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Man Gets 35-year sentence in Kendall Child, Adult Sex Case
A 38-year-old Sheridan man was ordered to serve a total of 35 years in prison for molesting a mentally retarded woman and then asking her to perform sex acts on a child.
Money Magazine: Will, Kendall among tops in job growth
On the heels of Naperville, Bolingbrook and Orland Park honored as Top 100 towns by Money Magazine, the magazine also lists Will and Kendall counties among the top 25 counties in the nation in terms of job ...
Kendall County booming despite slowdown
Pop-up neighborhoods and big-box stores are the stereotype of an ex-urban neighborhood, but town officials in Kendall County are installing bike trails, intensifying planning efforts and revitalizing their ...
Missing three year-old safe at home
A three-year old Oswego Township boy was returned to his parents Tuesday morning, about 12 hours after he wandered off into woods near his home.
Ottawa man dies after Kendall crash
A 64-year-old Ottawa man was killed Monday after a one-vehicle crash in the 11000 block of Joliet Road in Lisbon Township in unincorporated Kendall County, Sheriff's police said.
The search for Ryan: A timeline
The following is a timeline of events, compiled by the Kendall County Sheriff's Deprtment, surrounding the disappearance and then recover of 3-year-old Ryan Flake of Oswego Township.
Holding tight Returning to normal for Flake family also means ...
Ryan Flake dropped to the floor of his family's home and wrapped himself around his father's leg.
Kendall GOP plans dinner, fundraiser for veterans
It started out as a nice gesture by the Kendall County Republican Central Committee.
3 die in LaSalle County after July 4 accidents
Two vehicle accidents on July 4th claimed the lives of three people in Northville Township in LaSalle County.
Farming challenge: 'Every year it's a gamble'
While farmers in Kendall County say they sympathize with flooded farmers in Iowa and western Illinois, they are dealing with their own pressures from a late start to the growing season and near $6 a bushel corn ...
The Kane County Flea market is from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at 525 S. Randall Road, St.
Racing river current hampered search effort
Here is a chronology of the efforts to locate 18 year-old Robert Funston of Montgomery, according to bulletins issued by the Oswego Fire Protection District beginning on Sunday through the day on Tuesday: ...
Family reflects on life of Robbie Funston
Charlie Hughes and his friends gathered at Hudson Crossing Park on Washington Street smoking one cigarette after another Wednesday afternoon.
Joliet expecting August vote on Kendall annexation
A plan to annex 2,200 acres of Kendall County land into Joliet has moved forward.
FBI arrests fugitive from Sugar Grove
THE BLOTTER A Sugar Grove man was apprehended this week by federal authorities in San Antonio after four years on the lam, the FBI announced Wednesday.
Oswego man killed in rollover accident
A 63-year-old Oswego man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident Tuesday night.
Woman charged in Swiss Army knife attack
Tasha Johnson, 22, of the 1200 block of East Wilson Street, Batavia, was charged with felony aggravated battery and misdemeanor domestic battery after she waited for her husband at his Aurora address at 2:32 ...
Probe begins into possible Open Meetings Act violation
The Kendall County state's attorney is investigating whether Oswego leaders violated the Open Meetings Act.
Bank sues builder over Kendall developments
Two companies affiliated with Naperville-based builder Macom Corporation are being sued by a St.
Montgomery teen's body found at Yorkville dam on Fox River
Searchers found the body of a Montgomery teenager Wednesday at the Yorkville dam, miles downstream on the Fox River from where he disappeared Sunday while swimming with friends.