“IRIS has been a game changer for collaboration in Kane County,” Kane County Health Department executive director Michael Isaacson said. “It allows providers to work together in real time, making sure no one falls through the cracks when they need help the most."

The St. Charles East and St. Charles North high schools dance teams will hold their annual Kick-A-Thon event to benefit the HardyStrong Foundation and Big Hearts of Fox Valley.

The zoo's Frontera Farm-to-Table Dinner is Sept. 12, while Oktoberfest is set for Sept. 28. Many additional events are also scheduled throughout the season.

Catch up on the week’s top Kane County news and sports in minutes. Listen to the week’s 5 most popular stories for Aug. 24-30, read aloud for you

Marisa Christoffel is the new principal at the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center.

Authorities have confirmed an officer-involved shooting took place in Carpentersville late Thursday, with preliminary findings that an armed man was shot and wounded.

The principal of Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, where a shooting took place this week, is a graduate of St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin.

Miss out on any of the action in Kane County? Listen to the audio versions of our stories from Week 1 of the 2025 season here

Kane County Audubon will host a number of events inviting the public to enjoy nature this fall. Here’s what’s happening in October:

Cantigny will offer a number of events this September, including a Revolutionary War Reenactment, Red Oak Farm Dinner, car show and more.

Trey Seifrid scored on three long runs during the third quarter to help Aurora Central Catholic break open a close game and defeat St. Edward, 36-0, Friday night at Greg True Field.

Geneva scored on all seven of its first-half possessions in overwhelming Larkin 56-0 on Friday.

Brian Iossi is expecting big things from a defense he thinks will be one of the best in his years at Burlington Central. After Friday's Week 1 performance, you can see why. Central held Crystal Lake South to 52 yards of offense in a 21-0 shutout.

Sturdy Shelter Brewing’s third annual Oktoberfest will bring German traditions, live music and authentic food and drink to Batavia - in September.

Check out the variety of hilarious comedians and special events happening in September at The Comedy Vault in Batavia.

The Saturday event, taking place at Wilder Park from noon to 9 p.m., will feature seven bands, while the parade returns on Sunday.

Free Fallin will perform the music of Tom Petty at the Arcada Theatre in Sept. 11. Our House, a tribute band to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young will open the show.

After winning $200,000 on an Illinois Lottery scratch-off ticket from a Jewel-Osco in Oswego, Clarence Neuenkirchen, a grandfather from Montgomery, couldn’t wait to tell his wife.

The Kane County Coroner’s Office has identified the driver killed in a rollover crash in St. Charles Township Tuesday morning.

A Lake in the Hills man accused of sexually assaulting a child younger than 13 was detained Wednesday in McHenry County jail, where he has worked in the past mentoring inmates. He works at Judson University.

The first Chicago Bears training camp under head coach Ben Johnson is over. Here are some of the key superlatives of what we learned over the past six weeks.

Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Thursday's game between St. Francis and Kenwood at Gately Stadium.

Senior quarterback Brock Phillip, in his first varsity start and St. Francis debut after transferring from Geneva, led two touchdown drives in the final seven minutes with a go-ahead TD pass to Dario Milivojevic with 12 seconds left as the Spartans rallied to beat Kenwood 38-34.

Batavia City Council members are expected to approve a new energy policy at their Sept. 2 meeting to set sustainability goals and guide future energy decisions.

Catholic church leaders in northern Illinois have asked schools in their dioceses to review security policies as they pray for those affected by a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis.

The Algonquin Police Department is mourning the death of Kim Peluso who served at the department for 24 years.

The event, which brings together more than 30 of the Chicago area’s top chefs, is Thursday, Sept. 25 at Theatre on the Lake in Chicago.

The tornado Aug. 28, 1990 remains the only F5 rated tornado documented in the United States during the month of August. No advanced warnings or watches were issued for the possibility of a tornado on that day.

The 15th annual Alley Art Festival will be held Aug. 30 for local Aurora artists to showcase their art pieces.

The famous toilet bowl race is Saturday, Aug. 30 at 3:30 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration has asked a military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations, the base said Thursday, signaling a push to expand its law enforcement crackdown to other cities

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is doubling down on his message to President Donald Trump that the nation’s third-largest city doesn’t need or want military intervention to fight crime, showing off parts of the city where violent crime has decrease

Marc Silverman: I hope I’m wrong and the edge rushers produce. I hope the Bears win big in 2025 and a championship window opens. Too bad hope is not a plan.

There were plenty of firsts for the St. Charles North girls flag football players, who were the stars of the show during their historic win against Jacobs on Wednesday evening.

State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, will hold the annual Kids Expo and Touch-A-Truck Event for community members in September.

There were plenty of reasons why the Chicago Bears traded for Joe Thuney over the offseason. Thuney has shown how valuable his leadership is to quarterback Caleb Williams and the rest of the team during training camp.

Here are the preseason Associated Press IHSA football polls released Wednesday for all eight classes.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as they preview an exciting Week 1 in Illinois high school football on the Friday Night Drive podcast

The Kane County Cougars are hoping their Pope Leo XIV bobblehead giveaway Thursday will put a couple extra angels in the outfield.

The festival presents music and storytelling performances on six stages which run continuously throughout both days, offering mini-concerts, in-the-round groupings of performers and teaching workshops.

Authorities said a Woodstock man with multiple prior domestic violence convictions struck a woman in the head with an object early Sunday and has been jailed awaiting trial.

The Chicago Bears wrapped up training camp and released their initial 53-man roster with just under two weeks left before the start of the regular season. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar break down what happened over the past six weeks and what it means

Check out this list of apple orchards in northern Illinois for perfect family fun this fall!

Brother Chimp Brewing was voted Best Microbrewery in Kane County in the Shaw Media Readers’ Choice Awards.

Winger, a pillar of the '80s hard rock music scene, will play the Arcada Theatre in downtown St. Charles Aug. 29. The band is expected to stop performing live after a select few gigs.

The wait is over. The many, many questions that teams have for the 2025 season are about to begin getting answered. Steve Soucie takes a look at the games to watch in the first week of the IHSA football season.

An unidentified driver died Tuesday, Aug. 26 after a rollover crash Tuesday in St. Charles Township.

A DeKalb man who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs when he rear-ended a DeKalb County sheriff’s vehicle, killing deputy Christina Musil, was sentenced by a judge Tuesday to 14 years in prison.

A California man is facing charges for allegedly attempting to scam a Huntley man out of $25,000 with a fraudulent email, police say.

Street closures and parking restrictions will go into effect starting Wednesday, Sept. 3 in downtown Geneva in preparation for the Festival of the Vine Sept. 5-7.