Oswego

This Thanksgiving season, the Oswego Police Department is joining the Illinois State Police and local law enforcement agencies to ensure holiday travelers are buckled up and driving sober.

Festivals happening in St. Charles, Woodstock, Elburn, Aurora and many more communities around northern Illinois.

Oswego property owners will see a 5% decrease in the village’s property tax rate next year, bringing the village’s tax rate to its lowest level on record.

The Copley Theatre in Aurora, Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, Sandwich Opera House and more have dazzling holiday productions scheduled in November and December.

Two individuals, an Oswego teen and a 16-year-old male from Woodridge, have been accused of stealing several items at gunpoint at a Woodridge park after arranging to purchase the items from the victim over Snapchat, prosecutors said.

Oswego School Board President LaTonya Simelton, School Board Vice-President Eugene Gatewood, Board Secretary Jared Ploger and board member Jennifer Johnson did not file their nominating petitions by the Nov. 18 deadline. There are four seats open on the board.

With six Republican candidates filing petitions for four seats on the Oswego Village Board, there will be a Republican primary on Feb. 25 prior to the consolidated election on April 1.

A group of Oswego residents is looking to unite the village, Oswegoland Park District and Oswego School District 308 in order to provide improved sports facilities for local teams while at the same time generating revenues for the taxing bodies.

The Toys for Tots Toy Drive aims to bring holiday joy to children in need throughout the community.

The Village of Oswego Christmas Walk presented by Servbank will kick off the holiday season from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 6 in downtown Oswego.

Part of a national trend, Oswego Fire Protection District is having a hard time recruiting new personnel. But officials hope that a new recruitment video narrated by actor Gary Sinise will give them a hand.

Three Oswego Library Board incumbents have filed nominating petitions to run for the April 1 consolidated election.

Dist. 308 parents and community members had the chance to provide their thoughts about the district’s curriculum, facilities and a number of other topics during a recent public forum.

A fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damage Tuesday afternoon to a four-unit townhouse in the 100 block of South Concord Drive in Oswego.

The Oswego American Legion Post 675 held its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11 at the Oswego Veterans Memorial Plaza in downtown Oswego

The Kendall Area Transit will be able purchase new vehicles and make other improvements as a result of communities that use the service agreeing to increase funding to the agency.

Oswego School District 308, the village of Oswego and Oswego Township Road District are looking at sharing the cost of installing a sidewalk to ensure that students can walk safely from Ogden Falls subdivision to nearby Oswego East High School.

A seat on the Oswego Village Board is proving popular enough that there will be a primary in February before the April election.

Oswego American Legion Post 675 will host its annual Veteran Day Ceremony to honor all who have served our country Monday.

Oswego Police are looking for a man who allegedly exposed himself.

The Oswego School Board is looking at approving a $66,000 contract ($3,000 per school) to conduct a hazardous walking route assessment for the district.

The Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce and Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a Multi-Chamber Ribbon Cutting to celebrate the opening of Guild Mortgage.

Eight Oswego high school students have been named semifinalists in the 2024-2025 National Merit Scholarship Corporation Program.

Village Board on Your Block offers an opportunity for community members of all ages to engage directly with village leaders and discuss important issues impacting their neighborhoods.

The Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 1 helped celebrate the grand re-opening event for the Whitetail Ridge Golf Dome.

Oswego schools may be making the grade, but officials are still looking for areas to improve.

This week, the Illinois State Board of Education released school- and district-level data showing what percentage of Kendall County students were considered proficient in math and reading last year. Check out this chart to see if that's an improvement over the prior year.

Jose Juarez-Hernandez, 69, was sentenced on Oct. 25 for two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning will be putting together a bicycle and pedestrian plan for Oswego.

Those attending the joint open house of the Oswego Fire Protection District and Oswego Police Department on Oct. 26 learned about fire safety and police work.

Earlier this month, Guild Mortgage celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony in Oswego with community members and both the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce.

“March for Mark” will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Oswegoland Senior and Community Center in Oswego. The event is organized by the 71 Reasons and More Foundation, whose mission is to bring mental health and suicide awareness into local schools.

A list of some of the best pizza in Kane, Kendall, McHenry, DeKalb counties and the Illinois Valley area, as voted on by Shaw Local News Network audiences.

Venue 1012 opened in Oswego in 2021, and has seen growth in the years since. This year's season kicked off with 3,500 people to see a Taylor Swift tribute band.

Oswego's Church of the Good Shepherd will host a Craft Bazaar, featuring homemade items, a bake sale and a white elephant booth.

Raven Hills Cemetery, a Halloween display located on Presidential Boulevard in Oswego, features an array of creatures designed to scare up some fun.

During the evening hours of Oct. 16 and the early morning hours of Oct. 17, black spray paint was painted on military plaques as well as the donor wall at Veterans Serenity Park.

Oswego village trustees unanimously approved applying for a loan provided through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program.

At the Oct. 15 Oswego Village Board meeting, village trustees unanimously approved the grant for the building at 67 Main St., which will pay for half of the project’s $79,860 cost.

The Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist in Oswego will host a free family-friendly Trunk or Treat event, featuring decorated vehicles, individually wrapped treats, a cake walk and prizes.

Three silos in downtown Oswego are now canvases as work has begun on turning them into murals.

Phil and Dannielle Dienoff are ready to haunt their Oswego neighborhood with their elaborate Halloween display.

Oswego man receives "de facto life sentence" after conviction for sexual assault of a child.

Ten percent of net ticket and wine sales from Pouring for Pink will benefit three organizations – Waterford Place Cancer Resource Center in Aurora, The Edward Foundation and the American Cancer Society.

Collection for the 11th annual Oswego School District 308 and Servbank Food Drive for the Kendall County Community Food Pantry begins Oct. 15.

Almost a year after it closed, the old Esports Fitness building in Oswego remains vacant, with no plans yet submitted to redevelop it.

Oswego fire crews responded to a fire Friday night in the 400 block of Arboretum Way. They found the fire spreading from a garage to a neighbors house, according to a news release.

Oswego's Little White School Museum will host a free Native American storytelling presentation by Chief White Winnebago, celebrating Native American Heritage Month.

Fall means it's time to visit a pumpkin farm! Check out our list of locations around northern Illinois for some autumn fun.

At the Oct. 7 Oswego School Board meeting, board members unanimously approved a $380,000 contract with Wight & Company to develop a master facility plan for the district.