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Kane County Treasurer Chris Lauzen's son Ted is running for state treasurer in Delaware, making no mention on his campaign website of his politically well father whose party's views fall on the opposite aisle.

Geneva junior David Udoiwod, who scored a career-high 32 points in his first varsity start to lead the Vikings past Wheaton North, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Batavia High School has reached having 50% of seniors taking at least one AP exam, helping the school earn the distinction of the AP School Honor Roll.

The Kane County Liquor Commission voted 3-1 Wednesday to approve a long-sought liquor license for Blackjacks Gentlemen's Club.

Kaneland senior Isaiah Gipson keyed an early run off the bench and the Knights remained unbeaten with a 77-45 nonconference win over visiting St. Charles North Wednesday.

A taste of southeast Asia is coming to Batavia, including Vietnamese coffee and freshly made mochi-style waffles. Bambu opened its doors on Jan. 14.

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After several vigorous city meetings last year resulted in St. Charles rejecting a new 20-year contract with coal-reliant IEMA to power the community, the city recently continued expanding on less-carbon polluting energy solutions.

Geneva officials' vision for a new, 45,000-square-foot police station, on the March 17 primary ballot for $59.4 million, is to have an up-to-date facility to meet modern policing standards.

By the final buzzer Tuesday, Maine South swiped the ball 14 times from Batavia's girls basketball team, cruising to a 45-25 victory.

By the final buzzer Tuesday, Maine South swiped the ball 14 times from Batavia's girls basketball team, cruising to a 45-25 victory.

More than 40 community organizations are headlining this year’s Batavia Special-Education Parent Network’s annual Parent Resource fair, showcasing recreational opportunities, therapy providers, consultants, transition planning, and advocacy and support specialists.

Highlighted by Mayor Jeff Schielke as one of Batavia’s top future developments in the “State of the Community” address, Ignite Medical Resort Batavia has officially opened its doors.

The Geneva City Council's vote Monday of 6-4 was not enough to overturn the Historic Preservation Commission's denial of the developer's petition to demolish an historic circa-1840 blacksmith shop.

The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area are hosting a final candidates forum Tuesday evening for those seeking the Democratic nominations for Kane County Treasurer and Kane County Sheriff’s Office.

A Batavia man was charged with several felonies after authorities alleged they found files depicting child sexual abuse on his Kik messenger app.

An 18-year-old from Aurora was sentenced to six years in prison following a narcotics and weapons investigation during which police seized illegal drugs and more than a dozen weapons, including a fully automatic firearm.

A number of groups organized a roadside rally in South Elgin Saturday afternoon protesting the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis three days earlier.

A number of groups organized a roadside rally in South Elgin Saturday afternoon protesting the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis three days earlier.

St. Charles city officials say they’re cutting bureaucratic red tape in hopes of streamlining the city meeting structure.

Kane County CASA is launching a new program, Circle of Care, to assist families at risk of becoming involved with the child welfare system.

Column: The worst parts of growing older, for me, aren’t about the deaths of older generations, the major surgeries to replace disgruntled joints, or even the sending of children off to college for the first time. Rather, it’s the incessant, nagging, cranky irritants.

Kane County Audubon will host a number of events inviting the public to enjoy nature this winter. Here’s what’s happening in February:

A DeKalb County judge continued a $100,000-plus defamation lawsuit against a Geneva blogger Thursday, despite an objection that the plaintiff’s attorney missed a filing deadline.

A DeKalb County judge continued a $100,000-plus defamation lawsuit against a Geneva blogger Thursday, despite an objection that the plaintiff’s attorney missed a filing deadline.