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Traffic backups are expected in the South Elgin area as workers close Hopps Road west of Randall Road on Wednesday, April 22. All drivers must follow the posted detour route.

A new state champion sign was added to Geneva's list of honored high schoolers, declaring the city the home of 2026 gymnastics floor exercise state title winner.

The city of Geneva is inviting children to create artwork for a community calendar focused on the benefits of trees.

After their initial plan faced criticism, developers aiming to build a subdivision on 38 acres of historic Red Gate Farm near St. Charles are back with a revised proposal.

The Illinois State Board of Elections released final vote totals Friday in the March 17 primary. Here are the results for Kane County races.

The developers for 83 planned homes on 38 acres of historic Red Gate Farm near St. Charles are requesting more time to respond to concerns that their Claibourne Farm proposal is too dense.

As housing prices continue to rise, the city of St. Charles has plans to provide stable housing options for residents struggling to get by. The city has partnered with Lazarus House on a 10-year program.

Runners will soon hit the streets of downtown Geneva for a 5K to raise funds to help around 200 children receive a better education in Haiti.

A Batavia auto repair shop reported that more than $4,300 was taken from one of the owner's accounts through cybertheft.

Despite strong winds blowing out to straightaway center field while facing defending DuKane Conference champion St. Charles North on the road, Geneva left-hander AJ Minderman turned in a sterling performance Friday afternoon in a 3-1 win.

Despite strong winds blowing out to straightaway center field while facing defending DuKane Conference champion St. Charles North on the road, Geneva left-hander AJ Minderman turned in a sterling performance Friday afternoon in a 3-1 win.

Mason Fetterolf came through in the clutch twice during Batavia’s 11-0 DuKane Conference win over Geneva on Friday.

Mason Fetterolf came through in the clutch twice during Batavia’s 11-0 DuKane Conference win over Geneva on Friday.

After striking out in her first three at-bats, Miranda Quigley hit walk-off RBI single in her fourth to help St. Charles North secure a 1-0 victory over St. Charles East in eight innings.

A Kane County grand jury charged a 20-year-old St. Charles with two counts each of reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving in causing the deaths of an elderly Geneva couple last year, according to a joint news release.

An Elgin man now faces a felony charge of driving with a suspended license – after seven previous convictions for the same offense, according to Kane County Sheriff's reports and court records.

A $295 million bond referendum is under consideration in St. Charles School District 303 to add classrooms, update learning spaces, improve accessibility and make overall repairs.

Young aspiring writers from St. Charles, Geneva, and Batavia schools were honored during the 47th annual Creative Writing Contest. The selected students works were fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

In a series of blistering emails, Campton Hills Trustee Janet Burson called out Treasurer Patsy Smith as the source of the village's internal disfunction and Village President Barbara Wojnicki for allowing it.

The Kane County Health Department recently announced its Integrated Referral and Intake System, or IRIS, surpassed 15,000 referrals.

A Geneva man has been charged with multiple felonies tied to allegations he poisoned a neighbor’s dogs because of their barking and of having 17 weapons without

A Geneva man has been charged with multiple felonies tied to allegations he poisoned a neighbor’s dogs because of their barking and of having 17 weapons without

Aurora Central Catholic senior Corina Maratea, who had a 0.00 ERA and 27 strikeouts across 22 innings and tied the school record for career wins while batting .417 at the plate, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

The Kane County Sheriff's Office announced it is partnering with state police and local law enforcement during April's designation as Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

The Geneva Police Department will accept unwanted or expired prescription medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25 as part of the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.