Barbara Sherlock

Construction grants from the Illinois Capital Development Board have been released for Batavia Unit School District 101 and for Aurora East School District 131. Batavia's $4.8 million grant will be...

When it comes to tracking inmates, the days of the grease pencil, prisoner board and dirty rag finally might be history in Kane County. A County Board committee gave its...

MainStreet's latest venture, Shakespeare on Clark, which will offer summer performances of plays by William Shakespeare, has received the endorsement of the Illinois Arts Council through a $1,000 grant. The...

The 22nd annual Lincoln Seminar, a three-day trip to Springfield and New Salem to study the life of Abraham Lincoln, is being offered July 9-11 by Rev. Lee C. Moorehead,...

Volunteers and funds are being sought by local organizers of a trip in June to St. Peter, Minn., to help rebuild tornado-damaged homes. A meeting will be held at 7:30...

Entries for an artist competition honoring the late William Edward Luckett, a local artist who was a 4th generation St. Charles resident and a descendent of a Civil War slave,...

Awards were given recently to the Kane County 1999 Educators of the Year by the Kane County Regional Office of Education. Fifth-grade teacher David Charles Rowe from White Elementary School...

School District 101 has invited parents to attend several open dialogues about changing school starting times. District Supt. Ed Cave said the changes would mean savings of up to $300,000...

Police Chief Dennis Anderson and Batavia High School Principal David Booth will be featured speakers at a public forum on the tragedy in Littleton, Colo., at 9 a.m. Sunday at...

The TriCities will host a variety of events this weekend. Batavia will be welcoming the expected good weather during the citywide garage sale being held Friday and Saturday. The Spring...