Batavia city officials told residents Tuesday they’re aware of ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in neighboring communities.

Kane County Treasurer Chris Lauzen announced he will seek a second and final term in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election. The former state lawmaker says will be his last term as treasurer.

An Aurora man has been charged with three felonies after authorities said a large-scale marijuana-growing operation was found in his basement after a fire.

Federal authorities continued the Operation Midway Blitz immigration enforcement campaign in the Western suburbs Tuesday, including a raid in Elgin attended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem herself.

A male resident of North Aurora died from injuries sustained in a house fire in North Aurora early Monday morning.

A family of five has been displaced after a lightning strike from Saturday morning’s storms caused their home to catch fire in the Mill Creek subdivision near Geneva, according to the Elburn and Countryside Fire Protection District.

An urgent care physician assistant James Yanke, 57, was filming Homeland Security/ICE/ATF arrests of Hispanic people at the Kane County Judicial Center on Aug. 14, 2025. When he interfered with a screaming woman's arrest, Yanke himself was arrested and briefly detained.

An Elgin man is suspected in a string of incidents that began early Thursday morning when authorities said he entered an Algonquin home through an unlocked sliding door and stole a truck.

An Aurora man has been charged with five felonies related to a firearm and ammunition allegedly found in his car during a traffic stop and which he was not legally allowed to own, police said.