🌱 Patch AM: How Yorkville’s new water towers will affect your bill by 2028

Good day Yorkville! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Yorkville's new water towers will affect your bill by 2028
• What recent Seeley Street sales reveal about Yorkville home prices

Also on today's calendar: Voluntary Action Center's Escape. Stay. Play! Raffle Fundraiser for Meals on Wheels in DeKalb Co and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 77 and low of 62 degrees.
• Friday: Humid with periods of sun, temps: high: 77, low: 63.
• Saturday: Occasional rain and a t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The scope and cost for building Yorkville's new water towers (shawlocal.com) — Yorkville is pressing ahead with major new water towers and mains to prepare for Lake Michigan water, with construction on track to finish by fall 2027. The $224 million project, funded largely by federal loans and city bonds, is driving five years of 20% water rate hikes while new towers rise near Eldamain Road and Route 71.
   

• Four-bedroom home sells in Yorkville for $395,000 (shawlocal.com) — A four-bedroom home on Seeley Street in Yorkville recently sold for $395,000, highlighting current prices in a growing neighborhood. Nearby Seeley Street and Berrywood Lane properties with similar layouts have also closed between $429,500 and $452,000, offering residents a snapshot of today's local housing market values.
   

📸 Around Yorkville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yorkville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• 6th Annual Wiedemann-Steiner Syndrome Golf Outing and Luncheon →
  7671 Clubhouse Drive, Yorkville

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Bad Medicine Duo →
  227 Heustus Street, Yorkville
  8:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Maker Tuesdays →
  Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville
  10:00 am
Wednesday September 23
• Medicare 101 →
  Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville
  5:45 pm
Monday September 28
• Voluntary Action Center's Escape. Stay. Play! Raffle Fundraiser for Meals on Wheels in DeKalb Co →
  Kishwaukee Country Club, 1901 Sycamore Rd, DeKalb
  5:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Gateville Law Firm Multi-Chamber Ribbon Cutting →
  Gateville Law Firm, 520 E. Kendall Drive, Unit C, Yorkville
  4:00 pm
• PAC Fest 2026 →
  The Venue at the Kendall County Fairgrounds, 10826 IL-71, Yorkville
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Craft Supply Exchange →
  Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville
  9:00 am

📣 Yorkville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 17
• September Luncheon Meeting →
  Sugar Grove IL
  12:00 pm
• PTO Restaurant Night (McDonalds)
  Autumn Creek Elementary School Yorkville, IL 60560
  4:00 pm
• Minooka at Oswego →
  Oswego High School, 4250 Route 71, Oswego
  4:30 pm
• Fundraiser Night @ Culver's →
  Sugar Grove IL
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Marilyn Beatrice Tarizzo —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: Matthew David Crosser —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Addicted To Love: A Robert Palmer Dance Party- live on the Outdoor Rooftop —Mike Brick Read on Patch
• Obituary: Victor Lamont Jones —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Yorkville. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Plano

• Chase Clark adding more thunder to Sandwich's run game: Kendall County football notebook (shawlocal.com)

Oswego

• 2431 Sonoma Trails Dr, Oswego, IL 60543 (zillow.com)
• Kendall County Board honors retiring state Sen. Linda Holmes for her dedication to the county (shawlocal.com)

Montgomery

• Tourism officials say local visitor spending hit record high in 2025 (tricitiescentral.com)

Ok Yorkville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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