The Newark Community High School Drama Club is set to perform the show "A Monster Calls" Friday and Saturday at six at Newark High School.

Halloween is Sunday. Area communities are asking residents to be safe and to trick-or-treat during the set times.

Kendall County State's Attorney Eric Weis says he's getting a lot of questions from local officials about Open Meetings Act and Freedom of Information Act training that's supposed to be available online. Newly elected local officials are supposed to complete the training within a short time …

Morris State Senator Sue Rezin was among those voting in opposition to a bill that would end the requirement that parents receive notification before their child undergoes an abortion procedure.

A juvenile from New York is being accused of phoning in a threat to Naperville North High School earlier this month.

Yorkville Mayor John Purcell says he's been hearing about upcoming rate hikes in water bills from concerned residents in the community. Water bills will be increasing as the city decides on a new water source. The city's current underground aquifer, which is used by many communities, is dimi…

A man was rescued from a hole in Aurora in the early morning hours Wednesday. The Aurora Fire Department says the man is a security guard who was walking the perimeter of a commercial property at the time. The hole was there for utility work.

Accusations have been directed at LaSalle County Coroner Rich Ploch over the death of 25-year-old Illinois State University student Jelani Day.

A Yorkville man, and former Kendall County Technology Services employee, is facing charges of official misconduct for allegedly using a secure Kendall County network for personal use. 

Note to Readers: Information presented here is obtained from the city police and sheriff's departments. Individuals listed in reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

A Yorkville man is facing battery and gun charges after an arrest Monday in DeKalb.

Following new Centers for Disease Control and prevention guidelines, the Kendall County Health Department is now offering booster shots for additional COVID-19 vaccines.

Pick any of the upcoming months, the village of Montgomery says it is ready for the first weather event of snow and ice. 

UPDATE: A Plainfield man is charged with aggravated driving under the influence after a two vehicle crash at Orchard Road and Route 34 early Tuesday morning.

Plano Aldermen and two residents clashed Monday night over meeting agendas for the both the voting city council meeting and the committee of the whole meeting. The Plano City Council holds a voting meeting followed by a separate committee of the whole meeting where items are discussed but no…

The man shot in an officer involved shooting in DeKalb Monday morning has died, according to a press release from the DeKalb Police Department.

The LaSalle County Coroner's Office says that 25-year-old Jelani Day died from drowning in the Illinois River. The coroner's office noted that the manner in which Day went into the river is currently unknown.

Note to Readers: Information presented here is obtained from the city police and sheriff's departments. Individuals listed in reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

CASA Kendall County is hosting its annual Haunted Masquerade Ball on Friday to benefit its services that support local kids in the court system. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate.

Police were unable to find the driver and a passenger from one of three vehicles involved in a crash at Route 23 and Perry Road Saturday morning. Police say the two fled on foot following the crash south of DeKalb.

The WSPY listening area continues to see heavy rainfall that began Sunday. A wind advisory remains in effect until one Monday afternoon.

The Kane County Sheriff's Office is looking into a threat made against Central High School, though police say it is unclear if the threat is targeted at Central High School in Burlington or a different school with the same name.

A rural Kendall County man arrested last week is charged with possession and dissemination of child pornography.

Following a vote of no confidence in Waubonsee Community College President Christine Sobek by the college's Faculty Council last week over COVID-19 measures, the board of trustees has issued a statement of support for Sobek.

Note to Readers: Information presented here is obtained from the city police and sheriff's departments. Individuals listed in reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

A Yorkville man was arrested on Thursday and is charged with sexual assault of a child and aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

Sheridan police on Friday arrested 68-year-old Ronald L. Schmoker, of Sheridan, and charged him with two counts of aggravated battery.

The Peru Police Department says it's working with the Rainbow Push Coalition, led by activist Reverend Jesse Jackson, to bring a peaceful march to Peru on Tuesday.

He never started out to be a marathon runner.

A man with a DeKalb address is wanted in Kane County for allegedly cutting off his GPS ankle monitor.

Several local school districts including in Sandwich, Yorkville, and Oswego are named in a lawsuit filed in Macoupin County earlier this week. The lawsuit, filed on behalf parents against some 145 school districts in Illinois, requests that mask requirements and quarantine rules be struck down.

A parent in Yorkville is suing the Yorkville 115 School District, Governor J.B. Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Public Health, and the Illinois State Board of Education over mask mandates and quarantine policies in school.

The Kendall County Sheriff's Office is investigating a death at Violet Patch Park in the 1600 block of Route 25 in Oswego. A portion of Route 25 between Boulder Hill Pass and Glendale Avenue was closed for a time for the investigation. 

Channahon Congressman Adam Kinzinger is one of nine Republicans who voted to hold former White House advisor Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after he is accused of not cooperating with a subpoena. A commission on the January 6th attack on the Capitol Building wants to question Bannon ab…

North Aurora police are asking people to call police when there is a crime in progress instead of intervening.

Weekly COVID-19 cases in Kendall County continue to fall according to the Kendall County Health Department. There were 145 news cases reported this week. Down from 187 the previous week and 286 cases the week before that.

Kendall County Sheriff Dwight Baird has been named Sheriff of the Year by the Illinois State Crime Commission.

Four new contract provisions are provided in a new agreement reached between the Village of Oswego and the Metropolitan Alliance of Police Chapter #516, the police union representing officers from the Oswego Police Department. The previous four-year contract expires on April 30, 2022.

Note to Readers: Information presented here is obtained from the city police and sheriff's departments. Individuals listed in reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court.

State Senator Sue Rezin says a federal court ruling earlier this week that tossed the first draft of a new state legislative maps, drawn by Democrats and signed into law by Governor J.B. Pritzker, is a win.

Whole fresh onions sold in stores across the U.S. distributed by ProSource Inc. are being recalled over salmonella contamination.

The Annual Plano-Bologna-Sandwich Day is back again this Sunday beginning at one. The event features the annual formation of the Town of Bologna between Sandwich and Plano, just off Drew Avenue and Tara Street. It also has bologna sandwiches and a chance to raise funds and food donations for…

Police in Oswego are telling drivers to be ready from some extra traffic and congestion in town on Sunday. That's due to the Healthy Driven FradyCat 5K and 8K Ghost Run happening that day. Motorists should expect delays while traveling through several subdivisions from around nine to noon.

Several Northwestern Medicine locations will be holding prescription drug take back events on Saturday which is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Among the sites with drive-up collection are Valley West Hospital in Sandwich and Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb from ten to two. There are…

Despite concerns from two residents, the Oswego Village Board approved a new housing development, the first of its kind in the village. 

The Will County Sheriff's Office says it has taken reports from victims who were scammed over the phone by people pretending to sheriff's deputies in the last few weeks.