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The Oswego Village Board meets at Oswego Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill in Oswego. The board recently voted against a special use permit for a self-storage facility in the village. (Linda Girardi/For The Beacon-News

Oswego Village Board turns down proposed Orchard Road self-storage facility

April 27, 2026 at 12:53 p.m.

The Oswego Village Board recently voted to deny a special use permit for a proposed self-storage facility at the southwest corner of Lewis Drive and Orchard Road in Oswego on...

A sign for the village of Oswego. (Village of Oswego)

Oswego OKs special use permit for proposed residential development

April 21, 2026 at 9:59 a.m.

The Oswego Village Board recently approved a special use permit for a preliminary and final planned unit development and subdivision plat for Jade Estates of Oswego, a proposed 52-unit residential...

Cars line up in 2024 at a Dutch Bros Coffee in Upland, California. The Oswego Village Board recently approved annexation and a special use for a drive-thru Dutch Bros Coffee in the village. (John Plessel/The Sun Newspaper, SCNG)

Oswego Village Board OKs annexation, special use for drive-thru Dutch Bros Coffee: ‘I’m super-excited about this’

April 20, 2026 at 11:47 a.m.

The Oswego Village Board recently approved annexation, rezoning and a special use for a Dutch Bros Coffee drive-thru coffee shop on a site near Route 34 and Ogden Falls Boulevard.

Oswego panel in favor of site plans for proposed HomeGoods store

April 14, 2026 at 10:21 a.m.

The Oswego Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended approval of site plans for a proposed HomeGoods store at Prairie Market East shopping center in the village.

The Oswego Village Board meets at Oswego Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill. The board recently approved a grant to help with renovation work at La Marimba Restaurant at 65 W. Washington St. in downtown Oswego. (Linda Girardi/For The Beacon-News)

Grant approved to help Mexican restaurant in downtown Oswego with renovation project

April 9, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

La Marimba Restaurant was awarded $40,000 in grant funding for the full-service eatery at 65 W. Washington St.

Oswego panel to look at site plans for proposed HomeGoods store

April 6, 2026 at 12:39 p.m.

The proposed development would feature a 25,000 square-foot building for HomeGoods on a 9-acre site along Route 34 at Fifth Street in Oswego.

The former Traughber Junior High School building in Oswego, as seen in 2019. (Linda Girardi/For The Beacon-News)

Oswego Village Board OKs ordinances seen as ‘precursors’ to redevelopment of old Traughber School site

April 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The proposed project would put 161 owner-occupied townhomes and rental apartments at the former site of Traughber Junior High School.

The Oswego Drag Raceway is seen in a photo from 1968. The Raceway opened in the mid-1950s and operated through the 1970s. The Oswego Village Board is looking at a proposal for a residential and commercial development at the old Raceway site. (Little White School Museum)

Development eyed for old Oswego Drag Raceway site

March 23, 2026 at 1:44 p.m.

The Raceway was well-known throughout the Chicago area for radio ads featuring announcer Jan Gabriel shouting “Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!” before listing which drag racers and dragsters would appear during that...

The Oswego Village Board meets at Oswego Village Hall at 100 Parkers Mill. The Oswego Village Board recently approved a new $750 administrative fee on motorists who flee or attempt to elude police during traffic stops. (Linda Girardi/For The Beacon-News)

Oswego OKs $750 fee on drivers who flee or attempt to elude police

March 19, 2026 at 8:34 a.m.

The Oswego Village Board recently approved an ordinance changing the municipal code to institute a $750 administrative fee on motorists who flee or attempt to elude police during traffic stops.

A banner featuring St. Patrick and an Irish flag are carried during the St. Patrick's Parade in downtown St. Charles on Saturday, March 14, 2026. (Linda Girardi/For The Beacon-News)

St. Charles goes green for St. Patrick’s Parade

March 15, 2026 at 11:44 a.m.

St. Charles rolled out the green carpet Saturday for the annual St. Patrick’s Parade where families, friends and neighbors came to celebrate the culture of the Emerald Isle.

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