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Former ESPN legal analyst Lester Munson gives a talk at a Books Between Bites program at the Batavia Public Library in 2019. Munson will back at the library on March 20 to discuss a new book about former baseball player and manager Pete Rose. (David Sharos / For The Beacon-News)

Former ESPN legal analyst Lester Munson to discuss book on Pete Rose at Batavia Public Library program

March 14, 2025 at 1:21 p.m.

Commentator and former ESPN legal analyst Lester Munson will discuss the book “Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose” by Keith O’Brien during the next Books Between Bites...

Geneva Police Department crest. (Geneva Police Department)

Geneva man charged with attempted murder

March 14, 2025 at 12:55 p.m.

A Geneva man has been charged with attempted murder following what police are calling a domestic dispute at his home early Thursday involving a woman, a news release from the...

Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser has announced that the state's attorney's office and law enforcement agencies will conduct a "no refusal" DUI patrol on Saturday night in Kane County. (Megan Jones / The Beacon-News)

Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office plans ‘no-refusal’ DUI crackdown during St. Patrick’s Day weekend

March 12, 2025 at 8:57 p.m.

This Saturday night, a county initiative will help police get search warrants for individuals arrested for DUI who refuse chemical testing.

Chicago man sentenced to 57 years in prison for attempted murder at Aurora gas station

March 11, 2025 at 8:44 p.m.

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 57 years in state prison for the attempted murder of his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend at an Aurora gas station in 2022, the Kane County...

Mike "Hitman" Wilson takes part in the first A-Town House Music Fest in Aurora in 2024. This year's fest is set for Saturday, June 14, at Wilder Park in Aurora. (City of Aurora)

House Music Fest set for Wilder Park in Aurora

March 10, 2025 at 2:50 p.m.

A-Town House Music Fest will be held Saturday, June 14, at Wilder Park, 350 N. River St. Gates will open at 4 p.m. Tickets are $25, and are available at...

Hollywood Casino-Aurora to host job fair with over 50 openings

March 10, 2025 at 10:12 a.m.

The job fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at Waubonsee Community College’s Aurora Downtown Campus.

A float sits ready to take part in last year's St. Patrick's Parade in St. Charles. This year's parade is set for Saturday in downtown St. Charles. (David Sharos / For The Beacon-News)

St. Patrick’s parade, activities set in St. Charles

March 10, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

The St. Patrick's celebration in St. Charles set for Saturday is more than just the annual parade downtown, organizers said, with a variety of activities planned.

A member of a Kane County Forest Preserve District fire crew uses a hand torch to light a fire along the edge of a 30-acre plot of prairie during a controlled burn last year at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News)

Controlled burns planned at Kane County forest preserves

March 7, 2025 at 3:40 p.m.

Each spring and fall, the Forest Preserve District of Kane County conducts prescribed burns across prairies, woodlands and wetlands in an effort to restore and maintain the ecological health of...

Wine enthusiasts fill Hudson Crossing Park last year for the Wine on the Fox festival in downtown Oswego. This year's fest is set for May 3 and 4. (Linda Girardi / For The Beacon-News)

Tickets now available for Wine on the Fox in Oswego

March 7, 2025 at 9:13 a.m.

The festival will be held May 3 and 4 at Hudson Crossing Park, 65 N. Harrison St. in Oswego.

The keyboard of a MacBook pro laptop. (Tim Graham / Getty Images)

Letters: Readers share views on sales tax referendum

March 7, 2025 at 8:54 a.m.

Readers share their opinions on Kane County sales tax referendum that will be on the April 1 ballot.

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