Oswego

The Oswego Hometown Expo is organized by the Oswego Area Chamber of Commerce.

Nashville recording artist and Yorkville resident Annie Vander will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at Nash Vegas Saloon, 61 Main St. in downtown Oswego.

Benderson Development Company, LLC. wants to build a grocery store along with another building that would contain a restaurant/retail on five acres at the southwest corner of Route 34 and Kendall Point Drive.

Freddie’s Off The Chain food truck plans to open its restaurant in downtown Oswego on April 1.

A Plank Junior High School student afternoon was charged Tuesday after Oswego Police say she brought an unloaded firearm to school.

Gabby and Mike Plachetka took over the The Prom Shoppe and Bella-gia from Greg Kaleel.

The Kiwanis Club of Oswego, Oswego East Band Boosters and Key Club will host a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser to benefit youth in the community.

Oswego Community Unit School District 308 is encouraging parents to register their children for kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year, with registration now open online.

The Oswego Township Officers Electoral Board on Feb. 13 voted that Jeff Ackley’s name should not appear on the April 1 ballot for the office of Oswego Township Highway Commissioner.

Benderson Development Company, LLC. is asking for approval to build a grocery store along with another building that would contain a restaurant/retail on five acres at the southwest corner of Route 34 and Kendall Point Drive.

A GoFundMe page has been started to help the Acosta family, whose Oswego house was substantially damaged in a Feb. 10 fire.

Oswego police are looking for the two men who allegedly robbed George’s Liquor and Wine store at gunpoint Tuesday night.

No one was injured in a fire Monday night in Oswego, but the house remains uninhabitable.

The suspect stole an undisclosed amount of money during the armed robbery at O'Reilly Auto Parts store in Oswego Monday night.

The 8th Annual Chocolate Walk for Charity was held on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 in Oswego.

Daiso is a Japanese owned global retail chain that sells a wide array of products at affordable prices.

Oswego Presbyterian Church will host a Trivia Night, with proceeds benefitting Habitat for Humanity.

Oswego purchased land to help with public works building expansion.

Two Oswego District 308 junior high robotics teams, the Plank Octobots and Domo Arigato, achieved impressive results at the Batavia Sectional Tournament, with the Octobots earning top awards and breaking records.

At 3:17 a.m. Thursday, Oswego Police responded to a theft in progress at the 7-Eleven store at 244 E. Washington St.

At the Feb. 5 Oswego Economic Development Commission meeting, Oswego Economic Development Director Kevin Leighty gave commissioners an update on projects that are in the works.

Staff has recommended transferring the general fund surplus to the village’s capital improvement fund. How the funds will be used would be determined during the 2026 budget process.

The Hilltop Gardeners Garden Club will meet for a program on soil types, PH, amendments and more, presented by Rolfe Jaremus, open to gardeners of all skill levels.

The owner of an Oswego massage parlor has surrended her bodywork establishment license following an alleged prostitution incident at the business.

Oswego School District officials said they had not previously received complaints about Tylor Kinley, a transportation department employee charged last month with possession of child sexual abuse images.

Oswego School District 308 Superintendent Andalib Khelghati asserted Monday that the district cannot legally collect student immigration records.

the Oswego Fire Protection District was dispatched early Sunday morning to the 4400 Block of Bickford Road in the Hunt Club subdivision for a possible structure fire.

The option would utilize the Illinois Railway, which runs through downtown Oswego, Yorkville and Montgomery.

Village trustees have raised the question of why the majority of the commercial space on the building’s ground level that fronts Washington Street remains vacant.

The owner of an Oswego massage parlor along with one of its employees have been charged in connection with an alleged prostitution incident.

Oswego Community Unit School District 308's Makerspaces foster creativity, collaboration and critical thinking among students.

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Like turning off a faucet, the Trump Administration’s wish-washy freeze on federal grants and loans has the potential to leave Yorkville’s Lake Michigan water project running a little dry.

At the Jan. 21 Oswego Village Board meeting, village trustees unanimously approved a $37,000 professional services agreement with civil engineering company HR Green to conduct the study.

Oswego School District 308 placed an employee on leave after he was charged with possession of child abuse images.

The last time the village had a special census done was in 2016. A special census could see Oswego bring in additional revenues topping $800,000.

Daiso is a 50 year-old family owned Japanese company that sells a variety of products – including Japanese inspired home decor, stationery, food and more – at affordable prices.

Registration is now open for kindergarten and first-time students in Oswego Community Unit School District 308, with a Kinder-Quest Expo on March 11 to help families with the process.

Find the perfect sports bar in Kane, Kendall, McHenry and DeKalb counties to watch the big games, as well as the best wings in the Illinois Valley for that game day party.

The agreement stipulates that construction of the 104-unit building on a vacant lot at the northwest corner of Adams and Jackson streets will begin no later than June 1, with completion around September 2026.

The upcoming session will begin on Feb. 19. Classes will be held from 6:30 p.m. to approximately 8:30 p.m. every for 13 weeks in the Community Room at the Oswego Police Headquarters, 3355 Woolley Road.

Representatives from several Oswego taxing bodies spoke to state legislators about their financial needs during a legislative breakfast Jan. 21 at Oswego Village Hall.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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