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The village of Montgomery announced who will succeed retiring police chief Phil Smith. The official swearing in will take place on Monday.

During the campaign, Kendall County Sheriff's deputies will conduct increased patrols focused on speeding and other traffic violations that contribute to unsafe driving.

Former Yorkville baseball star Kam Yearsley, who enjoyed a record-breaking season for JUCO John A. Logan College in downstate Carterville this spring, has made his verbal commitment to NCAA champion Oklahoma.

The Kendall County Emergency Management Agency is offering a self-reporting tool for residents to determine if the area reaches the threshold necessary for state or federal disaster assistance.

The market runs from 4-7 p.m. every Tuesday through Aug. 25 at Riverfront Park, 201 E. Hydraulic St., and seeks to become the epicenter of supporting local goods.

The initiative is designed to enhance communication and promote safer interactions between law enforcement officers and individuals on the autism spectrum or who may have other communication differences.

Led by Ethan Vahl, Oswego boys basketball enjoyed a resurgent 22-win season this past winter. Now, with Vahl and Graham Schwab among top players back and transfers Tray Alford and Jayden Alford aboard, the Panthers built off that season with a big June live period.

Kevin Koehler, 49, is charged with four felony counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

The side of a garage was left charred, but fire crews were able to douse a fire in Plano before it spread to the rest of a home.

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

As storm waters continued rising, first responders were able to help residents safely escape their homes south of Plano in Kendall County.

Trader Joe’s confirmed earlier this year that it is building a new store at U.S. Route 34 and Kendall Point Drive in Oswego, next to Delta Sonic.

Free Special Events at the Yorkville Library in July range from job training and resume help to colonial quilting bees and needle arts workshops.

Offering “trendy bites on social nights,” Downtown Social celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 25 in Yorkville hosted by the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce.

The woman was the sole person inside the trailer at the time the tree fell, according to a news release from the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office

Prairie Point Park is located at 4120 Plainfield Road, Oswego.

The Yorkville City Council approved a final plat for 154 new town homes on 20-acre site in the subdivision. A total of 76 town homes are on unit 10B and 78 town homes on unit 11B.

Reducing water loss is a key requirement by the Illinois Department Of Natural Resources before the city can connect water lines to complete the $224.4 million Lake Michigan water sourcing project by the summer 2028.

West Nile virus is most commonly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. Symptoms include fever, headache, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea or rash.

A new childcare facility for children ages 2 to 6 opened in Yorkville, striving to be a “nurturing space” where kids can “grow and learn.” The business offers before and after school care for students.

The countywide initiative Kendall250 is designed to honor our nation’s past while highlighting the people, places and stories that have shaped our local community.

Around the Fox Valley, there will be no lack of celebrations, from old-time traditional ones like Yorkville’s, which is to be updated with a spectacular drone show, to huge ones like Aurora’s.

The city of Yorkville said it was discovered Cannonball Estates HOA was formed improperly for years before disbanding. The city is encouraging residents to form a new HOA.

A partnership between Freddie’s Off The Chain restaurant in downtown Oswego and the chefs of the recently closed Asadoras Argentinas Burgers in Oswego has ended because of unforeseen circumstances.

The colonists had to eat. They had to figure out what to grow and how to grow food. And the soil of New England especially was hard and rocky compared to the soft, lusciously rich soil of their native England.

Yorkville's updated Comprehensive Plan paves the way for development of farmland into industrial and commercial projects, including for data centers, solar farms and a new school building.

Necessity forced Graham Martinson's pull-up from JV to varsity last summer, but Yorkville's 6-foot-3 sweet shooter stuck. Now he's part of a junior-heavy Foxes' team alongside Braydon Porter and Joey Jakstys looking to build off the program's first regional title in 21 years.

A man from McHenry is facing multiple felonies related to the sexual assault of a minor in Yorkville earlier this year, Yorkville Police Department said,

The exhibit at Oswego's Little White School Museum will feature a huge variety of flags and banners from the museum’s collections including U.S. Flags, World War I and World War II service banners.

Trader Joe’s confirmed earlier this year that it is building a new store at U.S. Route 34 and Kendall Point Drive in Oswego, next to Delta Sonic.

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

A Yorkville man is facing multiple charges for allegedly making threats to harm people while wearing body armor and carrying a firearm.

The Kendall County Health Department maintains a list of cooling centers on its website but recommends people call ahead.

The Oswego School Board recently approved procuring 1,400 Chromebooks at a cost of $485,656 as part of a three-year lease agreement.

The Newark FFA chapter attended the three-day event June 9-11 alongside more than 5,000 other FFA members, advisors, and guests.

The locally-owned business is located at 1905 Marketview Drive in Yorkville.

From food trucks and live music to family-friendly festivities, here's how Kendall County is celebrating this Fourth of July as America marks its 250th birthday.

As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, the Oswego Police Department and Kendall County Sheriff’s Office are working to get impaired drivers off the roads and encourage seat belt use

The city of Yorkville announced the retirement of John Sleezer who has served the community for more than three decades.

The Misty River Music Makers, a women’s a cappella barbershop chorus that has performed across the Fox Valley for more than four decades, is performing a special Patriotic Music Revue.

Yorkville is once again hosting a Makers Market to showcase artisan craft goods this weekend in Riverfront Park.

After approving 20% annual water rate hikes for 5 consecutive years, Yorkville is considering even steeper rate hikes. It all comes down to incoming construction bids being low and the city's federal loan getting out of "limbo" on the $224.4 million Lake Michigan water project.

The event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday in the parking lot of State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit’s district office in Aurora.

Laureano I. Mora-Diaz, 37, was taken into custody Thursday by the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and members of the U.S. Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force.

For new subdivisions, the village of Oswego establishes special service areas that can cover the costs to maintain common areas including landscaping, stormwater service and paths.

The winner, who chose to remain anonymous, purchased the winning ticket at the Oswego BP, located at 2791 U.S. Route 34

The popular downtown bridge at Riverfront Park in Yorkville will be periodically closed this week as city staff completes brick pathways improvements along the entrance area. The work is part of a months-long project in along the pathway and plaza.

A settlement has been reached with resident John Bryan who sued the city of Yorkville and the developers in an attempt to halt construction of the project.

At Tuesday’s Oswego Village Board meeting, village trustees approved providing up to $340,000 in direct financial assistance along with a $300,000 loan.

Concert goers in Montgomery will have to wait a little longer to hear the legendary Wayne Messmer for the village’s America 250 Celebration Concert in the Park. The village postponed the concert to July 1 due to the forecasted thunderstorms this evening.