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Extra police presence at Oswego High School after threatening messages found

May 22, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

There was an extra police presence at Oswego High School Wednesday after threatening messages were found on the walls of two boys restrooms, officials said. Oswego police detectives and the...

School District 308 to look at more cuts despite new budget with surplus

May 22, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

In a close vote, the board for Oswego-based School District 308 has adopted a $200.6 million operating budget for the 2018-19 school year. Board members voted 4-3 this week to...

Preservation advocates are working to raise funds to save the Old Kendall County Jail at 111 W. Madison St. in downtown Yorkville.

Advocates hope life-sized Monopoly game can help fund plan to save Old Kendall County Jail

May 22, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Preservation advocates are hoping a classic board game can help them save the Old Kendall County Jail in Yorkville. The newly-formed nonprofit Yorkville Historic Preservation Society will use a life-sized...

County clerks looking for more election judges

May 16, 2019 at 6:42 a.m.

Recruiting election judges has become a ritual for those in the trenches of preparing for elections, but it’s not always easy, authorities said. Kane County Clerk Jack Cunningham said it's...

West Aurora plans move of early childhood programs

May 22, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

West Aurora School District is preparing to relocate all of its early childhood development programs to a newly-renovated building on the district's campus on the city's West Side. The Early...

Leaders of the East Aurora Council IFT/AFT Local 604 address the membership at a rally Sept. 22, 2018 in Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Aurora.

East Aurora teachers union holds rally before filing 10-day strike notice

May 22, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Two days ahead of filing a 10-day intent-to-strike notice, members of the East Aurora School District 131 teachers, office and support staff union seeking a fair contract held a rally...

The former Avenue Motor Sales Inc. dealership's showroom floor in Batavia is covered with antique and vintage furniture, glassware, china, linens, toys and games as well as craft supplies. The items will be part of an estate sale Oct. 13.

Estate sale to aid Batavia Depot Museum project

May 22, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

The nostalgic stories of pulling out of the Avenue Chevrolet dealership in downtown Batavia come up frequently, John Clark said. “People tell me how they bought their car ... or...

West Aurora High School will be in a division with Oswego, Oswego East, Yorkville, Plainfield North and Minooka high schools next school year as a part of the Southwest Prairie Conference.

West Aurora officials happy with placement in division in Southwest Prairie Conference

May 22, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

West Aurora School District officials are happy with the division West Aurora High School will be placed in when it joins the Southwest Prairie Conference next school year. West Aurora...

Yorkville Ald. Joel Frieders was honored last year during a City Council meeting for his work on suicide prevention.

Yorkville alderman’s suicide prevention proclamation adopted across Illinois, the nation

May 22, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Yorkville Ald. Joel Frieders began to take his efforts for suicide prevention awareness to a national level in April without knowing the outcome. “Some of the responses that I got...

West Aurora school board OKs $157 million operating budget

May 22, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

West Aurora School District 129 has approved a $157 million operating budget for the 2018-19 school year. Board members voted 6-0 Monday night to adopt the budget, following a budget...

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