Alexa Aguilar

When Ben Haberthur returned from Iraq in 2003, he found solace and recovery in 10-hour hikes along California's coasts, often with fellow veterans. Now a restoration ecologist with the Forest...

Another negotiation session came and went Tuesday night without a settlement – the first talks since Geneva School District 304 and the teachers union submitted final offers to the state's...

For representing the "undead," the zombies that descended on downtown Batavia sure hit the dance floor with vigor. The city's second Zombie Walk, which capped off weekend BatFest activities, was...

One candidate for Kane County coroner works for the DuPage County Sheriff's Office. The other owns a business that provides infection control and cleanup of death scenes. Both think their...

It was supposed to be a symbolic gesture of belt-tightening, but Batavia City Council members couldn't agree that cutting their own pay 10 percent was a good idea. After rejecting...

Geneva School District 304 and the teacher's union must present their last and best offers on Friday, after the Geneva Education Association declared an impasse in negotiations last week. Administrators...

The candidates for Kane County offices — County Board chairman, recorder, circuit clerk and coroner — had the chance to face their opponents in person at a recent League of...

Donation boxes for clothing and toys must be tied to a Geneva business or removed from parking lots under a plan given initial approval this week in Geneva. After concerns...

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is squirreling away thousands of bags of acorns this winter. Come spring, those acorns will germinate, be potted and then be "babied" by...