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.

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

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.