Geneva is tracking public interest in its $59.4 million referendum for a new police facility on the March 17 ballot.

Column: At the Geneva Chamber, we are thinking about all the fun festivities and all the heartfelt memories that will be made as it continues to warm up in this City that we are fortunate to call home, writes Elisa Reamer of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce.

An Aurora man has been sentenced by a judge to 105 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder in the 2024 fatal shooting of his former domestic partner, Serhonda Burnett, 46.

A Kane County jury found a Montgomery man guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of another man.

Four $1,000 scholarships are being offered to St. Charles high schoolers. To win, students must submit an essay discussing issues facing consumers and public power municipalities.

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will offer a “Promise or Peril? Annual Spring Bird Count & the Health of Illinois’ Birds” for adults 18 and older as part of its Learn from the Experts series.

Main Street in downtown St. Charles will be closed during the afternoon of Saturday, March 14 for the city’s annual St. Patrick’s Parade. Several other downtown streets will also be closed with parking prohibited.

To support kids going through vulnerable moments in their lives, a St. Charles educator has organized for the past three years a 5K charity run to help put the community’s “love in action.”

Nominations are currently being accepting for the “Distinguished Alumni Class of 2026” for the St. Charles School District 303. Last year, the honored class included a champion in women’s health, a pioneer with NASA, a homegrown entrepreneur and a leader in law.

Dozens of pro-science rallies were planned across the country on Saturday, March 7.