Kendall County

Plano girls basketball won the championship of the Richmond-Burton Christmas Tournament, Plano wrestling won the Mundelein Duals and Yorkville Christian boys basketball rallied from a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Providence in Saturday's Record Newspapers roundup.

Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ is hosting an essay contest on the meaning of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Plano Methodist Church is holding Christmas Eve services this year.

Oswego Presbyterian Church will host a Styrofoam® recycling event where community members can drop off acceptable foam materials.

Open Roads ABATE assisted in the Plano Rockin' Christmas event and parade.

The Oswegoland Senior and Community Center's annual Cards for Vets project spread holiday cheer to veterans in local senior living facilities.

Maggie Lewandowski scored her 1,000th career point in an Oswego East girls basketball win, Oswego East and Yorkville's boys teams and Plano and Sandwich's girls team were winners, plus Plano girls wrestling results in Friday's roundup.

Scoring in bunches, Kaneland delivered an early knockout punch at Plano on Friday night, overwhelming the Reapers, 75-39.

The Oswego Fire Protection District were dispatched on Dec. 14 to extinguish a car fire that spread into an attached garage fire, threatening the adjourning living residence.

Can Plano recreate its magical run from 2023 at the Plano Christmas Classic that tips off Monday? That, Oswego East set for busy week and return to Hinsdale Classic and Yorkville ready for familiar foe at the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic in boys basketball notes.

The Oswego Fire Protection District and School District 308 partnered for the Toys for Tots program, collecting nearly 7,000 items to spread holiday cheer to local children in need.

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With every one of Yorkville Middle School’s 600 auditorium seats sold out for four consecutive performances of the 16th annual Prism Concert, Justin Heinekamp knows they could have sold out another show based on the calls for tickets he’s had to turn away.

The Yorkville wrestling team improved to 12-0 in duals with a victory over Oswego on Thursday.

A Yorkville man, recently a substitute teacher in District 115, faces solicitation of a child and criminal sexual abuse charges.

Crews are working to restore stoplights at the intersection of Route 34 and Douglas Road in Oswego, but it could take some time.

A bus driver and a student were taken to hospital with minor injuries after a car crashed into a bus Wednesday afternoon in the Yorkville area.

A Montgomery man is being held in La Salle County Jail after allegedly threatening a judge, La Salle County Sheriff Adam Diss said in a Wednesday news release.

Plano and Sandwich boys basketball both picked up conference wins, plus boys bowling results in Wednesday's roundup.

Sandwich junior Sunny Weber – who won the school's first girls cross country state championship – is the 2024 Times Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.

There will be a Holiday Radio Play, Family Workshop Experience and more in Kendall County.

After hosting the 8th annual Shop with a Cop event with the Plano Police Department and local schoolchildren, Chief Norman Allison knows there is a reciprocity of joy spread when one acts out of generosity.

The Little White School Museum in Oswego will be closed from Dec. 24 to 26 for the Christmas holiday.

The village of Oswego is teaming up with other governing bodies to create a path so some Oswego East High School students can safely walk to school.

Junior guard Jayden Riley became the fifth player to score 1,000 career points at Yorkville Christian, scoring 22 of his 34 points in the second half of the Mustangs' 79-54 win over visiting Marquette.

Simeion Harris scored 19 points and Dom Rome 13 in Sandwich's win over Serena, Josie Larson scored 18 as Plano rallied for a win at Woodstock and Dylan Long scored 24 in Newark's loss to Dwight.

Gabe Steele hit a long 3-pointer to end the first half, then scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half as Plano rallied from 13 points down at halftime to stun visiting Ottawa 59-56.

At the Dec. 10 Oswego Village Board meeting, Oswego village trustees unanimously approved hiring Itasca-based Williams Architects to design the new public works building using two different options.

The Sandwich High School Speech Team earned sixth place at the Seneca Irish Invitational, with several individual top finishes.

Chloe Rowe and Josie Larson each posted double-doubles, helping Plano turn away Johnsburg 48-37 and overcame another big game from sensational Skyhawks' freshman Summer Toussaint.

Kendall County property transfers from Aug. 23 to Oct. 24, 2024.

To address vacancy issues on the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Yorkville City Council debated whether a qualified candidate should be allowed to serve on the commission if they live outside of city limits.

The new policy, which takes effect Jan. 1, is an effort by the district to reduce the chance of online threats and to help students focus on their school work.

The Kendall County State’s Attorney has motioned to drop his case against retired Joliet Police Sgt. Javier Esqueda almost two days before his trial was set to begin.

Even though conducting a special census will cost Yorkville around $600,000 more than expected, city officials still approved one because the town’s population increase could bring an extra million dollars annually in tax revenues.

Antoine Gilford, Caidan Ronning and Richie Amakiri each took home individual titles, helping lead Plano to second place behind Yorkville Christian at Plano's Reaper Classic wrestling tournament. Jackson Allen took first for Yorkville Christian.

Ryder Janeczko's 100th career win highlighted Yorkville wrestling winning three duals, Oswego wrestling went 2-1 in duals and Yorkville Christian and Plano boys basketball and Yorkville girls basketball were winners Saturday.

The Little White School Museum will present a radio play of "A Christmas Carol," featuring the story of Ebenezer Scrooge.

With ordinances old and new, Yorkville prepares for all things snow this winter.

Shaylan Preston, 30, was sentenced on Nov. 15 as part of a negotiated plea agreement for the 2022 incident.

Mason Lockett scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half, and Oswego East rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to win at Yorkville 52-48.

On a night when Oswego senior Dasean Patton was honored for scoring his 1,000th career point earlier in the season, Patton scored 20 to lead the Panthers past Minooka. Meanwhile, Dom Rome had a double-double in Sandwich's loss to Johnsburg.

A planned development in Yorkville, Heartland Meadows West, is raising concerns from some city officials and neighbors who argue the area near Kendall Marketplace already features a high concentration of commercial properties.

Yorkville senior guard Lainey Gussman scored a career high for the second time in three games, her 26 points helping the Foxes rally from an early 10-point deficit to beat visiting Oswego East 63-59 in the Southwest Prairie Conference.

Oswego and Yorkville won conference duals, Plano split two conference duals and Dylan Long scored 24 points to lead Newark basketball past Indian Creek in Thursday's roundup.

The Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist celebrated the season with its 20th annual display of 50 nativity sets from around the world.

Retiring Oswego Deputy Police Chief Chris Biggs was honored at the Dec. 10 Oswego Committee-of-the-Whole meeting.

The death of Oswego and Westmont restaurateur Matthew Verde has left a void in both communities

The Yorkville Board of Education unanimously approved an $84 million tax levy.

Plano residents can expect to see a decrease in the city portion of the property tax bill.