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Oswego hosts Naperville North in Friday's second-round playoff game

Plus, Joliet's $751.1 million budget and Oswego's $317 million school referendum.

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Oswego hosts Naperville North at 6 p.m. Friday in the Class 8A playoffs

Oswego hosts Naperville North Friday and Sandwich visits Hope Academy Saturday

  • Naperville North
    Oswego
    Fri., 6 p.m.Class 8A second round
  • Sandwich
    Hope Academy
    Sat., 2 p.m.Class 3A second round

Source: Shaw Local

If you're picking a Friday night game, No. 4 Oswego (9-1) hosts No. 13 Naperville North (8-2) in the second round. Oswego got running back Ammar Banire back last week, and he ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns in the first half against Naperville Central.

Daily Herald notes the Huskies lost to New Trier and East St. Louis in the regular season, and quarterback Dante Colasante has thrown for 1,303 yards and 12 touchdowns. A win for Oswego could set up a quarterfinal rematch with Bolingbrook, the only team to beat the Panthers this season.

  • Last year: Oswego won the first-round meeting 17-7
  • Naperville North's eighth win was its most in a decade
  • Next: winner plays No. 21 Lyons at No. 5 Bolingbrook winner
  • Sandwich at Hope Academy: 2 p.m. Saturday, Class 3A

Last week's results set up the second round

27-6
Oswego's win over Naperville Central
38-31
Naperville North's win over Fremd
1,553
rushing yards for Sandwich's Wyatt Gregory

Source: Shaw Local

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Joliet's council approves a $751.1 million 2027 budget with no new jobs

If you live in Joliet, the council adopted a $751.1 million budget for 2027 on Monday. It adds no new city jobs, compared with 11 new employees hired last year, and it comes with a $64.8 million property tax levy. Shaw Local reports the budget passed unanimously with little discussion.

Joliet's 2027 budget is up from $695 million this year

Sources: The Times Weekly, Shaw Local

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Value
2026 budget$695 million
2027 budget$751.1 million

More than $150 million goes toward the switch from deep wells to Lake Michigan water, Finance Director Kevin Sing said. The , made up of six communities including Joliet, will design and build the system that delivers treated water to all six.

  • Levy: up 5%, including $3.1 million from new development
  • Tax rate: expected to fall for a fifth straight year
  • Vote: budget unanimous; Larry Hug voted no on the levy
  • Health insurance: costs up nearly 75% since 2020

Replacing water mains is the biggest piece of Joliet's Lake Michigan money

Source: The Times Weekly

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AmountShare
Replace 20 miles of water mains$71.5M47.5%
Water system improvements$47.9M31.8%
Grand Prairie Water Commission costs$31M20.6%

News Notes

Referendum

voters said yes to a $317 million referendum for repairs across its 22 buildings, according to unofficial totals from the Kendall County Clerk's Office. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, "yes" led 18,493 to 10,135. Oswego Patch

Oswego's $317 million referendum passed with 18,493 'yes' votes

Unofficial results, 100% of precincts reporting

Oswego District 308 referendum

✓Yes18,49364.6%
No10,13535.4%

Source: Oswego Patch

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RaceCandidateVotesShare
Oswego District 308 referendumYes, won18,49364.6%
Oswego District 308 referendumNo10,13535.4%

ACC football

Freshman quarterback Griffin Curry has Aurora Central Catholic into the second round of the Class 4A playoffs. Coach Christian Rago opened the season with senior Aidan Crisci, a converted running back, at quarterback. Daily Herald

Hoops recruit

Bolingbrook's Brady Pettigrew is a consensus five-star recruit and a top 10 player in the national class of 2028. The 6-3 guard has more than 35 scholarship offers, including Duke and North Carolina. Chicago Sun-Times

Lisle

Lisle's Planning and Zoning Commission will host a public hearing Nov. 18 on a 224-unit mixed-use development at the former Family Square site. Petitioners also propose 12,800 square feet of commercial space and a 456-space parking garage. Lisle Patch

Naperville

The Riverwalk committee unanimously approved a motion Monday, Nov. 2, to give the city two bid plans for the $6.8 million South Extension and Hillside Gateway project. One keeps the full design, and the other drops four design elements. NCTV17

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Oswego hosts Naperville North in Friday's second-round playoff game

Plus, Joliet's $751.1 million budget and Oswego's $317 million school referendum.

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  1. Oswego hosts Naperville North at 6 p.m. Friday
  2. Joliet adopts a $751.1 million budget for 2027
  3. Oswego's $317 million school referendum wins
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