Batavia City Council members are expected to approve a new energy policy at their Sept. 2 meeting to set sustainability goals and guide future energy decisions.

The Geneva History Museum will host a tour of the historic 1892 Kane County Courthouse, 100 S. Third St., from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, as a fundraiser.

The Kane County Cougars are hoping their Pope Leo XIV bobblehead giveaway Thursday will put a couple extra angels in the outfield.

The festival presents music and storytelling performances on six stages which run continuously throughout both days, offering mini-concerts, in-the-round groupings of performers and teaching workshops.

Street closures and parking restrictions will go into effect starting Wednesday, Sept. 3 in downtown Geneva in preparation for the Festival of the Vine Sept. 5-7.

Ecker Center for Behavioral Health will host overdose and suicide awareness event 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28 at 1845 Grandstand Place, Elgin. The event is free and open to the public.

A new school year is underway at Geneva District 304. What's new in the district?

The new school year in Geneva District 304 is underway. Here's a look at the first day of school at Western Avenue Elementary.

Richardson Electronics Ltd., 40W267 Keslinger Road, La Fox will invest more than $8.5 million over the next four years to expand manufacturing of its green energy products, power grid and microwave tubes.

Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog will give a “State of Kane County Address” at a breakfast event in September.

Graham's Fine Chocolates and Ice Cream, 302 S. Third St., Geneva, the company is hosting its 35th annual Wine & Chocolate Tasting during Festival of the Vine, Sept. 5-7.

The Geneva Park District’s Playhouse 38 will hold auditions for residents ages 18 and older for its upcoming production of the comedy play “The One Act Play That Goes Wrong.”

CAROLINE, 101. Third St., Geneva, features a collected, evolving product mix designed to enrich customers lives.

The Keep Vets Cool Raffle to aid the Fox River Geneva American Legion Post 75 was held at Whiskey Bend in St. Charles Aug. 21 and raised $16,750 towards a new HVAC system for the post.

The Keep Vets Cool Raffle fundraiser was held Thursday to aid the Fox River Geneva American Legion Post 75 pay about $40,000 for a new HVAC system to replace the current one that's 25 years old.

Enter the time space, a soaring library filled with books with the memories of those have passed and accessed only by specially made watches once passed from father to son – but mostly now in government hands, in a new novel by Hayley Gelfuso.

Scott Comperda will be signing his first published children's book, "I Can Invent Great Things, Too!" from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 at Town House Books & Cafe, 105 N. Second Ave., St. Charles.

Geneva alderpersons unanimously approved a $95,000 contract Monday with FGM Architects to create a strategic roadmap to assist the city for a potential new police facility.

The annual Concours D'Elegance car show will be in downtown Geneva from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24.

St. Charles Plein Air - where artists paint in the open air around the area for the community to see and enjoy - runs Aug. 18 to 24 this year.

St. Charles Plein Air - where artists paint in the open air around the area for the community to see and enjoy - runs Aug. 18 to 24 this year. Sixty artists are slated to participate this year, the second annual event. Here's a look at some of the participating artists and their work.

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The St. Charles Arts Council will hold its second weeklong Plein Air Event from Aug. 18-24.

Geneva Winery, which has tasting rooms in Geneva and Batavia, is expanding its production in Elburn and has plans to begin growing its own grapes in Kane County too.

A churro is more than a sweet, a pastry or a dessert, it's a journey to another realm – of fruity or creamy filling encased in a fried dough stick, doused in cinnamon and sugar for an oomph! to the tongues of mere mortals.

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the grand opening of N&T-Alternative Medicine.

Altiro restaurant on Anderson Boulevard in Geneva has been renamed Enigma to end confusion with Altiro on Third in the city's downtown.

Smithfield Foods in St. Charles recently donated 13,000 pounds – 6.5 tons – of salami to the Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva.

The Geneva District 304 agreed to a draft developer donation agreement with Shodeen Group for the proposed 962-acre LaFox of Campton Hills annexation to Campton Hills – subject to its attorney's approval.

Enigma in Geneva is a Latin fusion restaurant offering a dining experience that bridges tradition and innovation.

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the creation of Stone Creek Miniature Golf’s new Welcome Hut.

Former school board candidate for Geneva District 304, Jessica Breugelmans, announced her campaign for the state senate, seeking State Rep. Don DeWitte's seat in the 33rd District

Geneva, DeKalb and DuPage County were among 17 communities in Illinois recognized this week for efforts to support electric vehicles and charging stations for a more sustainable future.

After being on the market since April 2024, Graham's 318 Coffeehouse on Third Street in Geneva was sold to new owners – with the first floor tenant to be a French bistro, Bread & Vine.

A $100,000-plus defamation lawsuit, filed by a Kane County sitting judge against a Geneva blogger, was continued Wednesday, when the blogger claimed he had not been served.

Column: Mom made spaghetti and meatballs for us kids, standing at the stove in our country house in Big Rock, frying up those authentic Italian meatballs in her big cast iron skillet, for hours it seemed, writes Janet Lagerloef.

A support group for families affected by Parkinson's disease are invited to a free retreat from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Herrington Inn & Spa, 15 S. River Lane, Geneva.

Geneva's first National Night Out Tuesday included police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, a drone, music and food.

The Geneva Police Department hosted their first National Night Out event Tuesday evening at Geneva High School’s Burgess Field.

St. Charles and Geneva 's mosquito control vendor, Clarke Mosquito Control, will be spraying both cities from dust Wednesday, Aug. 6 to dawn on Thursday, Aug. 7, after mosquitoes recently tested positive for West Nile virus.

The Geneva City Council Monday unanimously approved the mayor's appointment of Alexandra Voigt – Alex – as city administrator, following the retirement of Stephanie Dawkins.

Column: The Geneva Chamber is hard at work planning next month’s Festival of the Vine held Sept. 5 through Sept. 7! Here's what to expect, writes Johanna Patterson of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce.

The Geneva City Council is poised to appoint its new city administrator at the Aug. 4 meeting.

Several Kane County police agencies are hosting events in their communities for National Night Out Aug. 5

The Kane County Transportation Division will begin its annual pavement marking program on 236 miles of county highways the week of Aug. 4, including several parts of highways in Geneva.

The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame will soon begin accepting nominations for its 2026 class of inductees.

Several suburban towns will host National Night Out events on Tuesday to bring together the men and women in blue with the communities they serve.

Geneva children’s book author and creator of the popular Finn the Frog series, Ron Keres, will host a book signing for his newest title, “This Book Is Viral!” Saturday, Aug. 2.

Goodly Creatures Theatre will perform the comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” at 6 p.m.

Geneva resident Elaine Haughan's son James died of sudden cardiac arrest in 2021 at age 18. She wants to establish a wind phone in the city in his honor.