The Illinois River Valley Chapter serves 1.1 million people in five counties including Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, and Will.

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.

A man awaiting trial on charges that he threatened to shoot Barrington Hills police officers is now accused of threatening to harm a McHenry County judge and probation officer.

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

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.

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.

With a resolution passed to preserve the deep body of upstream water resulting from the Fox River dam in St. Charles, the question turns to funding. City Council said it's open to modifying the dam, but did not say how it would cover the project's significant costs.

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.

The Limelight Theatre Company presents the comedy play "Sticker" June 3-6 in Oswego.

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.

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.

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

An Indiana man may serve about a year and eighth months for driving drunk in a 2023 crash that led to a woman’s death and caused serious injuries to other passengers.

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.

A former Joliet Township trustee facing pandemic fraud charges claims he is the subject of vindictive prosecution by the Will County state's attorney. Prosecutors say his attorneys have no evidence to support the claim.

Kendall County’s century of post-Civil War population decline and its subsequent explosive post World War II growth will be the underlying theme at the Little White School Museum program.

Years ago, community celebrations were smaller, farther between, and were designed for the amusement of immediate area residents unlike many of today’s statewide marketed fests.

As another group of freshly graduated college students enters the job market, challenging times may be ahead with slow hiring rates across the country.

Yorkville is debating how many 200-year-old oak trees to cut down along Blackberry Oaks Golf Course as part of its Kennedy Road expansion project to accommodate the growing Grande Reserve subdivision.

Jamal Scott is currently the vice president of Undergraduate Education and dean of the Undergraduate College at National Louis University.

Ryan Paradise, a Northern Illinois graduate who played basketball there and was Marmion basketball coach before running his Basketball Paradise program in the Fox Valley area, has been hired as Yorkville Christian’s athletic director.

A Joliet woman has filed a proposed class action lawsuit in Will County that claims two companies passed the burden of U.S. President Donald Trump’s unlawful tariffs onto consumers.

The Beautification Committee members and volunteer judges will visit all nominated properties and select award recipients on Wednesday, June 17.

Record stories that captured people's attention in years passed.

The vehicle, which the Oswego Public Library District acquired for about $215,000, will travel to schools, homes and other destinations.

A Joliet police officer facing a forgery charge has "separated from employment" with the department as of Friday, according to a department spokesman.

Yorkville Library's June brings a free six-week job training series covering resumes, interviews, and networking, alongside a special performance by an all-female a cappella ensemble.

The Bristol Kendall Fire Protection District in Yorkville has received a $16,173 Small Equipment Grant from the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal.

The grant will allow the district to replace aging extractors at three stations, including one machine that has been in service for more than 20 years.

The Oswego Police Department continues its work to find homes for dogs that are available for adoption. The department held its second annual K9s ‘N Cops adoption event on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

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

Sometime before the 11th century, Chinese breeders domesticated wild peonies, including tree peonies, and bred herbaceous peonies, those we now know as garden peonies. T

Damages to the Plainfield house total about $300,000.

The first phase of the project will pass approximately 4,700 addresses, bringing fiber connectivity to communities including Lisbon, Millbrook, Millington, Montgomery, Newark, Oswego, Plattville and Yorkville.

Catch up on the week’s top Kendall County news in minutes. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you, for the week of May 24-30

A single-family home in Yorkville that sold for $542,000 nears the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kendall County during the past week.

Colin Shields fired a complete-game two-hit shutout with three strikeouts to lead Newark baseball past Yorkville Christian to a regional title, Crew Staudacher tossed a two-hitter with nine strikeouts as Parkview Christian won a regional, and Sandwich lost a lead late in its one.

Plano Library offers free programs for kids and adults through June

The Oswegoland Park District operates three aquatic facilities - the Civic Center in Oswego, Winrock Pool in Montgomery and the Splash Pad in Oswego.

Yorkville senior Owen Horeni ran the fastest Class 800-meter run time in Friday's state track preliminaries in Charleston, while Oswego junior Dontrell Young advanced to Saturday's finals in all three sprints to lead area finalists.

Tommy Stokke, a 2009 Minooka graduate who has coached basketball, both boys and girls, from middle school through varsity assistant, has been hired as the next Yorkville High school girls basketball coach.

Some of the persons to be portrayed include Augustus Adams, founder of the Sandwich Manufacturing Company, which at one time was well-known for its quality agricultural implements that were sold worldwide.

The 2026 Farmstand Trail features nine farm stands spanning Will, Kendall, Grundy and Livingston counties.

Oswego American Legion Post 675's ultimate goal is to move into a new building that would have a banquet hall that would have a minimum capacity of 250 people,

Newark's Eastin McBroom tossed a complete-game four-hitter with eight strikeouts to send the Norsemen past Somonauk to the regional final, and Yorkville Christian's Graham Razum advanced to the Class 1A state track and field finals in the 800-meter run.

Police are searching for a man who is accused of using a skimming device to a credit card terminal at El Ranchito Supermarket in Joliet. Anyone who can identify him should contact a detective at 815-724-3029.