Read the transcript from our Batavia Mayoral candidate forum podcast: Thomas Connelly and Jeffery Schielke on what they want to see in Batavia in the future

Thomas Connelly and Jeffery Schielke, candidates for Batavia Mayor, talk about the main issues facing Batavia with Shaw Local reporter Joey Weslo ahead of the April 1 election

Batavia High School’s AP Computer Science Principles is earning a diversity award for achieving a high female participation rate. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women represent just 26.9% of the 6.5 million jobs in the computer science industry.

This spring, Kane County voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Read the transcript from our podcast of our candidate forum for St. Charles Ward 2 with candidates Ryan Bongard and Angela Churchill

Ryan Bongard and Angela Churchill, candidates for St. Charles City Council, Ward 2, in the April 1 election, answered questions about the issues facing St. Charles with Shaw Local’s Kevin Solari and David Petesch

Read the transcript from our candidate forum for St. Charles City Council Ward 5 between candidates Steve Weber and Lauren Duddles

Steve Weber and Lauren Duddles, candidates for Ward 5 in the St. Charles City Council April 1 election, debated the issues facing St. Charles in a Shaw Local candidate forum with Kevin Solari and David Petesch

Discussion at the Geneva Committee of the Whole Monday about Geneva Construction Company's work last year suddenly veered into an unexpected topic: public piddling.