Kane County news briefs
January 22, 2020AURORA Police continue investigation of West Side hit-and-run death The Aurora Police Department continue to investigate a fatal accident after an Aurora man was struck and killed in…
AURORA Police continue investigation of West Side hit-and-run death The Aurora Police Department continue to investigate a fatal accident after an Aurora man was struck and killed in…
Look at this,”, said a wide-eyed observer, gesturing to the crowded room of Aurora high schoolers she sat amongst on Jan. 15. Some wearing ties, some wearing T-shirts, but each…
Residents of the city of Aurora, Kane County are mourning the loss of United States Army Pfc. Miguel Villalon, an East Aurora High School graduate who was killed Jan. 11 by a roadside…
These days more than ever, women are seeking ways to empower each other, build community and affect change. On Friday Feb. 7, they are invited to do all three. LUNAFEST, a fundraising…
AURORA Analyst, Grammy winner featured at MLK ceremony Political analyst and author April Ryan and Grammy Award-winning recording artist and pastor Smokie Norful will…
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley was caught shoveling $1 million worth of no-bid city insurance contracts to his son John in February 1973. He delivered a shameless and unintentionally…
Law enforcement officials are hoping that even more cold cases can be solved now that the 1976 murder of a 16-year-old girl in DuPage County has been figured out with the help of DNA…
West suburban communities have reported a massive burglary spree in recent weeks affecting 12 area communities, according to news releases issued late last week by police departments…
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….