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The Kane County Forest Preserve District announced it bought 220.041 acres in two parcels along Brier Hill Road in Hampshire Township for $3.14 million.

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The Kane County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman whose body was recovered from the Fox River Wednesday in St. Charles Township.

A Hampshire man is charged with several felonies after authorities said he abducted a girl from a bicycle and sexually assaulted her in Pingree Grove.

Kane County Circuit Judge John Barsanti sentenced Dru K. Jarvis, 27, of Lake in the Hills to 96 years in prison Wednesday, July 1, following a jury conviction for first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and armed violence in deadly road-rage shooting.

The newest member of St. Charles City Council took the oath of office after being appointed to fill a sudden vacancy.

Kane County agencies have recovered a body from the Fox River Wednesday evening near St. Charles Township, officials said.

A Carpentersville man has been found guilty of first-degree murder for the 2023 drive-by shooting death of a 17-year-old in Carpentersville. Two others were shot in the incident, surviving their injuries.

St. Charles East senior Addie Schilb, who was all-conference across three sports, led the girls basketball team to a sectional title and qualified for state in the triple jump, is the 2025-26 Kane County Chronicle Female Athlete of the Year.

A detour has been posted for an intersection near Lincoln Park in St. Charles as construction crews tend to water main work. Will it reopen before the holiday weekend?

Batavia is offering a temporary cooling center from now through 7 a.m. Saturday, July 4 at Batavia City Hall, 100 N. Island Ave.

Another batch of popular roadways across Kane County are seeing temporary lane closures as crews work on making roadway improvements.

Kane County's chief judge has issued a new order restricting protests, demonstrations, noise and interference with ICE arrests at the courthouse.

St. Charles North senior and Penn State signee Lucas Tenbrock, who was an All-State honorable mention kicker/punter in football and an All-State discus thrower in track and field, is the 2025-26 Kane County Chronicle Male Athlete of the Year.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to avoid the area of an active investigation involving sheriff’s police, the Sugar Grove Police Department and the Lombard Police Department.

The new kids on the block are looking for a new block. The Wahlburgers restaurant location in St. Charles announced in a post it’s closing “effective immediately,” and will be opening in a “new location coming soon.”

When it comes to governmental accounting and financial reporting, the city of St. Charles has been sterling for four straight decades. The city announced it has earned recognition from the Government Finance Officers Association for the 40th consecutive year.

All the Kane County Clerk’s Office locations will be closed on Friday, July 3 in observance of Independence Day on July 4.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada honored the city of Geneva's accomplishments with three awards, representing the highest form of achievement for financial reporting and budgeting practices.

A new home decor store, A Rooted Home, recently opened in Batavia.

A small aircraft made an emergency landing in a field in Bartlett.

Kane County will soon have its own wind phone installed at Gunnar Anderson Forest Preserve in Geneva. The project was at the request of Elaine Haughan, whose son James died of sudden cardiac arrest in 2021 at age 18, just three weeks shy of his 19th birthday.

Elgin police ended search efforts Saturday afternoon for a man they alleged “interfered with railroad operations” downtown and then ran into the Fox River with a knife.

The Batavia Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the grand opening of Clever Fox Counseling.

Moonlight Theatre in St. Charles is closing the curtains on its downtown historic location, with plans to move to a new spot.