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In 2017, Navy veteran Herschel Luckinbill salutes the panel of the Vietnam Moving Wall that bears the names of his two comrades killed Dec. 23, 1966, during the Vietnam War. Luckinbill was instrumental in bringing the Vietnam Moving Wall to Aurora in 2013 and to Oswego in 2017.

Longtime advocate for Aurora area veterans moving to Tennessee

February 16, 2021 at 1:03 p.m.

Longtime Fox Valley veterans advocate Herschel Luckinbill will be saluted for his work on Thursday before leaving the area to retire in Tennessee. Luckinbill, 75, will be recognized at 7...

School District 308 board OKs $4.9 million in budget cuts

February 15, 2021 at 11:04 a.m.

The School District 308 board has approved $4.9 million in budget cuts to balance future budgets. The board's unanimous vote last week did not include a proposal that would have...

Oswego OKs agreement for senior housing development

February 12, 2021 at 2:07 p.m.

The Oswego Village Board has approved an agreement with a developer to build a senior housing community in the heart of the village. Montgomery Senior Living LLC plans to build...

Traffic signals may be placed at Washington Street and Harrison Street in downtown Oswego to improve pedestrian safety.

Oswego working to improve pedestrian safety downtown

February 10, 2021 at 12:17 p.m.

Oswego has taken another step to improve pedestrian safety and traffic flow on Washington Street in the heart of the downtown. The Oswego Village Board recently approved a resolution that...

School District 308 looks at $5.7M in budget cuts

February 5, 2021 at 5:20 p.m.

Oswego-based School District 308 is looking at $5.7 million in budget cuts to balance future budgets that could include moving all junior high and high school students to four days...

East Aurora School District plans for return of in-person learning

February 4, 2021 at 9:29 a.m.

After months of full remote learning, East Aurora School District 131 is moving forward with a plan to return some students to the classroom in March. The district recently released...

As COVID-19 pandemic lingers, Yorkville working to help ‘get more vaccines out’ in Kendall County

February 3, 2021 at 12:06 p.m.

As the Kendall County Health Department's COVID-19 vaccination site in Yorkville hums with activity, one thing is very clear. "Everyone wants this pandemic to be over," Yorkville Mayor John Purcell...

Rob Klancnik uses his snowblower to clear snow from his driveway along Belmont Avenue in Arlington Heights on Sunday. Across the Chicago area including the Fox Valley, residents spent plenty of time outside Sunday clearing driveways and sidewalks of snow thanks to a major storm that began Saturday and continued into Sunday.

Fox Valley area digs out from winter storm

January 31, 2021 at 6:17 p.m.

Chicago area residents including those in the Fox Valley devoted much of Sunday to shoveling out from under a heavy snowfall. In a statement Sunday morning, Aurora officials said "the...

Oswego hopes to bring Middle East Conflicts Wall of Honor to village in May

January 31, 2021 at 12:07 p.m.

Veterans and the village of Oswego have decided to plan for the arrival of the traveling Middle East Conflicts Wall of Honor in May. The Wall of Honor, a tribute...

Referendum on tax hike for Oswego Fire Protection District set for spring ballot

January 29, 2021 at 1:54 p.m.

Voters in the Oswego Fire Protection District will get to decide in the April 6 general election whether to approve a property tax increase to help fund emergency rescue equipment...

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