Alexa Aguilar

Batavia police officers are spending too much time fingerprinting the hundreds of people who want the free service, city officials said. In a committee meeting Monday, council members approved a...

Shoppers and diners in St. Charles and Geneva might notice a few missing mainstays this holiday shopping season, but there are some new restaurants and shops cropping up in their...

The new contract with Geneva School District 304 teachers scales back tuition reimbursement and end-of-career salary bumps for the roughly 400 Geneva teachers, and it may be the last one...

Two St. Charles playgrounds targeted for demolition will now have a new home, likely in Africa or Haiti. Volunteers from Kids Around the World, a nonprofit based in Rockford, recently...

The Geneva School District 304 school board has approved a resolution asking for a 1.5 percent increase in the district's property tax levy for next year. The 1.5 percent increase...

A familiar face in the Batavia School District will be at the district's helm as superintendent next year. Lisa Hichens, currently the principal at Batavia High School, was approved by...

Kane County Coroner-elect Rob Russell said his top priority for his first months in a scandal-plagued office will be to reach out to police and fire chiefs, funeral home directors...

Batavia preschoolers will have the option to attend an early childhood program operated by the school district come January. Batavia Public School District 101 has had an early childhood center...

In a gym adorned with flags, handmade signs and balloons, dozens of area veterans received a resounding "thank you" from Geneva teens for Veterans Day. It's a longstanding tradition at...