Kane County Chronicle - Shaw Local

Using some stout defense and good shooting, Batavia won its ninth game out of its last 10 with a 55-37 victory over Hinsdale Central to end out the 32nd annual Jim & Sylvia Roberts Night of Hoops.

St. Charles East's Dom Munaretto won his fourth straight conference title, while the Saints dominated the competition to claim their fifth DuKane Conference championship in a row on Thursday.

A Geneva man was convicted this month of 14 felonies – 13 of them for aggravated criminal sexual abuse of three underage children, one for predatory criminal sexual assault, according to court records.

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County made a 44.45-acre expansion to Meissner-Corron Forest Preserve in Campton Township this month, officials announced.

Authorities have identified a 27-year-old man fatally shot by Aurora police during a reported battery after authorities said he was armed with a knife. The police shooting is under investigation by the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.

The city of St. Charles said 2025 represented a year of healthy occupancy rates among the storefronts and businesses in the downtown area. The city is focusing on 11 vacant storefronts going into the next year.

Batavia's boys basketball team held off a furious Glenbard North fourth-quarter comeback Friday to win the DuKane Conference matchup 48-43.

Batavia's boys basketball team held off a furious Glenbard North fourth-quarter comeback Friday to win the DuKane Conference matchup 48-43.

A resident sustained a minor burn injury and a two-story home was significantly damaged by fire Friday, Jan. 23 in Geneva Township.

With residents calling piled-up leaves an “eyesore,” St. Charles says they'll have to wait even longer for leaf pickup - possibly until spring. A series of weather-related delays have left fall leaves until winter.

The Kane County forest preserve district was awarded a $600,000 grant as part of a $2M project to build an elevated wildlife observation overlook at Muirhead Springs Forest Preserve.

Several farm animals were killed after a barn erupted in flames in the Hampshire area on Wednesday, Jan. 21.

Geneva's third-quarter run closed a St. Charles North 13-point halftime lead to eight, but the North Stars allowed just seven points the rest of the way in a 44-27 win.

Geneva's third-quarter run closed a St. Charles North 13-point halftime lead to eight, but the North Stars allowed just seven points the rest of the way in a 44-27 win.

The Kane County forest preserve district was awarded a $600,000 grant as part of a $2M project to build an elevated wildlife observation overlook at Muirhead Springs Forest Preserve.

St. Charles East sophomore Brooklyn Schilb, who averaged 26.8 points, 9.8 rebounds and three steals across four games, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Due to extreme cold weather conditions forecast for Friday, some schools are canceling classes or moving to an e-learning day all Kane County court proceedings will be on Zoom.

A Kane County judge agreed with prosecutors that a man accused of starting an apartment complex fire in Carpentersville Nov. 29 that displaced 24 families should remain in jail and not have pretrial release.

A man who Aurora police said armed himself with a knife Wednesday during a reported battery has died after he was shot at least once by an officer, authorities said in a Wednesday night update.

Despite the urging of some residents and similar action by nearby towns, St. Charles' mayor said an ordinance to restrict ICE activity would be unenforceable and instill a false sense of security.

An officer-involved shooting took place in Aurora Wednesday, authorities confirmed.

The city of Batavia and the Batavia Public Library have opened four new Level 3 electric vehicle fast chargers at the library, now available for public use around the clock.

Batavia has set up a temporary warming center, while Geneva had to shut down its public works center to the public because of a heat system failure, as the deep freeze sets in.

Column: Winter doesn’t mean life on the farm comes to a halt. Quite the opposite, especially these days with the addition of the Primrose Farm Agricultural Education Center, writes Patricia MacMillan for the St. Charles Park District.

St. Charles North (14-5) flipped the script with six 3-pointers in the second quarter en route to leading Naperville Central at halftime, but that lead didn't last in a 58-48 overtime loss Tuesday.