🌱 Patch AM: See how this Portage Lane sale compares to your home’s value.

Good morning to you Yorkville! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See how this Portage Lane sale compares to your home's value.
• What does Yorkville's state rep say DCFS is getting wrong?

Also on today's calendar: Uncover Hidden Gems & Classic Reads At Yorkville Public Library's Highly Anticipated Used Book Sale! and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
• Sunday: Periods of sun; less humid, temps: high: 83, low: 60.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sale closed in Yorkville: $290,000 for a property (shawlocal.com) — A Yorkville townhouse at 205 Portage Lane, Unit A just sold for $290,000, offering three bedrooms, three baths and central A/C in 1,589 square feet. The report also compares this sale with several nearby Yorkville properties sold over the past year, giving residents a snapshot of current neighborhood prices and home sizes.
   

• Rep on DCFS audit: 'We're failing kids' (bigcountrynewsconnection.com) — Yorkville's state Rep. Jed Davis is criticizing Illinois' child welfare agency after a new audit found many foster children aren't getting required health exams, screenings, or home safety checks. He argues DCFS is missing basic compliance benchmarks and worries that these failures may signal deeper problems in how vulnerable kids are treated across the state.
   

📸 Around Yorkville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yorkville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 5
• Uncover Hidden Gems & Classic Reads At Yorkville Public Library's Highly Anticipated Used Book Sale! →
  Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Rd, Yorkville
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 5
• New Fall Library Merch Fundraiser →
  Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Rd, Yorkville
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• LLU'S Open House →
  Fox Valley Christian Church, 40W150 Main St, Batavia
  5:00 pm
• City Council Meeting →
  Yorkville, IL Calendar, 651 Prairie Pointe Drive, Yorkville
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
• Planning and Zoning Commission →
  Yorkville, IL Calendar, 651 Prairie Pointe Drive, Yorkville
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Little Hopes →
  The Law Office Pub & Music Hall, 226 S Bridge St, Yorkville
  8:30 pm
Friday September 11
• PTO- Ice Cream Social
  Bristol Grade School Yorkville, IL 60560
  6:00 pm
Monday September 14
• Library Board Meeting →
  Yorkville, IL Calendar, 902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville
  7:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Public Works Committee →
  Yorkville, IL Calendar, 651 Prairie Pointe Drive, Yorkville
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 7
• Labor Day - No School
  Plano CUSD 88 Plano, IL 60545
• City offices will be closed Monday, September 7th, 2026, for Labor Day. →
  Plano, IL Calendar, 17 E. Main Street, Plano
  8:00 am
• City offices will be closed Monday, September 7th, 2026, for Lab →
  City of Plano Meetings City Hall - 17 E. Main Street Plano IL 60545
  8:00 am
• Groot will not be working on Monday, September 7th, 2026, for La →
  City of Plano Meetings - Plano IL 60545
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: James Allen Coffey —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

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🗞 Nearby News

Plano

• Take a Break with 9 Daybeds at Historic Sites (savingplaces.org)
• La Salle-Peru boys soccer improves to 5-0: Thursday's NewsTribune/BCR roundup (shawlocal.com)

Oswego

• Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of 280-Unit Oswego Apartment Property (connectcre.com)
• Oswego: Four-bedroom home goes for $426,000 (shawlocal.com)

Montgomery

• Shots Fired After Resident Attempts To Interrupt Car Theft: Montgomery Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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