Oswego Police Take the Plunge for Special Olympics

Oswego police officers, department employees and their families braved the cold last weekend as they plunged into the icy-cold Loon Lake for the annual Polar Plunge.

This is the tenth year the department, under the name Team Oswego, has participated in the Polar Plunge, which benefits Special Olympics Illinois.

The team took the plunge at Loon Lake at the Silver Springs State Park for the tenth year in a row. They raised over $3,000 for the special Olympics.

The group would like to thank their sponsors, who donated $100 or more and had their name on Team Oswego's t-shirt. They are:

Oswego Community Bank, Comprehensive Oral and Maxillofacial  Surgery: Dr. Robert Huvar of Oswego and Naperville, Hennessy's River View Ford, Firehouse Pizza and Pub, Hett's Auto Sales, Tap House Grill, World Champion Tae Kwon Do, Air Medics Refrigeration  Heating and Cooling, ATI Physical Therapy of Oswego, Krouth Dental, Trotsky Investigative Polygraph Inc., The Village Grind and Craft Production Inc.

Those wishing to become a sponsor for the department's Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics can contact Connie Jackson or Cherese Spears at 630-551-7300.