Campton Hills trustees approved an annexation agreement and the annexation of 962 acres for LaFox of Campton Hills in two split votes Thursday night.

While the $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot continues to climb, the third largest in U.S. history, a $1 million ticket was sold in Aurora on Wednesday.

Batavia police are investigating a burglary reported at a home Wednesday and asking the public for help.

After a long career with Illinois State Police, Daniel Likens has been formally appointed the new police chief of St. Charles. He addressed the City Council this week.

An ex-employee of a youth detention center in St. Charles has been charged with official misconduct after Kane County authorities said she engaged in a sexual relationship with an inmate.

A teenager was charged in connection to a violent attack on an elderly man during an attempted robbery in Aurora late last month, police announced Wednesday.

A Geneva man is facing charges that he reproduced and possessed child sexual abuse materials, according to authorities.

Amid some recent public outcry over an incoming $500 million data center build in Batavia, the city could take action to limit the center to 1,000 gallons of water per day, amended contract drafts show.

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