Brenda Schory

The Illinois Association of County Auditors honored Kane County Auditor Penny Wegman with the 2025 Auditor of the Year Award.

The Kane County Health Department is promoting a video campaign to encourage people to carry naloxone with them during the holidays, as it is a vulnerable time for those struggling with substance abuse.

A national publication, Food Bank News, named Northern Illinois Food Bank CEO Julie Yurko was named 2025 Food Bank Leader of the Year.

Michelle DeMarco of Geneva built a business based on her love of Christmas and the art of holiday decorating.

Dancers from Fox Valley Ballet, who performed in "The Nutcracker" at Batavia Fine Arts Centre, visited children in the hospital to brighten their day.

Sugar Grove takes first place in annual Kane County Water Association taste test, Batavia comes in second, Aurora third.

The Geneva Historic Preservation Commission unanimously denied a third request Tuesday from developer Shodeen to demolish a circa-1840 former blacksmith shop after a 90-minute public hearing. Some commissioners accused Shodeen of turning the property into an eyesore.

State Sen. Don DeWitte, R-St. Charles, was named Legislator of the Year, the first such award from the Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association.

Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser was elected to lead the Illinois State’s Attorneys Association at its winter conference in Oak Brook this month, according to a news release.

An Elgin woman pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the starvation and torture of a child in her care. "In my many years as a prosecutor, this is one of the most disturbing cases I have encountered," Assistant State’s Attorney Lori Schmidt said.

Current Campton Hills officer Douglas Kucik pleaded not guilty to felony charges related to illegal gun sales in a court appearance this month. Three others charged, two former officers and a former chief, also appeared in court.

Neighbors in the area saw that a large dog had fallen into the ice in St. Charles Township. The dog's owner has not been located.

A 51-year-old Geneva woman was charged with multiple felonies after police alleged she spit in an officer’s mouth and threatened to attack her neighbors, records show.

A Sugar Grove woman who was injured after she tripped on a section of uneven sidewalk filed a lawsuit against the village seeking more than $150,000 in damages and legal costs.

Batavia police made 38 traffic stops from Nov. 21 to Dec. 2 in its Thanksgiving enforcement effort.