Deputy Dan Briars was nominated by a supervisor of the operations division for his exemplary performance.
The 31-year-old is being held at a Florida jail on a no-bond warrant out of Kendall County while he awaits extradition back to Illinois.
Two teenagers, an 18-year-old from Plainfield and a 16-year-old from Montgomery, were cited with reckless driving and street racing.
The 18-year-old is accused of being in possession of a weapon that was modified to fire as a fully automatic machine gun, officials said.
The Oswego woman crashed into a parkway tree half a block from her residence before fleeing the scene, police said.
Two Plainfield residents were hospitalized after the crash, while the three others involved did not report injuries, officials said.
Police took a report for an armed robbery at 2791 Route 34, the location of a BP gas station and U-Haul dealer.
The Kendall County Sheriff's Office announced Jeff Burgner's hiring a month after he officially retired from the Oswego Police Department.
The new corrections deputy worked for seven years in the technology field before joining the Kendall County Sheriff's Office.
Mark Aug remained inside a local home for hours Tuesday after police said he refused to turn over custody of a child to their mother.
Robert Carpenter, 54, faces charges of officials misconduct after police said he accepted more than $3,200 in pay for time he didn't work.
Police said they took a report of a bullet hitting a house on Sunday evening.
This June, 16 people graduated from 2nd Opportunity, a 14-week viable job readiness program for incarcerated individuals.
Police said they anticipate the road to be closed until around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Carl McCaffrey has previous experience working as a corrections officer in Iowa.
The 43-year-old stole a Jaguar before leading police on a chase on Interstate 88, reaching speeds of about 110 mph, officials allege.
A car, driven by an Oswego man, lost control Monday and crashed into a utility pole, shearing off both front and rear doors, officials said.
The 27-year-old reached a speed of nearly 150 mph while trying to flee a trooper on I-88 around noon Monday, police said.
The three-hour class is meant to educate and prepare outgoing seniors to be more aware in their everyday lives.
The average price for a gallon of gas in Kendall County was $4.00 as of Thursday.
Crews responded just after 5 p.m. Tuesday to find a fire on the rear deck and gazebo area of a Grant Street house.
Applicants interested in the department's patrol and corrections divisions will have a chance to tour the facility and meet staff.
The Oswego man is accused of sexually abusing a child between 2008 and 2015, officials said.
Students and staff were evacuated from the high school Wednesday morning while the fire department responded and investigated.
Police are again asking for the community's help finding Addison Bengsten. She was last seen March 25 in Aurora.
Police were dispatched Monday to investigate a report of a terminated employee flashing a gun. They found no crime occurred.
A resident reported several items missing after a visit from a contractor who had been hired to work on the house, officials said.
The charges were issued about two months after an Oswego woman, 25, was found lying in a driveway dead from an apparent gunshot wound.
Police are asking for the community's help locating a 17-year-old Oswego girl who was last seen in the 300 block of Bluegrass Parkway.
Deputies responded Thursday to a house in the 0-99 block of Leisure Lane in Oswego Township after receiving reports of a domestic battery.
A 17-year-old boy from DeKalb is facing several charges in connection to the death of an Oswego man, 18, who was shot in December 2022.
The Bolingbrook resident, with family in Oswego, was reported missing on March 14, 2022. No one has heard from him since, police said.
The cause of the fire does not appear to be suspicious, fire crews said.
Hyundai is working with law enforcement agencies across 12 states to provide more than 26,000 steering wheel locks to drivers.
Kendall County citizens have the option to become citizen members of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association.
The driver indicated he intended to provoke the officer into using deadly force, police said.
Police said the intersection of Route 34 and Douglas Road was Oswego's worst for crashes in 2022.
The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. Jan. 24 near the intersection of Wolf Road and Douglas Road in unincorporated Oswego.
Police were told the driver shot herself before the passenger was able to gain control of the vehicle and drive it to an Oswego home.
Illinois students planning to attend college in the state are eligible to apply for the scholarship.