At their Aug. 19 meeting, Oswego village trustees approved a special use permit for TermiNader Fitness.

The trivia night event will take place Saturday, Aug. 23, at Fox Valley Winery, 59 Main St. in downtown Oswego.

Oswego East was selected in the first week of the T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights contest to receive the grant. Each week, 50 schools are randomly selected to receive the grant, for a total of 450 winners.

It looks like Yorkville is willing to bite the $700,000 bullet with their new 1.5 million-gallon standpipe water tower on the south side of town. The city fears possibly delaying the more than $100 million Lake Michigan water sourcing project if a new site was chosen.

Chicago-based GWC Injury Lawyers filed the two-count lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court. In the first count – wrongful death – the suit seeks more than $50,000 in damages and in the second count – survival act – the suit also seeks more than $50,000.

Teachers will share instructions and assignments through Google Classroom and attendance will be taken at each class.

Woolley Road from Juniper Street to Douglas Road had been closed for the reconstruction project. The opening of the stretch of road had been delayed by almost a month.

Residents can take a step back in time this month during the “Oswego History Tour – Downtown,” beginning at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23.

Yorkville residents recently received 20% increases on their water bills for the $100 million Lake Michigan Water sourcing project. The project is coming in way over estimates.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, although severe storms were moving through the area at the time of the fire. The building has been deemed uninhabitable.

Visit these delicious restaurants in Yorkville and Plano on your next pizza night.

The Oswego Police Department conducted a traffic enforcement campaign from July 8 to Aug. 1. The campaign was part of a statewide effort aiming to reduce highway fatalities and injuries associated with speeding.

It is not known if the driver was having a medical emergency at the time of the crash, Oswego Police Chief Jason Bastin has said. The restaurant recently reopened its drive-thru and dining room and white and orange construction barrels have been placed in front of the building.

Thursday was the first day of the fall semester for Oswego School District 308 students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

The property is located in unincorporated Kendall County and is zoned for agriculture use. At their Aug. 7 meeting, Oswego planning and zoning commissioners unanimously recommended recommended approval of the plans upon rezoning and annexation of the land by the village.

Marquette Management provides property management for more than 14,000 units across eight states. Emblem Oswego is located at 2000 Emblem Circle.

Oswego School District 308's current outstanding long-term debt is more than $274 million, which includes $185.5 million in principal and about $89 million in interest.

Plans are moving forward for a private training and group fitness facility to open in a portion of an industrial building along South Harrison Street in downtown Oswego.

The building that formerly housed longtime Oswego restaurant Danelli’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria for almost 40 years has moved another step toward reopening.

The project is proposed for 3.47 acres at the northern corner of Plainfield and Woolley roads, across the street from the Oswegoland Park District’s Prairie Point Community Park.

Plans are to open the restaurant by the end of August. The Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce plans to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the restaurant from 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 22.

Woodie’s Wings is a quick service spin-off of Woodie’s Flat in Chicago that sells wings, beef fat fries, chicken sandwiches, pretzels, milkshakes and other items.

Skechers is located in a 13,000-square-foot space that formerly housed a Petco store at 3066 Route 34 in the Oswego Commons shopping center.

The Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau is developing a 10-year Destination Development Plan, and resident input is seen as essential to the process.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood told a crowd at a Joliet town hall that she’s received no response from top federal officials regarding a report of a “reckless” immigration enforcement incident in the city. 

National Night Out, an annual event started in 1984, is designed to heighten crime-prevention awareness and generate support for local anti-crime programs. It is held every year on the first Tuesday in August.

The Kane County Coroner’s office is investigating the death of the toddler. Following the crash, the child was taken to Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, where he was pronounced dead.

Starting immediately, the Little White School Museum in Oswego has changed its Friday hours.

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The Oswego School Board is taking the first step in a plan that could eventually raze the former Traughber Junior High School to make way for a 246-unit apartment and townhouse development.

A vacant parcel across the street from the Oswegoland Park District’s Prairie Point Community Park is being eyed for a gas station and quick service restaurant.

The project began June 3 and Woolley Road had been expected to reopen on July 22. That has been pushed back to the end of the day on Aug. 15.

As part of the “2025 National Night Out” festivities, the Village of Montgomery Police Department is visiting nine location throughout the community between 6 and 8 p.m. on August 5.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, will host a series of town halls in every county in Illinois’ 14th District this month, her office announced Friday.

A 2-year-old boy was killed Wednesday when a car crashed into a Portillo’s restaurant in Oswego. Village President Ryan Kauffman shared the link to the GoFundMe page set up for the family.

Roberto "Bobby" Flores died July 26 following a 13-year battle with occupational cancer. A visitation service for Flores was on Aug. 1 at the Dunn Family Funeral Home with Crematory on Douglas Road.

Oswego police are considering the crash at Portillo's restaurant an accident at this point in the investigation. The car was driven by a 50-year-old woman, who survived.

Twelve people were injured after a car drove into a Portillo’s restaurant at 2810 Route 34 in Oswego Wednesday afternoon.

Douglas Road between Route 34 and Wolf Road will be closed to thru traffic from approximately 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., according to a news release from the Oswego Police Department. Funeral procession and related vehicles will be allowed through the closure.

An Oswego man was charged in Kane County with disseminating and possessing child sexual abuse images.

The new facility replaced a building that was built in 1974 as a John Deere dealership facility and acquired by the district in 1986.

Thirteen people were injured and a 2-year-old child was killed Wednesday afternoon when a car crashed into a Portillo’s restaurant at 2810 U.S. Route 34 in Oswego.

Roberto "Bobby" Flores started out as a volunteer with the Montgomery Countryside Fire Protection District, before working for Wheaton and then joining the Oswego Fire Protection District.

At approximately 12:14 p.m. on Sunday, the Oswego Fire Protection District was called for a fire at a house in the 0-100 block of South Bereman Road in Oswego Township.

At its meeting on Monday, the Oswego School Board is set to again discuss a proposal to tear down the former Traughber Junior High School and replace it with 246-unit apartment and townhouse development.

Estimated construction costs for the 2025 annual road maintenance project came in under the proposed budget amounts leaving roughly $427,879 in excess funds.

Join the Oswego Police Department from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 5 at Prairie Point Park for National Night Out.

The Oswegoland Park District purchased the 45,000-square-foot building for $2.55 million. Esporta Fitness closed its doors Oct. 16, 2023.

The Oswegoland Park District Board of Commissioners now plans to launch a search for a new executive director. Betsinger became the park district’s executive director in December 2023.

The Kendall County Association of Chiefs of Police hosted the annual event, which recognizes exceptional law enforcement officers and civilian staff from agencies across the county for their service, bravery, and professionalism.