Two civil lawsuits from women identified as Jane Doe have been filed against a Batavia chiropractor who is facing criminal charges that he secretly filmed patients while they were naked, according to the court filings.

An Elgin man was charged Thursday after authorities said his SUV crashed in a corn field east of Sycamore and when they responded to the crash, he drank out of an open tequila bottle in front of sheriff’s deputies.

Three businesses specializing in locally-made products are being celebrated by the St. Charles Business Alliance. They all have been mainstays of the community for more than 50 years.

After being named in a sexual abuse lawsuit, Geneva's Chapelstreet Church leaders addressed the suit in a letter to members and a video, saying their top concern was for "anyone who may have been harmed" but denying church involvement.

The St. Charles Business Alliance has announced who will be the Community Guest of Honor for the Electric Christmas Parade’s 25th anniversary.

Marissa Kirch was a barista at the former All Chocolate Kitchen in Geneva. Now she owns it and has renamed it Coffee, Cones & Cabernet after the All Chocolate proprietors retired.

The Kane County Law Library will partner with the 16th Judicial Circuit to host the 22nd annual Family Reading Night with the Judges for children in second grade or younger.

An ad hoc committee made up of Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog, and Democrats Deborah Allen, Mo Iqbal and Myrna Molina, are scheduled to interview four hopefuls in a closed session at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, then will vote in open session to recommend one of them.

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the grand opening of Stitched by Stephanie.

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce presented several members with awards at its annual dinner recently at Riverside Receptions in Geneva.