East Side day care center approved
Mayor Tom Weisner remembers sitting in meetings about the need for an East Side day care center 12 years ago, when he was a city staffer.

Oswego park wins skaters' approval
It's 5 p.m. on a recent weekday, and the sun is far from setting on Oswego's east side. Actually, it's a sweltering 90 degrees, but that does not keep skateboarders from heading out to Oswego's newest skate park at Prairie Point Community Park, 4120 Plainfield Road.

Final round follies at Illinois Open
Eric Meierdierks finally broke through at the Illinois Open, as the 25-year-old playing professional from Wilmette captured the 61st state championship by one shot over University of Illinois junior Luke Guthrie. Meierdierks, who has made the cut in every Illinois Open he's played in the last decade, played a solid 1-under 68 on Wednesday to finish the tournament at 6-under. "It's been a goal of mine to win this trophy for a long time and I'm very proud that I can finally hold it," Meierdierks said. "It's been a great week." Guthrie, the 36-hole leader, started off on fire and was 9-under for the tournament until he double-bogeyed the par 3 ninth hole and bogeyed Nos. 10 and 11.

Runners push through warm conditions
While the conditions that greeted runners were less than ideal Wednesday night for the Viking Summer Sunset 5K, that didn't mean there wasn't some good racing.