Tag: Oswego

‘Lost Oswego’ to trace community landmarks

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,

Oswego church stained-glass history book

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

Oswego Police Chief discusses SAFE-T Act

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.

Former Oswego industrial sector tour April 15

From the mid-19th Century through the first decade of the 20th Century, Oswego was a largely self-contained community with everything from a thriving downtown business district to manufacturers of everything from cigars to windmills. Participants will find out about Oswego’s industrial past when the “Made in Oswego” label appeared on

Reader’s Voice: Definition of democracy oldie, goodie

January 9, 2023Dear editor; What is the definition of democracy? Newly- elected House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said it best: “House Democrats will always put American values over autocracy, Benevolence over bigotry, the Constitution over the cult, Democracy over demagogues, Economic opportunity over extremism, Freedom over fascism, Governing over