Brenda Schory

Batavia police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that injured three which occurred shortly before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at North Randall Road and McKee Street.

Geneva will begin its curbside leaf collection program later this month and throughout November, followed by bag pickup in December – or leave leaves alone as a natural mulch.

The Kane County Health Department announced it will host the 2025 Communicable Disease Conference with expert-led sessions on intestinal pathogens and the Chicago measles outbreak.

The Rotary Club of St Charles-Geneva – kicked off the 15th annual Koats for Kids campaign, which will run through Dec. 9.

Gas-powered electricity plant Geneva Generation Facility is expected to undergo engine maintenance due to generator impacts from extreme heat in summer 2024, officials said.

Without naming names, Kane County GOP Chairman Andro Lerario this month accused downstate Republicans of interfering with local choices for state offices. “There’s an assault on respect,” he said.

The Geneva City Council approved amendments to economic incentive agreements to the new owner of 214-218 and 220-222 W. State St. for improvements to those historic buildings.

The public is urged to drop off unwanted medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Geneva Police Department, 20 Police Plaza, Geneva, as it participates in National Drug Take-Back Day.

The Kane County Health Department awarded $300,000 in grants to seven local organizations working to prevent opioid overdoses, expand access to treatment, and support recovery services across the community.

State Sen. Cristina Castro, D-Elgin, secured more than $12 million for construction and road improvement projects Elgin, Carpentersville, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Barrington Hills.

Kane County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Flood ruled this week that Geneva developer Shodeen Group cannot evade the city’s legal right to enforce property code standards. The dispute began over the city's insistence that a tarp be placed on top of an 1840s blacksmith shop.

An Aurora man pleaded guilty to armed violence in a 2023 violent stabbing attack and was sentenced in turn to 25 years in prison, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office.

The Pretrial Fairness Act, also known as the cashless bail system, implemented in September 2023, resulted in an increase in the Kane County jail population from people not showing up to court, Sheriff Ron Hain said. But the Illinois ACLU director called Hain's comments "dubious"

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser announced today that her office will not pursue charges against North Aurora police officers involved in the in-custody death of Jorge Valerio Martinez.

Dale Berman, former Kane County Board member and longtime North Aurora village president, died Thursday morning.