Batavia Public School District 101 recently was awarded its 12th Best Communities for Music Education designation for music education commitment by The NAMM Foundation.

A fire near a house in St. Charles was contained to a detached garage with houses on both sides of the garage sustaining radiant heat damage to their exteriors.

The Geneva Park District’s Playhouse 38 has tickets available for its upcoming show, "We Hold These Truths."

A lawyer for the St. Charles District 303 teachers union is asking a judge to dismiss a $100,00 defamation claim from a Campton Hills mortgage attorney, asserting that the complaint is retaliatory and intended to "chill the other party's rights," court records show.

The Kane County Health Department is offering tick removal kits for residents to protect themselves against ticks and mosquitoes.

The city of Batavia and Batavia Police Department are launching a bike safety educational campaign to help residents understand local e-mobility ordinances.

The Batavia Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of the 2026 class of Batavia Boardwalk Shops.

St. Charles resident Michelle Wilcox had already beaten breast cancer when she got a diagnosis of leptomeningeal disease, a rare aggressive form of metastatic cancer that spreads to the cerebrospinal fluid, affecting the lining of the brain and spinal cord.

St. Charles North's Kara Glenn finished the IHSA girls track and field meet with three state titles, which included anchoring the 4x800-meter relay to a Class 3A state meet record, St. Francis' 4x800 team won the Class 2A title, and ACC's Cecilia Hilby won the Class 2A 800 title.

Kane County government offices are closed in observance for Memorial Day May 25.