Brenda Schory

More than 200 people filled the courtroom as 15 graduates stood on a small stage at the Kane County Branch Court in St. Charles for the 26th Drug Rehabilitation Court graduation.

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce is seeking volunteers to participate in the Swedish Days Parade which will step off at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 28 from the corner of Center Street and Anderson Boulevard.

Valley Sheltered Workshop will host a Mother’s Day Inclusive Vendor Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 9 at 325 Main St., Batavia.

After a brief closure in February, the former Geneva Wine Cellars and Tasting Room at the Berry House, 227 S. Third St., Geneva, has reopened with new owners and a grand opening planned for Friday.

Last year's flyer flap between a local attorney and the St. Charles District 303 teachers union is now a lawsuit.

A Kane County jury convicted an Aurora man of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the Kane County State's Attorney's Office announced in a news release.

A Chicago man was sentenced in Kane County to four years in prison and ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution in a theft by deception case, authorities said, adding that among his falsehoods were claims he was going to play for the Bears.

CASA Kane County plans to close on a property in June that will be its permanent new home after moving out of the Kane County Courthouse office in Geneva.

The 1840s remnant limestone blacksmith shop in Geneva is now completely covered in plastic - nearly two years after the city cited it for not putting a tarp on it. City officials have given the developer 10 days to take it down

Batavia-based grocer Aldi is being sued by an animal rights group, alleging deceptive marketing of its egg products as 100% cage-free, according to a lawsuit filed in the District of Columbia Superior Court.

Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser announced she is unable to charge ICE agents over actions she called "reprehensible," including pepper-spraying protesters and tackling a person in Elgin in December.

The Chicago Pen Show, which returns Thursday through Sunday, offers foundation pen aficionados like Paul Conterato of Geneva the chance to gather with hundreds of other pen enthusiasts. Conterato himself has some 1,500 pens in his collection.

More bones have been found near a human skulls located by a someone walking in a Kane County forest preserve, prompting police to open a death investigation.

Now in its 26th year, the Kane County Drug Rehabilitation Court will graduate 15 participants on April 29. The court is a voluntary, team-based program for high-risk individuals with substance-use disorders that aims to reduce drug use and recidivism.

In a rare showing of public ire Monday, Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns alleged the Geneva Chamber was untruthful about its finances and questioned how – or if – the city should provide funds for its festivals.