Denise Linke

Batavia resident Pat Schindlbeck walks the streets donned in rich robes and jewelry, yelling at passers-by. "Why aren't your taxes paid?" he sneers at unsuspecting walkers. "Don't you know it's...

Officials at Kaneland School District 302 plan to shift the district's elementary school boundaries for the third time in three years, the school board announced last week. School board members...

At first glance, Ramsey Auditorium at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia could easily have been mistaken for the set of a late-night TV talk show. A band warmed up...

This Sunday, Janet Hauser and her family plan to honor their grandson Jason, who saved two lives without ever drawing a breath himself. "We think of Jason as our little...

Some families spend their time shopping during the holiday season. Others spend it relaxing around the house or visiting relatives. The Eallonardo family of Yorkville watched family member Sam answer...

The Elburn Village Board next week will discuss approving a revised plan for the Meadows II senior citizen complex that would let seniors buy, rather than rent, their apartments. Residents...

The Elburn Village Board and Metra last week agreed to pay nearly half again as much as expected to build a train station near downtown Elburn. But one village trustee...

The Batavia MainStreet downtown business association is offering a one-year lease at below-market rate to small businesses. Interested proprietors can apply to move into a ground-floor storefront in the historic...

The Batavia Fire Department is putting a tasty spin on fire safety this holiday season. Pizza delivery customers who have working smoke detectors in their homes could win free pizzas...

The horses were the stars of the recent Hoofbeats and Heartbeats fundraiser at Blazing Prairie Stars hippotherapy farm in Maple Park. People attending the dinner-dance flocked to stalls to visit...