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After two people were shot in Aurora’s near east side on July 11, police are asking anyone with information that could aid an ongoing investigation to contact the department. Investigators also determined that Waldo Middle School was struck by gunfire, though no one was inside

Residents across the Fox Valley are invited to participate in Good Trouble activities during Good Trouble Lives On, a four-day series of community events July 16-19 celebrating the life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis through civic engagement, education, service.

Developing: A Union Pacific freight train has been stopped on the tracks at the Geneva Third Street Metra Station for hours Tuesday night due to “mechanical problems,” a UP spokesperson said shortly after 10 p.m.

The Association for Individual Development announced it closed its 24/7 Living Room crisis respite program in Aurora on June 30 after losing a $1.4 million state grant due to a technical funding glitch. Funding losses also impacted services in New Lenox, Joliet area

A 23-year-old woman was killed in a crash in Aurora and the other driver has been charged several felonies, including reckless homicide and driving under the influence causing death, according to police.

A Kane County Board member said she won't attend the National Association of Counties Annual Conference in New Orleans this weekend, in protest of the state legislature eliminating a majority-Black Congressional seat.

An Elburn man was charged with felony sharing and possessing a video containing child sexual abuse material involving a victim under age 13.

A suspected burglar in Aurora barricaded herself inside a home after allegedly breaking into it on Saturday morning. The Aurora Police conducted negotiation operations for more than an hour before safely taking the Cook County woman into custody.

Jayden Lobliner, a 2022 St. Charles North graduate who played collegiately at Kansas State and most recently at San Diego, was selected on Sunday by the St. Louis Carinals in the ninth round of the MLB Draft with the 264th overall pick.

A new storage facility has opened in Batavia.

Butterfield Road between Kirk and Raddant roads in Aurora was expected to be shut down for several hours after what police called a “serious injury” crash.

The St. Charles Police Department is again teaming up with the local non-profit Big Hearts of Fox Valley to make sure St. Charles School District 303 students have all the supplies they need. "Stuff the Squad" is on July 18. Residents are encouraged to drop off donations.

The Batavia Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated Express Employment Professionals fifth anniversary.

St. Charles planted an American elm as a living reminder of the original Liberty Trees that became gathering places for patriots leading up to the American Revolution

CASA Kane County will be the beneficiary of a charity bike ride intended to raise $250,000 for the nonprofit to continue serving children in foster care.

Questions are mounting about Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain's absence; a memo in April indicated he was in the hospital then and its unclear if he's been back to work since.

The Aurora Lions Club will offer youth vision exams for children ages six months to 16 on Saturday

South Elgin Police are investigating a shooting outside an apartment complex. The police are asking anyone with information to contact them.

James Joseph opened The Book Shop Batavia eight years ago at 15 N. River St., with a mind towards education – his.

A lifelong resident and prominent defense attorney has joined the five-member Board of Fire and Police Commission for the city of St. Charles.

Column: In honor of Unplug Day on Saturday, July 11, the St. Charles Park District has added several special events to help families find ways to spend time together outdoors, embracing the warm days and evenings too.

The Aurora Fire Department responded to two house fires on the Fourth of July, including one that left a home uninhabitable, displacing a family of six

A 30-year-old Bloomingdale man was flown to a hospital Wednesday with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Geneva, authorities said.

The St. Charles mother of three who drowned in the Fox River July 1 will have her funeral visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 14 at Moss-Norris Funeral Home, 100 S. Third St., St. Charles.

A fire igniting a third-floor deck was extinguished by firefighters before it could spread to the rest of a home in St. Charles on Tuesday