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.