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Oswego Christmas Walk Friday, Dec. 6

On November 19, 2024November 19, 2024 By admin

The Village of Oswego Christmas Walk, presented by Servbank, will start the holiday season in downtown Oswego from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6. The free event will feature musical performances, visits with Santa’s reindeer, ice sculpting, an inflatable sled hill, the Village’s annual tree-lighting performance and an...

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Oswego veteran travels to D.C. on Honor Flight Chicago

On November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 By admin

Oswego Army veteran, Durwood Hafenrichter, center background, poses for a photo with family members and friends after returning from a recent Honor Flight Chicago trip to Washington, D.C.

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Oswego host to Village Board on Your Block November 6

On October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 By admin

Oswego Village president Ryan Kauffman and Village trustees invite residents to Village Board on Your Block, a meet and greet event, Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Hunt Club Elementary School, 4001 Hunt Club Drive in Oswego. This event offers a unique opportunity for community members...

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Lake Michigan water for Montgomery, Oswego, Yorkville

On October 22, 2024October 21, 2024 By admin

The DuPage Water Commission (DWC) announced Monday, Oct. 21, they have signed contracts to provide Lake Michigan drinking water to the Kendall County communities of Montgomery, Oswego, and Yorkville (WaterLink project). The communities are currently served with water from the Ironton-Galesville aquifer, which will be insufficient to provide water for...

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Oswego Police Department new speed watch program

On September 3, 2024September 2, 2024 By admin

The Oswego Police Department is implementing a new Speed Watch Program in an effort to reduce speeding violations on residential streets and bring awareness to drivers on the negative impacts of speeding. In many neighborhoods, the disregard of motorists for posted speed limits is a significant safety risk. Research consistently...

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Labor Day traffic safety campaign targeting impaired and dangerous driving

On September 2, 2024September 2, 2024 By admin

Oswego Police Department are participating in a traffic safety campaign aimed at reducing impaired driving and other hazardous driving behaviors, such as distracted driving and failure to use seat belts. With powerful messages like “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” “If You Feel Different, You Drive Different,” “Drive High Get...

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Oswego offers history glimpses of important items

On July 23, 2024July 23, 2024 By admin

The Oswegoland Heritage Association, the Oswegoland Park District, and the Little White School Museum are partners to offer two entertaining local history programs in early August. From 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, those 21 and older are invited to the latest “History Happy Hour at Christina’s.” No...

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Oswego Village Board votes to pay off $3 million bond early

On July 16, 2024July 17, 2024 By admin

At its July 16 meeting, the Oswego Village Board approved a strategic financial decision to pay off $3 million in bonds using general fund surplus from fiscal year 2024 (May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024). The move will clear the remaining balance of the Series 2013 bonds that were...

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Summer dates set at Arranmore Farm and Polo

On May 7, 2024May 4, 2024 By admin

Arranmore Farm and Polo Club announced its Summer schedule for matches at its Oswego field. The public is invited. Matches are played on the Club’s international field at 34 Rance Road in Oswego. The dates are: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14. Gates will open at 5:30 p.m....

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‘Lost Oswego’ to trace community landmarks

On April 16, 2024April 16, 2024 By admin

Oswego’s Little White School Museum and the Oswegoland Heritage Association will start their observance of National Historic Preservation Month at noon Saturday, May 4, with “Lost Oswego,” a chronicle of the loss of some of the Community’s landmarks during the last century- and-a-half. The Museum is at 72 Polk Street,...

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Oswego church stained-glass history book

On March 19, 2024March 18, 2024 By admin

With an all-church presentation and luncheon recently, Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist in Oswego released ”The Stories of the Windows,” a 29-page booklet showcasing 23 color photos of the church’s historic stained-glass windows. Culminating a year of work by history committee volunteers, the volume (Yorkville Press) is the...

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Oswego celebrates the Holiday with Santa

On December 5, 2023December 6, 2023 By admin

Two kids check Santa's list with smiles.

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Oswego plans Starbucks at Orchard Road

On December 5, 2023December 4, 2023 By admin

At its November 27 meeting, the Oswego Village Board of Trustees approved a final planned unit development (PUD) and plat for the construction of a new Starbucks off of Orchard Road just north of Route 34 in Oswego. The plans include Starbucks’ new prototype building which has a larger interior...

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Oswego Police Chief discusses SAFE-T Act

On November 28, 2023November 27, 2023 By admin

Oswego Police Chief Jason Bastin discussed recently-enacted criminal justice reform laws, including the SAFE-T Act, Tuesday, Nov. 21. In a speech titled “How New Illinois Criminal Laws Affect Law Enforcement, Prosecutors and You,” Bastin addressed Aurora Council, Navy League of the United States’ dinner meeting at Riverview Diner in Montgomery....

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Oswego Christmas Walk in downtown Friday, Dec. 1

On November 21, 2023November 21, 2023 By admin

The Village of Oswego Christmas Walk presented by Allied First Bank will start the holiday season in downtown Oswego from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Presented by Allied First Bank for the sixth consecutive year, this free event features performances by local choirs, visits with Santa’s reindeer,...

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Multiple crashes in Oswego

On October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 By admin

Oswego Police were dispatched at approximately 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, to a multiple vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 34 and Fifth Street. The preliminary investigation has determined that Unit 1, a Chevy Malibu, was traveling westbound on Route 34 and turned left onto southbound Fifth Street in...

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Oswego new police chief Jason Bastin

On September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 By admin

Oswego Village president Ryan Kauffman is recommending the appointment of interim Police Chief Jason Bastin as the Village’s next Police Chief. He has served as interim chief since the retirement of former Police Chief Jeff Burgner on June 13. The Village Board will vote on Bastin’s appointment at its September...

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Oswego seeks Lake Michigan water

On August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 By admin

The Village of Oswego’s goal to obtain Lake Michigan water through the DuPage Water Commission is on track for 2027. The Village recently received its Lake Michigan Water Allocation Permit from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources which allows the project to move to the next step. As part of...

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Oswego downtown tour July 22

On July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 By admin

All communities evolve and change with time and Oswego has experienced more change during the past three decades than almost any community in the Nation. At 6 p.m. Saturday, July 22, the Oswegoland Heritage Association, in partnership with the Oswegoland Park District, will hold a 45-minute stroll through Oswego’s Main...

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Oswego answers at the Museum

On July 4, 2023July 3, 2023 By admin

Answers are available for those who wonder why kids from Joliet, Plainfield, Minooka, Yorkville, Montgomery, and Aurora all go to Oswego schools. Or, how Oswego got its name? Or, who the first white settlers of the community were? Or, who the Native People already living here were who greeted the...

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