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…
A neighborhood movie theater, Sears’ onetime world headquarters, a canning factory and even a damaged county courthouse are among properties singled out as among Illinois’ Most…
Rampant sexual abuse occurred unchecked for decades at Illinois’ juvenile detention centers, a new lawsuit filed on behalf of 95 former detainees alleges, citing hundreds of incidents…
As state lawmakers hold hearings targeting the role of pharmacy benefit managers — an influential arm in how the health insurance industry prices prescription drugs — multiple state…
SPRINGFIELD — Advocates for community-based after-school programs say as many as 40,000 youths statewide could lose access to tutoring services, recreation and other extracurricular…
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…