• Officials break ground on $400M project to bring Lake Michigan water to Oswego, Yorkville and Montgomery
    Jun 11 2026
    Officials participated in a groundbreaking ceremony at Oswego East High School on Wednesday for a 30-mile, nearly $400 million Lake Michigan transmission main extension to provide Lake Michigan water to the three communities.
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  • Oswego expects special census will show more than 5,000 people added since 2020
    Jun 11 2026
    It is estimated the village of Oswego has grown by 5,553 people, a 16% increase. That would put the village’s population at 40,138.
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    3 mins
  • After water main break in subdivision, Yorkville cranks up plans to replace old, leaky water pipes
    Jun 10 2026
    After a water main break in a subdivision in Yorkville a few weeks ago, the city is gearing up for an infrastructure overhaul. Workers are replacing older pipes around Illinis Route 126 and also along Game Farm Road and the Beecher Center area.
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  • Multiple fire districts respond to fire at waste services plant in unincorporated Plainfield
    Jun 10 2026
    The Oswego Fire Protection District was dispatched shortly after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday for a reported explosion at Groot Recycling & Waste Services located in the Arrowhead Industrial Park in unincorporated Plainfield
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    2 mins
  • Kendall County Sheriff’s Office hires more deputies
    Jun 10 2026
    Anthony “Tony” Ikis and Champ Evans were sworn in on June 8 by Kendall County Sheriff Dwight Baird.
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    1 min
  • Oswego District 308 plans slight increase in student meal rates
    Jun 9 2026
    District 308 officials say the increase is necessary to maintain financial stability of the food service program and offset continuing increases of food, labor and operating costs
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    3 mins
  • Oswego’s Jaelynn Anthony, Yorkville’s Kayla Kersting named first team All-State
    Jun 9 2026
    Oswego senior Jaelynn Anthony and Yorkville senior Kayla Kersting were named to the Illinois Coaches Association Class All-State first team, released Monday, leading Kendall County-area selections.
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    1 min
  • Olive Garden coming to Yorkville, city says around 80 jobs will be created
    Jun 9 2026
    Olive Garden will be the first sit-down national chain restaurant in the Kendall Marketplace, according to the city.
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    2 mins