Kane County news briefs
January 8, 2020REGION After lengthy police chase, standoff ends with a drug charge A nearly two-hour standoff ended on Jan. 3 with a suspect being taken into custody on a drug charge. At 3:15 p.m….
REGION After lengthy police chase, standoff ends with a drug charge A nearly two-hour standoff ended on Jan. 3 with a suspect being taken into custody on a drug charge. At 3:15 p.m….
A memorial ceremony will be held on Jan. 29 in Aurora to honor United States Army Specialist Miguel Villalon, who was killed Jan. 11 by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.. The ceremony,…
A nearly two-hour standoff involving Kane County Sheriff’s deputies ended Friday evening (Jan. 3) with a suspect being taken into custody on a drug charge. At 3:15 p.m. Friday,…
The lines quickly formed and lengthened on New Year’s Day at a far west suburban dispensary as recreational marijuana became legal in Illinois. First-day customers at Verilife, 161…
A woman charged with drinking alcohol while driving a school bus will be back in court in February. The case against Michelle Passley, who allegedly consumed while picking up elementary…
Combining axe throwing and alcohol may seem like a recipe for disaster, but Mohsin Ali says the new trend is not as risky as it seems. “People think axe throwing is going to…
“You promised me this wouldn’t happen,” she said as she switched off the light late that November night in 2016. She turned and faced the wall. We both knew, of course, that there…
The holidays can be one of excitement and joy, but it also can be one of overwhelming stress. The additional burden of taking care of a sick family member or friend is only heightened…
Third in a series looking at the public funding of sports stadiums in Illinois Pat Quinn was on the ice in 2010 when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, and in Houston in 2005 when…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have made an impact….
SPRINGFIELD — Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval. Senate Bill 3481, sponsored…
Scott Britton walked out to driveway to get his Sunday newspaper, only to find near it a plastic bag filled with rice (to keep it from blowing away) and anti-Semitic literature. Britton,…
First in a series looking at the public funding of Illinois sports stadiums Tom Tresser gets sick every time he hears something is needed to make Chicago “a world-class city.” “It…
SPRINGFIELD — A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposals for sweeping changes in the state’s health insurance industry….