Brenda Schory

Randall Road in Geneva was packed Saturday for a local No Kings rally, one of thousands held across the U.S. in a national protest of President Trump's policies.

The city of Batavia is seeking a developer to partner with in the redevelopment of a key property "in the heart of downtown."

A 25-year-old Elgin man agreed to serve 15 years in prison in an agreement where he pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse images.

Update: Former Campton Hills Police Chief Steven Millar has been charged with 41 felonies connected to an Illinois State Police investigation that alleges firearms from a police evidence room were unlawfully sold between 2018 and 2023, records show.

A $100,000-plus defamation lawsuit, filed by a Kane County sitting judge against a Geneva blogger, was continued Wednesday with a DeKalb County judge giving the blogger a timetable to challenge a ruling that permitted alternative methods to serve a summons.

Batavia police instructed two schools to go on lockdown Wednesday morning while investigating a report of a gunshot and a person screaming.

Opponents of President Trump's policies organized another national day of protest called "No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance" on Saturday, Oct. 18, with four scheduled in Kane County in Geneva, Aurora, Elgin and Pingree Grove.

The Kane County Board is accepting applications to fill the position for District 2 left vacant by the death of Dale Berman.

Healthcare company Abbott’s philanthropic foundation, Abbott Fund, donated $250,000 to Geneva-based Northern Illinois Food Bank’s BackPack Program, which provides weekend meals to children identified as food insecure.

Redeveloping Charlestowne Mall, and figuring out whether to sign off on the removal of St. Charles Dam, are among the challenging facing the city.

Batavia won two court challenges to its annexation of 214 feet of Skyline Drive that do not go through, but officials have no immediate plans to connect the road, as residents are opposed.

The St. Charles Public Library will host geologist and paleontologist Jason Rehorst on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the library, One S. Sixth St., St. Charles.

A 21-year-old driver was cited in a Batavia crash that injured three people Oct. 7, according to police.

Batavia police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that injured three which occurred shortly before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at North Randall Road and McKee Street.

Geneva will begin its curbside leaf collection program later this month and throughout November, followed by bag pickup in December – or leave leaves alone as a natural mulch.