Linda Young

A 37-year-old Westmont man is scheduled to be arraigned next week on a dozen additional charges in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a mentally and physically handicapped woman...

Citing increased travel and job responsibilities, Bonnie Proctor has resigned after five years as a member of the Kaneland District 302 school board. Proctor, who was re-elected to a second...

In its first official act after 13 of its 27 members were sworn in for new terms Tuesday, the Kane County Forest Preserve Commission elected Elgin Republican Jack Cook to...

Pet owners have until the end of the year to avoid paying increased registration fees for rabies vaccinations. Beginning Jan. 1, Kane County Animal Control will charge $5 in registration...

Despite concerns that an increase in the county's gasoline tax cannot be far behind, the Kane County Board formally appropriated $1 million Tuesday from its motor fuel tax fund to...

Mayor Fred Norris marked his 60th birthday this week by announcing he would not seek a sixth term in April. Norris, who became mayor in 1977 after serving as an...

If nothing else, voters across the state eagerly await Election Day because it means they soon will be able to turn on their radios and TVs and not hear: "The...

Armed with nearly $9,000 in grants from the Illinois Department of Transportation, Montgomery police plan stepped-up enforcement of traffic laws and seat belt use. Although other communities have long used...

Construction delays have forced the scheduled January opening of Kane's Juvenile Justice Facility in St. Charles to be delayed. A new Feb. 25 target date will force county officials to...

ST. CHARLES A Kane County judge has set a March 4 trial date for a Campton Township man charged in the fatal beating of 3-year-old Travis Follman. Prosecutors indicated Tuesday...