West Aurora couldn't solve South Elgin starter Jacob Robertson, who tossed six scoreless innings in a 3-0 Upstate Eight West victory in Aurora on Tuesday.

Mya Leon added five more goals, giving her 32 on the season, in St. Charles East's 7-0 win over Lake Park on Tuesday.

Column: Where’s your go-to for news? I wondered, “Are we going to survive as a species, the way things are going? They moved up the Doomsday Clock," writes Rick Holinger.

Update: A person died in a shooting involving police along Interstate 88 after a multi-county police chase from the suburbs into DeKalb County on Monday.

Developing: Westbound Interstate 88 is closed Monday evening for a police investigation, the Illinois State Police said. A large police presence was seen on the interstate just west of Keslinger Road in Maple Park.

Batavia Police are searching for three suspects with a gun who hijacked a Kawasaki motorcycle during what was supposed to be a Facebook Marketplace sale

The St. Charles Business Alliance announced the winners of the 2026 St. Patrick’s Parade. Amidst falling snowflakes, around 31,200 spectators lined Main Street on March 14 to the parading tunes of bagpipers, high school marching bands and Celtic-themed floats.

Piper, a Batavia Great Dane, has given birth t0 an unusually large litter of 19 puppies.

Column: What's Happening in Batavia? A citywide garage sale fundraiser, veterans resource fair and more are coming up this week and in May, writes Lori Botterman.

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will transition to the next phase of the East State Street reconstruction project in Geneva starting this week, introducing a new traffic pattern. Here's what to expect