The 41st Annual USHLI (United States Hispanic Leadership Institute) National Conference was held February 16-19 in Chicago, Illinois. Oswego East High School and Oswego High School had 45 students who were able to attend this conference through the support of teacher sponsors.
At the February 21 City Council meeting, Joliet officials presented several organizations with big checks, the result of fundraising and grant efforts.
Kendall County municipal officials, including mayors, village board members and school board members, are on the ballot on April 4, the first Tuesday in April.
Kendall County GOP Chairman James Marter said that Chicagoans are overtaxed, and voters "need to step up" in response to a Truth in Accounting report, which gave the city an "F" grade in its latest Financial State of the Cities report.
A Chicago Police officer who was shot and killed on the Southwest Side of the city has been identified as Officer Andres Vasquez Lasso, the Chicago Tribune reported on March 2.
Former Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson are the two finalists who will be facing off in the upcoming mayoral race.
The Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Board of Education is hosting a Public Forum on Monday, March 6, beginning at 6:30pm in the cafeteria at Plank Junior High School (510 Secretariat Ln., Oswego).