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A fan being used to dry freshly cleaned carpet at Geneva Middle School North caught fire early Friday morning, officials said.
The Illinois Department of Public Health has identified 16 ZIP codes in Kane County that are high-risk for lead exposure. Lead poisoning is the top environmental illness in children, primarily caused by lead-based paint in older homes, according to the IDPH.
Geneva-based restaurateurs received early support this week for public dollars from the city which they said will help support the opening of their new chicken eatery, HoneyBird. The money would go to help rehab a building built in 1877.
After two weeks of consideration, State Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-Geneva, decided not to make a run for Illinois governor, but to seek a fifth term instead.
Update: Organizers announced they're canceling a planned vigil tribute to the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis's life in St. Charles, electing instead to plan a protest rally July 19 in his name.
The man who died after a motorcycle crash in Sugar Grove July 6 has been identified as Anthony Thomas, 26, of Hinckley.
The Fox River and Countryside Fire/Rescue Board in St. Charles voted to appoint Nicholas Manheim to fill a trustee vacancy at a special meeting July 7.
The Geneva City Council unanimously approved a 1% grocery tax to make up for the state ending its own version.
A Hinckley man, 26, died of injuries after crashing his 2007 Honda sport motorcycle on the U.S. Route 30 eastbound ramp onto southbound Illinois Route 47 in Sugar Grove, authorities said.
A terrified little dog was about to run into traffic on South Kirk Road in Batavia near Fermilab, when a trio of Good Samaritans rescued him.
The DuPage County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, announces its 67th annual scholarship gala Sunday, Aug. 3.
The Geneva City Council is poised to approve a local 1% grocery tax at Monday’s meeting, documents show, a move that city officials have said would likely impact more out-of-town shoppers than locals. The meeting is at 7 p.m. tonight.
Geneva resident Keith Giffney beat stage 4 cancer of the tonsil, neck and chest to go on and complete a Half Ironman triathlon. "Whatever adversity, I was not going to let it destroy me," he said.
By the numbers: A plan headed to the Geneva City Council for vote in July would address aging facilities and could cost millions of dollars. How much would a new Geneva Police Department cost?
Geneva alderpersons recently unveiled a facilities master plan that includes building a new police department and renovating City Hall, among projects that could cost upward of $131 million. A City Council vote is expected this month.