdale South Invite, Josie Larson scored 26 points in Plano basketball's 10th straight win and Dom Rome's 21 points paced a Sandwich win.

The United Plattville Association will host a Pizza Night, offering dine in and carry-out options.

Super Bowl Champion Marshawn Lynch, a likely-future Hall of Fame running back, brought his “Beast Mode” attitude to the Yorkville Mars Wrigley factory to see how Skittles are made.

Taron McGowan gave Plano a little kick start late in the first half of Friday’s non-conference game at home against Morris. And he did it with defense along with a fine shooting touch, scoring 25 points to lead the Reapers to a 68-56 victory.

Dom Rome scored 21 points and hit two clutch free throws to lead Sandwich past Rochelle, Mason Lockett scored 16 and Myles Buchanan 12 in an Oswego East win plus results from Yorkville and Yorkville Christian in the Record Newspapers sports roundup.