Bruce Bennett, 73, was convicted by a jury on 12 felony counts for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and two felony counts for aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

An elderly Montgomery man charged with sexually assaulting minors got something of a reprieve in court today, as his case was continued to March 4 for hearings on two defense motions.

A review by the Kane County State’s Attorney into the officer-involved death of a 39-year-old Batavia man concluded the actions by the Batavia Police and the Kane County Sheriffs was “justified and within the law.”

Community members lined Main Street in downtown St. Charles on Saturday with a message they argued city officials are failing to hear: That ICE is not welcome in the community.

Shocking arrests, controversial speakers, election upsets, big housing developments and the impacts of President Trump's first year of his second term were among the big news stories in Kane County in 2025.

Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser is among 11 applicants to fill a judgeship that will vacant when Circuit Judge Kevin Busch retires on Jan. 29.

A Batavia man will remain behind bars while he awaits trial on a first-degree murder charge alleging he killed his wife.

A Batavia man was taken into custody and charged with murder after telling dispatchers that he had just killed his wife, according to police.

Following the death of a 30-year-old man after a confrontation with police, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser found “no wrongdoing on the part of the Aurora police officers involved in the incident.”

An Aurora man faces 32 felony charges following an investigation by the Aurora Police Department into materials allegedly depicting child sexual abuse, according to police.

A physician who practiced in Elgin is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old child with intellectual disabilities in an Elgin hotel, Kane County authorities said.

As more communities ban federal immigration authorities from the use of public property, concerned residents of St. Charles are again urging City Council take similar action.

A Sugar Grove woman who was injured after she tripped on a section of uneven sidewalk filed a lawsuit against the village seeking more than $150,000 in damages and legal costs.

The Kane County Electoral Board heard more than an hour of argument over objections from Pamela Carr Hagerman against the nominating papers of Ignoffo. They are both seeking the GOP nomination in Dundee Township Precinct 1.

A fifth civil lawsuit has been filed against a Batavia chiropractor who is also accused of secretly recording more than 180 of his patients while they were partially or fully undressed.

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

Following a St. Charles man being charged with a felony for alleged unauthorized video recording of intimate parts, the Geneva Police Department is asking any potential victims to come forward.

Two civil lawsuits from women identified as Jane Doe have been filed against a Batavia chiropractor who is facing criminal charges that he secretly filmed patients while they were naked, according to the court filings.

There are hundreds of World War I monuments across Illinois – remain silent reminders of a war legacy that still lingers more than a century later.

An Aurora man was found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder for a 2022 incident in which one man in Aurora was shot dead while another recovered after also being shot, officials said.

Two passengers in Tyler Schmidt's car were killed when it collided with a school bus in Campton Township on Halloween 2022. He is due to be released from prison within a matter of days.

Without waiting for a scheduled hearing on an ex-wife’s standing as a special representative for her late husband in a wrongful death lawsuit, a federal judge ruled on his own that she needed to file in state court.

A former Elgin man received an 18-year prison sentence after pleading guilty last week to a charge of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.

A 25-year-old Elgin man agreed to serve 15 years in prison in an agreement where he pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse images.

Six men, including five from Aurora, were charged with solicitation of a sexual act following an undercover police operation, authorities announced this week.

An Elgin man arrested with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.314 in McHenry last year has pleaded guilty to driving drunk for a sixth time. How much prison time did he get?

A 14-year-old student was charged this week after Aurora police said an online threat he made directed at Marmion Academy ended up not being a threat at all.

Authorities say they've seen a "dramatic increase" in those sharing images of child sexual abuse. But officials in Kane and McHenry counties have employed technology and teamwork to track down sources of lewd images and videos of kids.

Two Aurora men have been charged with several felonies following a months-long police investigation recovering illegal firearms, drugs and cash.

An Aurora man has been charged with four felonies following an alleged home invasion in which a female resident and a male juvenile were battered by an intruder, authorities said.

A Kane County man who served 24 years in prison for the sexual assault and murder of a 20-month-old child faces new charges alleging he was living near a Carpentersville day care, authorities say. He previously lived near Crystal Lake after his prison release.

A Carpentersville man is charged with possessing and disseminating child sex abuse materials, authorities said.

An Aurora man has been charged with three felonies after authorities said a large-scale marijuana-growing operation was found in his basement after a fire.

Federal authorities continued the Operation Midway Blitz immigration enforcement campaign in the Western suburbs Tuesday, including a raid in Elgin attended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem herself.

An Aurora man has been charged with five felonies related to a firearm and ammunition allegedly found in his car during a traffic stop and which he was not legally allowed to own, police said.

A traffic stop in Montgomery on Aug. 30 by the Aurora Police Special Operations Group resulted in the seizure of three loaded handguns and ammunition, more than three grams of suspected cocaine, and the arrest of four individuals.

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

A St. Charles Township man agreed to a sentence of nine years in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of reproducing child sex abuse images.

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.

An Algonquin charged with drug offenses was on probation in McHenry County and on pretrial release for allegations in Kane County that he possessed images of child sexual abuse, court records show.

Kane County government offices are closed Thursday in observance of the federal Juneteenth holiday.

A felon pleaded guilty Monday to gun and drug charges related to a shooting in Harvard last year and was sentenced to six years in prison.

The bench trial for a St. Charles businessman charged with more than $100,000 in theft by deception was rescheduled on Wednesday to June 9.

An Algonquin man has agreed to an eight-year prison sentence for pleading guilty to disseminating material depicting child sexual abuse.

A jury trial has be set for Robert Gutierrez, charged as part of an alleged kickback scheme with the late Kane County Circuit Clerk Thomas Hartwell.

The Kane County Coroner's Office identified a man who was stabbed to death Sunday, Oct. 12 as Sunday Ogunjimi, 36, of Elgin.

A Kane County jury found Ernesto Velasquez-Jimenez of Elgin guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child on Oct. 8, according to a news release.

The Illinois Supreme Court has recertified the Kane County Treatment Alternative Court, the 16th Judicial Circuit's Mental Health Court.

A lawsuit filed by the owner of Ludwig, a dog that was shot by a neighbor in 2021 is still pending in Kane County Circuit Court.