By Dave Fidlin Correspondent When it failed by a narrow 21-vote margin last spring, officials in the Yorkville School District indicated a referendum question asking voters for permission to exceed the state’s revenue caps would likely re-emerge in a future election. This week, district officials followed through on the sentiment, […]

Members of the Union Grove Dribble Club perform for the crowd during halftime of the Jan. 12 varsity girls game between Union Grove and Lake Geneva Badger at Union Grove High School. (Photo by Heather Ruenz)

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent With the clock ticking on the terms of an existing contract, a Union Grove panel is in the early stages of exploring refuse and recycling options in the year ahead. The village has a contract with Burlington-based ASDA Enterprises Inc., which sunsets at the end of […]

Referendum largely in response to Foxconn-related development pressures By Dave Fidlin Correspondent The Town of Yorkville could become an incorporated community known as the Village of Yorkville this spring, depending on voter input. Yorkville’s three town supervisors on Jan. 2 voted unanimously in favor of a resolution that sets the […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent As the sea of orange construction barricades, barrels and signage has dissipated from the Highway 45 corridor, a Union Grove panel has set in motion protocol for freshly laid infrastructure in one of the village’s highest profile spots. The Union Grove Water, Wastewater, Storm Water, Streets […]

      Seventh- and eighth-grade Union Grove Elementary School choir members (from left) Isabelle Huenink, Brooklyn Bailey and Rachel Kalba sing during the school’s annual holiday program Dec. 12.

Village approves request to annex parcel from Yorkville By Dave Fidlin CORRESPONDENT The Village of Union Grove is about to increase the size of its municipal limits at the expense of the Town of Yorkville. On the heels of a favorable recommendation last week, the Village Board on Dec. 11 […]

By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A Union Grove panel has approved a local bank’s planned modifications, so long as state and federal authorities give the same approval. Community State Bank, a 114-year-old financial institution, has proposed the first of several modifications to its corporate headquarters at 1500 Main St. In the […]

Mike Aimone (from left), Len Erickson and Dan Maurice team up to trim a tree for sale at the Union Grove Kiwanis Club Christmas tree lot in downtown Union Grove at Main Street and Mill Avenue. The lot is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and […]