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On Saturday, Jan. 25, Starfish Animal Rescue's large Sprinter van crashed on Interstate 65 in Lafayette, Ind. about 4:30 a.m. with 60 dogs and three cats in crates.

Column: "Reading Wendell Berry this morning made me feel guilty I wasn’t doing more for my community, my state, my world," Rick Holinger writes.

With the launch of the Kane County Circle of Care, community leaders have brought services that address mental health, early prevention, housing, food instability and childcare together.

State funding is enabling the expansion of pre-apprenticeship opportunities for workers looking to begin a career in the construction trades. Recruitment for the program is focusing on residents in Kane, Kendall, and DeKalb counties.

Quickly becoming a favorite gathering place along the scenic Fox River, St. Charles' downtown First Street Plaza has received an award of excellence.

Learn all about the sport of curling in St. Charles as the Winter Olympics get underway.

A week before the Geneva City Council was to consider an appeal of the Historic Preservation Commission’s demolition denial of the circa-1843 blacksmith shop, two alderpersons met with a Shodeen representative about what could memorialize it – after demolition.

A documentary screening and an "Echoes of Africa" programs are among the Black History Month offerings at the St. Charles Public Library.

A Carpentersville resident suffered a minor injury after a fire tore through a second-floor bedroom, causing around $100,000 in damages.

After the big buildup that Geneva’s iconic Swedish Days festival was in jeopardy without city funding, a Thursday meeting resulted in ... not much – publicly, anyway.

“Mapping Territories: The Art of Exile in Pilsen-Chicago," featuring art about that highlights migrants' struggles, is on display at Aurora University’s Schingoethe Center Museum.

The Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry will hold a Fill the Bowls fundraiser to support the pantry’s programs.

From emergency alerts to vital information, St. Charles is putting instant notifications at its residents’ fingertips.

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will offer an “EcoLab: My Chemical Romance” program for children ages 7 and older to learn about the science behind attraction.

Concerned with murals causing deterioration to St. Charles' downtown historic buildings, the city will require painting or staining on masonry surfaces in historic districts to receive city approval.

St. Charles East had six individual regional champions and 11 wrestlers advance to sectionals while also holding off a surging Glenbard West to take the team title at the 3A St. Charles East Regional.

A Batavia man has been sentenced to jail and probation after pleading guilty to a DUI crash in McHenry County, in which authorities said his blood-alcohol content measured five times the legal limit.

Fox River & Countryside Fire Rescue District rescued four people, two dogs, four pet rats, one guinea pig and 11 fish from a housefire Friday in the 39W300 block of Campton Hills Drive, Campton Hills.

Brooklyn Schilb set the pace on the night, dropping 31 points and helping St. Charles East to its fourth straight win in the crosstown series with a 43-36 victory over St. Charles North.

Geneva senior Keira McCann scored 12 points, and the Vikings raced out to an early lead and never looked back in beating Batavia 45-31.

Geneva senior Keira McCann scored 12 points, and the Vikings raced out to an early lead and never looked back in beating Batavia 45-31.

The reconstruction of East State Street from Glengarry Drive to the Fox River is continuing, with utility companies relocating infrastructure underground.

A year after falling just short of his second individual title, Purdue commit Zach Stewart is ready to take himself and Marmion to the top of the podium.