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Illinois Couple’s Encounter with Mysterious Creature Sparks Bigfoot Speculation
Would you be more inclined to believe a strange creature story if it came from experienced outdoorsmen? An Illinois couple, well-versed in wilderness activities, recently shared an inexplicable encounter that has fueled Bigfoot speculation. This peculiar incident was reported to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) and took place on April 30, 2024, in Kendall...
Prairie restoration effort paying off in Kendall County
Scott Johnson and his daughter Grace, 13, of Oswego found a way to help the environment as well as enjoy some father-daughter time on Saturday. “I started coming to this about a year ago,” Scott Johnson said during a prairie restoration day effort at a site in Kendall County near Saw Wee Kee Park between Oswego and Yorkville. “I’m a local high school biology teacher and run the ecology club at Oswego East and am aware of local restoration work and some of the things that the Oswegoland Park District is doing as well as other organizations in the wider community. It was really my daughter Grace who wanted to get out and go through an ecological restoration experience.”
Illinois State Police Bust 3 Suspects Accused of Trafficking Kids
The Illinois State Police have taken their efforts to stop human trafficking to the next level. Three suspects were just arrested and accused of the worst kind of human trafficking of children. According to the press release just shared recently by the Illinois State Police, they just completed a two-day...
Kendall County Sheriff's Office hosting mobile blood drive
The Kendall County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with Versiti, is hosting a community blood drive this Monday from 1:30-5:30pm. The sheriff's office is located at 1102 Cornell Road in Yorkville. The blood drive will be held on the Versiti Blood Bus. Versiti is a non-profit organization aiming to improve patient...
Drivers cited for excessive speed Wednesday night
Is it being in a hurry....or just the open road ahead that makes drivers accelerate? Dante Cox of Rochester, Illinois man was clocked at 100 mph in a 55mph zone Wednesday evening in Brookfield Township. A La Salle County deputy wrote the 25-year old a speeding ticket. Also Wednesday night,...
Kendall County Food Pantry hosting Double Hero food and blood drive
The need for blood and food donations is on the rise this summer, and you can help out. The Kendall County Community Food Pantry is teaming up with Vitalant, a non-profit blood and biotherapy health care organization, to hold a Double Hero Blood and Food Drive on Monday. The drive will take place at the KCCFP building at 208 Beaver Street in Yorkville from 10am-4pm.
Youth Law Enforcement Academy visits Kendall County Board
The Kendall County Board had a visit from the Law Enforcement Youth Academy at its recent meeting in Yorkville. Students in the program learn all about the roles of police and other emergency responders. Deputy Chris Phillips heads the program. He says participants also get to choose their leaders for...
Traffic signals at busy Oswego intersection now activated
Motorists should now have an easier time getting through the increasingly busy intersection of Plainfield and Woolley roads in Oswego. Traffic lights at the intersection were activated on July 3. Plainfield Road is under the jurisdiction of Kendall County while Woolley Road east of Plainfield Road is under the jurisdiction of the village and Woolley Road west of Plainfield Road is under the jurisdiction of the Oswegoland Park District.
Illinois State Police Bust 3 Suspects Accused of Trafficking Kids
The Illinois State Police have taken their efforts to stop human trafficking to the next level. Three suspects were just arrested and accused of the worst kind of human trafficking of children. According to the press release just shared recently by the Illinois State Police, they just completed a two-day...
Illinois State Police Bust 3 Suspects Accused of Trafficking Kids
The Illinois State Police have taken their efforts to stop human trafficking to the next level. Three suspects were just arrested and accused of the worst kind of human trafficking of children. According to the press release just shared recently by the Illinois State Police, they just completed a two-day...
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