Some in industry believed employee-owned Daily Herald would look for smaller buyers of struggling media outlet

There is a vacancy on St. Charles City Council after Alderperson Bob Gehm announced he is stepping down from his role.

The 58th annual Charlemagne Awards were presented by the St. Charles Area Chamber of Commerce, with the highest honor bestowed on an educator who has mentored generations of young people.

The St. Charles Area Chamber of Commerce held its 58th annual Charlemagne Awards Dinner Friday, May 1, 2026, at Royal Fox Country Club in St. Charles.

A Kane County jury convicted an Aurora man of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, the Kane County State's Attorney's Office announced in a news release.

Members of the Illinois Nurses Association gathered outside Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet on Monday to express concerns about Prime Healthcare's management of that hospital and others in Illinois.

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Rochford and St. Charles Mayor Clint Hull, a former judge, will give a talk about the court at the St. Charles Public Library Tuesday.

A McHenry man's roofing expertise and love of historic churches sends him around the country to fix houses of worship. In Elgin, he helped restore a church whose roof was destroyed in a storm.

Ladarius Parker was sentenced by Kane County Judge David Klement. Parker was convicted by a jury on March 3 for first-degree murder.