Brenda Schory

In response to an extreme cold advisory, the city of Batavia opened a temporary warming center until noon on Friday, Dec. 5 at the police station, 100 N. Island Ave.

A Batavia person reported losing $648,000 in a Bitcoin investment involving someone met through a dating app claiming to be a Naperville investor, police reports show.

Geneva alderpersons recommended seeking a 2026 referendum for a new $59.4 million police facility, a question that could be put to voters on the March 17 Primary Election ballot. City Council action still is required.

State lawmakers and Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns welcomed passage of the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act – known as NITA – and detailed its benefits to local suburbs.

A Batavia chiropractor, accused of secretly recording more than 180 patients while they were naked or partially dressed, acted alone, according to a news release from the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.

A fourth civil lawsuit has been filed as a class action against a Batavia chiropractor, who is also accused in a felony criminal complaint of secretly recording more than 180 of his patients while they were undressing or fully nude.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office, Be SMART and the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva will host presentations Dec. 12 offering tips about safe gun storage.

Geneva alderpersons on Monday are expected to reach a consensus on ballot initiatives that could put proposals for a new police station and a home rule municipal classification in the hands of future voters.

Fox Valley Hands of Hope in Geneva established two wind phones – one for adults and one for children, a concept where grieving people can talk to their lost loved ones.

The public is welcome to see eight artists' work and – artists at work – from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, for the Artists Sunday Road Rally.

Two dogs escaped their Campton Township property, ran about four miles away to a home in Geneva Township, tore open a chicken coop and killed about 35 chickens, according to a Kane County Sheriff’s report.

A third law firm has filed a civil action lawsuit, seeking $16.5 million, against a Batavia chiropractor who is accused of secretly recording patients, including minors, while they were naked.

A St. Charles man was charged with 10 counts of felony burglary in connection with a break-in at an Elburn self-storage facility.

The Country House restaurant in Geneva has closed after 30 years and the property is for sale.

The three-member Kane County Electoral Board overruled all the objections against a precinct commiteeperson’s petitions Friday, Nov. 21, effectively allowing Cindy Ignoffo to remain on the March 17, 2026 primary ballot.