State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit of Oswego called the shooting of Renee Nicole Good a profound failure of accountability and a moment that demands national action. Suburban activist says communities need to ban ICE from public spaces.

The Kane County Board has again refused to fill the District 2 vacancy.

An ad hoc committee made up of Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog, and Democrats Deborah Allen, Mo Iqbal and Myrna Molina, are scheduled to interview four hopefuls in a closed session at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, then will vote in open session to recommend one of them.

Food pantry operators say they've seen a large increase in visits in the last month and Congressmen from Illinois denounced cuts to federal SNAP benefits at a roundtable discussion in Geneva.

The former Kane County coroner submitted paperwork to run for sheriff. Who else has filed to run in the 2026 primary election?

The Kane County Board is accepting applications to fill the position for District 2 left vacant by the death of Dale Berman.

Batavia won two court challenges to its annexation of 214 feet of Skyline Drive that do not go through, but officials have no immediate plans to connect the road, as residents are opposed.

Dale Berman, former Kane County Board member and longtime North Aurora village president, died Thursday morning.

Catch up on the week’s top Kane County news in minutes. Listen to the week’s 5 most popular stories for Sept. 21-27, read aloud for you

Kane County Board member David Young sought to clarify recent comments he made about shootings, the LGBTQ+ community and Democrats.

Catch up on the week’s top Kane County news in minutes. Listen to the week’s 5 most popular stories for Sept. 14-20, read aloud for you

As a national divide deepened over last week’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Republican Kane County Board member David Young's comments blaming Democrats and those who identify in the LGBTQ+ community have garnered criticism from both sides of the aisle.

The Kane County Public Service Committee voted 3-2, along party lines, not to issue a proclamation honoring Treasurer Chris Lauzen for receiving a national award for financial management.

Kane County Treasurer Chris Lauzen announced he will seek a second and final term in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election. The former state lawmaker says will be his last term as treasurer.

After not having a liquor license since 2013, the owner of Blackjack’s Gentleman’s Club, Ann Marie Buttitta of St. Charles, applied for one to the Kane County Liquor Commission, records show.

Legislation proposing a menu of fees and taxes to fill a gaping budget hole facing Metra, Pace and the CTA falls short, a Regional Transportation Authority analysis indicated Friday.

Tuesday’s vote rezoned the property from a B3 designation to a B4 district, which will allow the sale of alcohol. State law only allows video gambling in businesses that sell alcoholic beverages.

The Kane County Board approved Alex Arroyo to fill the District 7 vacancy left after Monica Silva's election as Kane County Coroner.

Kane County Board members last week rejected every selection county board Chairman Corinne Pierog made for who should serve on and lead the board’s committees.

Here are official results for the November 2024 for the Kane County Board, countywide offices and local legislative races, as well as several referendum questions.

Lance Bell, running for Kane County Board Chair, answered our questionnaire.

Corinne Pierog, running for Kane County Board Chair, answered our questionnaire.

Former Batavia alderman Dan Chanzit was picked up on three drug-related charges last week, according to Kane County court records.

A former Kane County assistant states' attorney was charged with DUI following a traffic stop, according to a St. Charles police report.

A First Amendment Area at the Kane County Government was questioned by citizens and the board's Executive Committee.

Kane County officials have backed down from the First Amendment area outside county offices.

Longmeadow Parkway is finally complete and the bridge over the Fox River in northern Kane County opened to traffic Thursday afternoon.

For the first time – ever – Kane County will have a seat at the table for the National Association of Counties Judicial and Public Safety Steering Committee with the appointment of Board Member Michelle Gumz, D-Aurora.

The Kane County Board has adopted a climate action implementation plan that recommends ways to reduce the emission of gasses that many experts believe are hurting the climate.

The county board voted 12-11 to keep the chairman’s salary the same as it has been since 2013 the next four years.

Under the proposal, the county board chairman would be paid $130,000, 23% more than the current paycheck, but the pay for county board members would stay the same, at $25,000 a year.

Here are unofficial results for the 2024 March primary for the Kane County Board and local legislative races, as well as referendum questions for the Aurora Township Fire Protection District, Central School District 301, city of North Aurora and village of Pingree Grove.

What challenges is the region facing in terms of attracting business and tourism? Bill Roth: Our County has done very little up to the present time in attracting business and tourism. Read Roth's full election questionnaire here.

What are the top issues facing your county and what would you like to do to address those issues? Michael Kenyon: We have to be able to the provide services that people need like good roads, affordable housing, food, and medical help.

What are the top issues facing your county and what would you like to do to address those issues? Mark Davoust: The top issues facing Kane County are the use of taxpayer dollars, holding the line on spending, and staying within budget.

Amid growing regrets over pandemic pet purchases during COVID-19, Kane County may offer low-cost euthanasia services for the first time.

Sanctuary cities are viewed as being welcoming to migrants, including those who make unauthorized border crossings.

Though Kane County officials devised a process to help transport asylum-seekers dropped off in Kane complete their destinations to Chicago, county board members will remain politically silent on the causes and solutions to the recent “rogue buses.”

Saying it would send the wrong message, Kane County Board members shunned a proclamation this week supporting residents who choose not to get a COVID-19 vaccination.

Kane County officials are poised to do something they haven’t done in more than a decade – approve a property tax increase.

Kane County Board members piece together a plan for the 2024 budget over the next two months.

About 200 neighbors in Elgin Township signed a petition expressing concerns and urging a rejection of a project that would bring trucking and commercial printing businesses to the area.

Kane County Democrats have muscled through changes in who can receive taxpayer dollars for county construction work. The new rules -- long fought against by Kane County Republicans -- will require apprenticeship training for all workers on county construction projects.

Kane County officials are simultaneously moving toward an $8 million upgrade in voting equipment and a possible change that could strip the county clerk of the authority to oversee elections.

KaneComm Director Michelle Guthrie told a Kane County Board committee Thursday that her emergency operators saw a “dramatic increase” of 2,000 phone calls this June compared to June 2022.

LGBTQ+ Kane County residents received support and recognition from their county board for the first time in 186 years Tuesday as representatives approved a proclamation supporting Pride Month. The vote was not unanimous.

Kane County Clerk Jack Cunningham said Thursday a group of residents suspicious of fraud and fearful of liberal influences in local elections are “indoctrinated” and “sociopaths.”

Residents told County Board members that Route 47, where the LaFarge mine operates near Elburn, is a speedway for trucks that often blare their horns and hit the gas rather than stop for red lights.

Kane County’s Forest Preserves will grow another 95 acres with the purchase of land adjacent to the Dick Young Forest Preserve along Seavey Road in the southwest portion of Batavia.

The Kane County Board will vote on a proposal that could open the door to 24/7 mining operations at any or all of the 12 quarries in the area. Each facility would need to apply for a special permit to work beyond the 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. limits on hours of operation on the books now.