🌱 Patch AM: What Yorkville’s underfunded police pension could mean for your tax bill

Hi Yorkville! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Yorkville's underfunded police pension could mean for your tax bill
• Where to find Yorkville's coziest fall cocktails and apple meads

Also on today's calendar: Anniversary Sale! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: High clouds and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 43.
• Friday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Worst to best: Kendall County's 5 police and fire pension funds are $21.1 million short; Yorkville police fund is 65.1 percent funded (kendallcountytimes.com) — Yorkville's police pension fund is the worst-funded in Kendall County, at 65.1% and about $9.3 million short, a gap local property taxes must eventually cover. The report compares all five area police and fire funds, showing how Yorkville stacks up against neighboring departments and the statewide averages.
   

• Check out these autumn sips and savors in Kendall County (shawlocal.com) — Yorkville drink lovers have several new fall options, from apple meads at Foxes Den Meadery on Bridge Street to cozy cocktails at Burnt Barrel Social and Craft'd. The piece also spotlights seasonal creations in nearby Oswego, giving residents plenty of ideas for where to sip warm, spiced flavors as temperatures drop.
   

📸 Around Yorkville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Yorkville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 9
• Anniversary Sale! →
  4054 Fox Valley Center Dr, Aurora
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Chair Yoga →
  Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville
  10:15 am
• Songwriter Open Mic Ft. Noah Gabriel at Southbank Original BBQ →
  Southbank Original BBQ, 129 E Hydraulic St., Yorkville
  6:00 pm
• Songwriter Open Mic Ft. Noah Gabriel →
  Southbank Original BBQ, 129 E Hydraulic St., Yorkville
  6:00 pm
• Noah Gabriel at Southbank Original BBQ →
  Southbank Original BBQ, 129 E Hydraulic St., Yorkville
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Drop In Story Time →
  Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville
  10:30 am
• Grounded Gentle Yoga →
  Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville
  1:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Yorkville Education Association Presents: Mary Poppins - The Musical! →
  Yorkville Middle School, 920 Prairie Crossing Dr, Yorkville
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• GO PINK with Girls Run The World! →
  Yorkville Middle School, 920 Prairie Crossing Dr, Yorkville
  12:00 pm
• Yorkville Education Association Presents: Mary Poppins - The Musical! →
  Yorkville Middle School, 920 Prairie Crossing Dr, Yorkville
  7:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Yorkville Education Association Presents: Mary Poppins - The Musical! →
  Yorkville Middle School, 920 Prairie Crossing Dr, Yorkville
  2:00 pm
Monday October 19
• Parents of Estranged Adult Children support group →
  1246 N Bridge St, Yorkville
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Obituary: Marlene M. Tough —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch
• Obituary: James E. Stonehouse —Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Read on Patch

• Sodexo, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeper at Rush Copley in Yorkville. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Forklift Driver in Yorkville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yorkville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Plano

• Plano Amtrak platform work delayed by underground structure (wspynews.com)
• Plano Boys Cross Country Places Sixth at Lisle Mane Invitational - Area High School Varsity Athletics Weekend Recap (wspynews.com)
• The Rundown: Former disgraced U.S. House speaker dies (wbez.org)

Oswego

• Outgoing State Rep. Kifowit to run for Oswego Village Board next year (shawlocal.com)

Aurora

• Prison Terms Revealed For Aurora Teen, 19, Convicted In 2023 Murder: Mosser (patch.com)
• Kane County Sheriff Will Retire To Focus On Health, Asks For Privacy (patch.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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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