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Geneva's East State Street reconstruction project is scheduled to start on Monday, March 30, and delays are to be expected, especially around State Street and Route 25.

We Can Lead Change, Indivisible Fox Valley Rising and Visibility Brigade have organized a rally March 28 in South Elgin – one of several in the Kane County area.

To improve a public street that is currently in “poor condition”, the city of St. Charles is investing $130,000 in roadwork.

Here are boys volleyball previews for teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are previews of boys volleyball teams from around the Kane County Chronicle area.

A woman has died following a crash in Batavia. A gofundme identified her as a local teacher and mother of five children.

Kaneland senior Marshawn Cocroft, who averaged 21 points a game and led the Knights to a 36-1 record and a third-place finish in Class 3A, is the 2025-26 Kane County Chronicle Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Kaneland senior Marshawn Cocroft, who averaged 21 points a game and led the Knights to a 36-1 record and a third-place finish in Class 3A, is the 2025-26 Kane County Chronicle Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Here is the 2025-26 Kane County Chronicle boys basketball All-Area team.

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Kane County Board member Mavis Bates and a county code enforcement manager will hold a town hall meeting March 31; a vacant property that has vexed residents is among the topics.

A 306-unit rental apartment complex and an upscale senior living facility are proposed for one of the last open residential sites in St. Charles. City officials are urging the developers to include affordable housing options. The developers are pushing back.

Abby Zawadski pitched a complete-game one-hit shutout and added two RBIs at the plate to help St. Charles North softball over Burlington Central. That and more results in Wednesday's Kane County Chronicle sports roundup.

Blake Kopec got his seventh and final strikeout with the tying run on third base to help Geneva hold off Glenbard West for a 4-3 victory.

A crash that shut a stretch of Randall Road in Batavia caused injuries to four people in three cars, authorities said.

As we head into the spring landscaping season, the city of St. Charles is offering free bagged yard waste collection for its residents. With brush and compost pick up around the corner, here's what you need to know.

Geneva fire crews responded to a natural gas leak Wednesday morning after a construction crew struck a line, shutting down a road and part of another.

Here are previews of boys tennis teams from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Kane County Circuit judges announced Wednesday that they selected two of the 30 lawyers who applied to be considered for the associate judge vacancy, Vincent Coyle and Ericka Thomas.

St. Francis baseball scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to get a 10-9 walk-off victory over Fenwick, while the softball team powered an 11-5 victory over Geneva. That and more in Tuesday's Kane County Chronicle roundup.

A former Kane County prosecutor is suing State's Attorney Jamie Mosser and the county, alleging he was fired after exposing a common and longstanding practice of "backdating" criminal complaint filings.

Lexi Majkszak's two-run home run in the first inning provided a jolt for St. Charles East, which went on to secure a 10-0 win in five innings over Lincoln-Way Central.

“The Fly Girls of World War II” is a presentation on Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, offered by the Batavia Park District and Depot Museum.

Students at Vanguard Gifted Academy in Batavia recently participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count to help Cornell Lab of Ornithology researchers track bird populations globally.

The St. Charles Public Library Foundation will hold its annual 2026 Golf Gala After Hours to support the foundation and its mission to enhance the library’s programs and services.