Developing: A Union Pacific freight train has been stopped on the tracks at the Geneva Third Street Metra Station for hours Tuesday night due to “mechanical problems,” a UP spokesperson said shortly after 10 p.m.

The Association for Individual Development announced it closed its 24/7 Living Room crisis respite program in Aurora on June 30 after losing a $1.4 million state grant due to a technical funding glitch. Funding losses also impacted services in New Lenox, Joliet area

A 23-year-old woman was killed in a crash in Aurora and the other driver has been charged several felonies, including reckless homicide and driving under the influence causing death, according to police.

A Kane County Board member said she won't attend the National Association of Counties Annual Conference in New Orleans this weekend, in protest of the state legislature eliminating a majority-Black Congressional seat.

An Elburn man was charged with felony sharing and possessing a video containing child sexual abuse material involving a victim under age 13.

A suspected burglar in Aurora barricaded herself inside a home after allegedly breaking into it on Saturday morning. The Aurora Police conducted negotiation operations for more than an hour before safely taking the Cook County woman into custody.

Jayden Lobliner, a 2022 St. Charles North graduate who played collegiately at Kansas State and most recently at San Diego, was selected on Sunday by the St. Louis Carinals in the ninth round of the MLB Draft with the 264th overall pick.

A new storage facility has opened in Batavia.

Butterfield Road between Kirk and Raddant roads in Aurora was expected to be shut down for several hours after what police called a “serious injury” crash.

The St. Charles Police Department is again teaming up with the local non-profit Big Hearts of Fox Valley to make sure St. Charles School District 303 students have all the supplies they need. "Stuff the Squad" is on July 18. Residents are encouraged to drop off donations.