Halloween’s spooky atmosphere causes many people to wonder about the supernatural history of Oswego and the surrounding area. October is a perfect time to dive into the haunted legends surrounding the town. But are there ghosts lurking in our midst? OH library director Andrew Mundsinger and OH senior Payton Mercil believe so.
Kendall 11 operates in Oswego, Illinois, under the company Classic Cinemas. The local theater recently made some changes to its seating, and the final touches are expected to be finished in February.
“We are reopening that [[GDX]] auditorium for Captain America. It opens on February 14th, but there’s a day before preview on February 13th. But if everything goes correctly, we’re actually going to have the same seats that we have in the other ten auditoriums, but they’re [[also]] going to have massaging seats,” said Classic Cinemas CEO Chris Johnson.
According to the U.S. Department of State, approximately 6.3 million people unwillingly participated in forced commercial sexual exploitation at any given time in the United States in 2021. This issue is present everywhere, but Illinois specifically is a hotspot for sex trafficking and human trafficking in general.
Ink180 is a prominent business in the Oswegoland community that helps people recover from traumatic experiences, promotes community activism, and increases awareness about the dangers of sex trafficking, both locally and nationally.
Last year, the streets of a small neighborhood in Naperville were flooded with Swifties waiting to see the viral Taylor Swift Christmas house.
Oswego is gaining public traction year by year thanks to its small local businesses. Businesses like Village Grind and 113 Main are well-known for their place in Oswego. However, some companies are lesser known and often unspoken of.
“TGS Oswego is a very good way to meet others who share the same interest and passion in board games and collecting. However, when I visited the store that evening I noticed how there was no more than three or four customers which was unfortunate because the store had so much to offer for so many different types of people,” said OH senior Mark Horton.