December 16, 2008 For Immediate Release The Oswego Police Department has learned that a fundraising organization based in Elmhurst Illinois is currently misrepresenting to area businesses that they are raising funds on behalf of Police in Kendall County.  This organization, Illinois Council of Police (ICOPS), has been contacting area businesses by phone soliciting money for its advertising campaign.  There...

Village of Oswego offices will be closed on the following days for the upcoming holidays: Wednesday, December 24 – offices close at noon Thursday, December 25th – offices closed all day Friday, December 26th – offices closed all day Thursday, January 1st – offices closed all day. 

New meeting agendas are available for the Committee of the Whole and the Regular Village Board Meeting, which are both scheduled for Tuesday, November 4th. http://www.oswegoil.org/village-government/agendas.shtml http://www.oswegoil.org/agenda-pdfs/2008.11.04cowagenda.pdf http://www.oswegoil.org/agenda-pdfs/2008.11.04regagenda.pdf

Detective Rob Sherwood Media Relations Officer Oswego Police Department 630-551-7320 Oswego Police have been notified of a phone scam that has resurfaced since first being identified in the area in January of this year that involves customers of several local banks.  Information was obtained from customers indicating they are receiving automated phone calls from Bank Security Departments asking them to call...

A new meeting agenda is available for a Special Joint Meeting with the United City of Yorkville and the Village of Oswego Board of Trustees, which is scheduled for Tuesday, September 23rd in Yorkville. To view the agenda, please visit www.oswegoil.org or simply click on the links below.   http://www.oswegoil.org/village-government/agendas.shtml http://www.oswegoil.org/agenda-pdfs/2008.09.23spjointagenda.pdf

OSWEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT Press Release Prevent Identify Theft Free Paper Shredding How Identity Theft Occurs: • Your personal information is stolen from businesses or other institutions. • Your personal information is taken from your mailbox or your trash. • Personal information is captured using “skimming” devices. • On-line “phishing” scams. While you can not fully prevent identity...

Rolls of toilet paper were set afire inside a downstairs bathroom at Plank Junior High School in Oswego, around 12:05 p.m. Friday.   Oswego firefighters extinguished the fire in 12 minutes, and classes resumed after a half-hour evacuation. Village Police are investigating.

The meeting agenda is available for the Regular Village Board Meeting, which is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16th. Please visit www.oswegoil.org to download the agenda. Or simply click on the links below. http://www.oswegoil.org/village-government/agendas.shtml http://www.oswegoil.org/agenda-pdfs/2008.09.16regagenda.pdf

Oswego Police are working residences in the Churchill Club, Farmington Lakes, Heritage, Mill Race Creek and Victoria Meadows subdivisions of a rash of car burglaries that have taken place recently. For the past three months, these incidents, which have been occurring during late evening or early morning hours, have significantly increased the Village crime rate. Oswego police are asking resident to report all suspicious...

Yet again, the Village Board decided not to approve a revised ethics ordinance, one the focuses on the disclosure of business dealings with relations who are village employees and leaders.  Village Administrator Gary Adams has sought additional revisions that would strengthen the proposal.  More details can be found here.