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A St. Charles retailer announced she is offering three original oil and airbrush paintings by the late celebrated Japanese American artist Carl Hayano, a late NIU faculty member.

Geneva police are hosting their second annual National Night Out from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4 at Geneva Middle School South, 1415 Viking Drive.

The Fourth of July “No Refusal” initiative resulted in five arrests and one search warrant, authorities announced. That included the arrest of a man in a crash that killed a Geneva woman.

To encourage redevelopment of a former industrial site needing environmental remediation near downtown St. Charles, the city is one step closer to offering $3 million in incentives.

Column: What’s Happening in Batavia? Safety and education offerings at August Farmers' Markets, brush pickup, National Night Out, writes Lori Botterman.

Following significant storm damage, Scott Road in Kane County has been officially reopened after being closed since Fourth of July weekend. The flooding event necessitated emergency repairs.

Developer Silverthorne Homes announced it will begin presale pricing of its 99-home Silverleaf development in North Aurora.

The developer proposing a data center in South Elgin responded to public resistance by launching a website to provide more information about the project.

An 18-year-old Aurora teen has been charged with multiple felonies connected to alleged sharing of child sexual abuse material, according to a news release from Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser.

Column: What’s Happening in Batavia? Summer storms, hot weather, and increased outdoor water use make this a good time to review a few important reminders from the City of Batavia, writes Lori Botterman.

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce, host of the 2026 Geneva Arts Fair, has announced the winners of its juried art show.

A Batavia man and a Braidwood woman were hospitalized Monday after suffering injuries during a two-vehicle crash in Pierce Township, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Column: St. Charles Park Foundation is inviting the community to its fourth annual A Night on the Fox on Friday, July 31, writes Melissa Rubalcaba Riske for the St. Charles Park District.

The city of Geneva issued a Peak Power Day Alert for Monday, July 27, asking residents to reduce their electric use from 2 to 8 p.m.

At Stitched by Stephanie in Geneva, Stephanie Longoria teaches crochet, the same skill she learned from her grandmother at 8 years old. The yarn craft seems to be rising again in popularity.

The Geneva City Council approved $26,000 in five more Destination Geneva reimbursable grants this month for local organizations and businesses as part of its goal to bring overnight tourists to the city.

The city of St. Charles announced the recipients of around $700,000 in funding grants to nonprofits and local agencies offering services focusing on mental disorders, developmental disabilities and substance abuse.

A portion of the Fox River Trail will be closed for two months starting the week of July 27 due to Geneva's construction of a new sanitary sewer crossing under the river.

Kane County Clerk John Cunningham is inviting the public to tour the office at 719 S. Batavia Ave., Bldg. B, Geneva for a behind-the-scenes look at the election process.

A man from Elgin has been identified as the person who was found dead in the Fox River Thursday. The man had been reported missing by his family since June 28.

After a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run, the Aurora Police are asking the public to help identify the driver.

Six men charged with felony promotion of prostitution following a 15-month investigation into alleged brothels spanning five northern Illinois counties were denied release by a judge Thursday, the Kane County State’s Attorney announced.

A Kane County judge sentenced an Oswego man to ten years in prison this week in exchange for a guilty plea after authorities said they found materials depicting child sexual abuse on a laptop at the man’s Batavia workplace.

Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead and pulled from the Fox River in Elgin early Thursday morning, police said.

Kane County is among the top 20 hotspots in the nation for expanding businesses, according to a leading magazine on global economic development.