Convicted murderer Jonathan D. Hurst has asked a DeKalb County judge to reconsider the two life sentences she handed him last month for the violent murders of Sycamore elderly mother and son Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson, court records show.

Kane County Republican Central Committee Chairman Andro Lerario filed a complaint with the Illinois Board of Elections alleging the St. Charles Education Association violated state law by not stating on its election signs who paid for them.

Pieces are falling into place in Yorkville for the $100 million Lake Michigan water project, with more than $18 million going towards construction of a new water tank and a water receiving station.

A correctional deputy charged with predatory sexual assault of a child and possession of child sex abuse materials has been fired, according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

The Princeton City Council is planning to meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, to discuss further employment of City Manager Theresa Wittenauer.

Increased traffic around Morris Elementary School has created a need for a lower speed limit on the surrounding roads, and the Morris City Council voted to decrease the speed limit on Dupont Ave. and Locust Road between Route 6 and Edgewater Drive to 20 mph.

The La Salle County Board wants to regulate wind and solar farms and has asked Springfield to tear up an existing law that limits its authority to do so.

Of the 13 bat species found in Illinois, six are endangered. The northern long eared bat is the reason trees along Route 47 and 31 were cut down over the winter, before the bats return for the summer.

The Bureau County History Center honored donors, members and volunteers who made possible the completion of the second phase of the cosmetic renovation of the former Matson Public Library during a special event April 10.