Aurora man pleads guilty to bid-rigging scheme
March 3, 2020An area commercial flooring executive has pleaded guilty to playing a role in a multimillion-dollar bid-rigging scheme. Robert Patrey Jr., 56, of Aurora, as part of a plea agreement,…
An area commercial flooring executive has pleaded guilty to playing a role in a multimillion-dollar bid-rigging scheme. Robert Patrey Jr., 56, of Aurora, as part of a plea agreement,…
Nearly every other day, in a small hallway of the Kane County Government Center in Geneva, Marguerite Clear of Batavia and Ed O’Boyle of St. Charles greet about 50 early voters….
A man was killed Thursday (Feb 27) in a one-car accident near St. Charles. Kane County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 4:10 p.m. Feb. 27 to a single-vehicle crash on Fox River…
A Montgomery man has been charged with four counts of aggravated battery in connection with a fight at a St. Charles bar. Brett Willing, 33, a resident of the 3100 block of Fairfield…
Since taking the helm of the Metro West Council of Government this past June, Lesli Melendy now spends a good portion of time in her car traveling across Kane, Kendall and DeKalb counties…
AURORA Shooting leaves youth with life threatening injuries The Aurora Police Department has taken multiple people into custody after a shooting on the city’s near east side that…
Metra wants to get its story out to customers and potential customers. The railroad company serving Chicago and its suburbs plans to ramp up its public relations efforts in coming months….
On a stinking hot summer day, my father struggled to install a window air conditioner in the front room. It was not a good fit. “Run down to the hardware store and get some Mortite,”…
SPRINGFIELD – Supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House moved quickly Wednesday, May 1 to push through a change to state election laws that partially limits ballot access and…
First in a series from the Illinois Answers Project. The electricity in Mary Buchanan’s home in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood was not working – again. The outage…
A year and a half after Republican Darren Bailey lost his campaign to challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker, state election officials are weighing whether he illegally colluded with conservative…
During the 2023 harvest season, one of Jake Lieb’s tractors quit working. A week later, his combine stopped working, too. Both were new — and he was locked out from making any repairs…
Illinoisans who need a notary public can now access those services online through a new “E-Notary” portal launched by the Secretary of State’s Office. This process is one of…
The Chicago Bears laid out a $3.2 billion plan for a new domed stadium on Chicago’s lakefront on Wednesday, April 24, painting pictures of future Super Bowls and other major public…