Talking Taxes: Property Taxes Affect Local Elected Officials, Too

Yorkville Patch skimmed the tax bills for 10 local officials - and one frequent candidate. You can probably relate to their situations.

If you’re frustrated that your tax bill has gone up or remained about the same as your home’s value has dipped, fear not: Many of your local elected representatives are in the same boat. Yorkville Patch skimmed tax bills for 10 county board members, Yorkville aldermen, and District 115 board members – and one perpetual candidate. Two saw small decreases when comparing their 2010 tax bill to this year’s, while two saw small increases and five saw increases of 9 percent or more.     Meanwhile, all saw their home’s assessed value drop in the same time period. Four saw their assessed values drop by 15 percent or more between their 2010 tax bill and this year’s bill. (We are paying taxes based on the 2011 equalized assessed value this year…

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Jillian Duchnowski

6:56 am on Saturday, May 19, 2012

A third comment left on the Yorkville Patch Facebook page: It doesn't matter how many people are in the same boat, there is always going to be a few who are not doing their fair share of the rowing...   more ›

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Photos: Bristol Grade School Kindergarten Service Project

Students collected stuffed animal for firefighters to give children they meet on calls.

Bristol Grade School kindergarteners recently gave Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District staff stuffed animals they had collected for the firefighters to give children they meet during emergencies. "The BGS students were very proud and thankful to be helping other children in need," Principal Danielle Moran said.

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Photos: Bristol Grade School Annual Poetry Tea and Celebration

Families listened to poems written by second-grade students in Mrs. Weir's class.

A special thanks to Bristol Grade School Principal Danielle Moran for providing the photographs and information.

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House Hunt

House Hunt: 6 Upcoming Open Houses

Curious? Here's sneak peek at the homes you can peek into this weekend.

Welcome to House Hunt, a regular feature designed to give you a glimpse at Yorkville's real estate market. This week, we've gathered information about local homes Aol Real Estate listed with upcoming open houses: • 46 Woodland Drive: 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday • 7504 Rosehill Court: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday • 851 Greenfield Turn: 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday • 4 Cardinal Lane: 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday • 803 E. Main St.: 2:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday • 2292 High Ridge Lane: 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday In the future we may feature homes that have been listed for months, homes offered for less than $150,000 - or simply homes that will be showcased in upcoming open houses. If you have a suggestion for a topic or an upcoming open house you'd like to promote, please e-mail me at …

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Photo: Cross Lutheran Track State Meet

Boys team won state championship; girls captured second.

A special thanks to Coach Craig Weyrich for providing the following news release and photograph. The Cross Lutheran boys and girls track teams completed another successful season over Mother’s day weekend with a 1st and 2nd place finish at the LSA state championship meet in River Forest, IL.  Both teams competed against 31 other teams from around the state.  The boys’ win makes the 7th year in a row that either the boys’ or girls’ team have won the state meet. The boys’ team dominated the track on day two of the event, scoring 84 points to beat second place Palatine (57 points).  The boys were led by individual champions Gabe Arroyo (100M), Trevor Wills (1600M,800M), and relay teams of Arroyo, Will Hoving, Mason Funk, and Henry Hoving (…

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Former OHS Teacher Dale Fry's New Defense: Erectile Dysfunction

Former language arts teacher says sexual performance problems should have been part of original sexual abuse defense.

Dale Fry, the Oswego High School teacher convicted last year of sexually abusing a female student, testified in Kendall County court Wednesday that his battle with erectile dysfunction was a factor that was never brought forward in his trial, and could have played a key role in his defense. In a post-trial hearing to determine whether Fry could receive a new trial with a new attorney, the Woodridge resident said he had been struggling with a decreased sexual drive, hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction since about 2000. Fry also said his previous attorney, Philip Nathe of Naperville, told him that his medical condition would have no bearing on the case. “I thought it was important enough that it be brought up because of the charges against…

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Tammy Moletz

6:00 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012

KitKat0403, Yes she was 17 and yet he was in his 50's?!?! Even if she was 18, you don't see a problem with a 50 some year old man who is married with an 18 year old? Really? As for the girl, I was there once to, with him. He is good at what he does and he prays on those children who have low self esteem that catches his fancy. He makes them feel as if they are important and the only ones in his …   more ›

Updated: Oswego Firefighter Running Against Toftoy for Coroner

We added comments from incumbent Coroner Ken Toftoy on Wednesday afternoon.