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Kendall County sheriff, Plano police release body camera footage of man shot by officers

October 7, 2024 at 3:20 p.m.

In what they called a joint effort, the Kendall County Sheriff's Office and Plano Police Department released audio and video footage Friday from the incident last month where police shot...

The Kane County Government Center. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Kane County Board to consider agreement with soon-to-be-launched economic development organization

October 7, 2024 at 10:49 a.m.

The Kane County Board is expected this week to consider an agreement with a soon-to-be-launched countywide economic development organization that the board previously approved $3 million to fund. The Kane...

New strategic city plan sets vision, goals for Geneva over the next five years

October 5, 2024 at 6:24 a.m.

The Geneva City Council approved a new strategic plan on Monday that outlines the city’s vision and goals, which include purposeful growth and environmental stewardship, for the next five years....

Kane County Engineer Carl Schoedel, center, along with other county officials, spoke about the benefits of the nearly-complete Dauberman Road extension, including improved emergency response times. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

$26M Dauberman Road extension in Kane County nearly complete

October 2, 2024 at 2:57 p.m.

A $26 million Kane County project to extend Dauberman Road over Route 30 and the nearby railroad tracks in Big Rock is nearly complete, county officials announced Tuesday at a...

The Kane County Health Department recently released a new report detailing students' self-reported mental heath needs based on input gathered at the February 2024 "Youth Voices Forum on Mental Health."

Kane County report highlights youths’ self-identified mental health needs

October 1, 2024 at 1:26 p.m.

Kane County’s youth need better access to mental health care, safer environments and relationships, more community support and an increased understanding of mental health challenges by the adults in their...

Batavia is set to start a project that will take its section of Route 31 from four lanes to three lanes, with one going each direction and one center turn lane. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News)

Big change coming for Route 31 in Batavia

September 27, 2024 at 4:54 p.m.

The project will take stretches of the road from four lanes to three, with one in each direction and a center turn lane, officials said.

Nurse Heidi Haideman fills a syringe with COVID-19 vaccine in Batavia in 2021. Kane County health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated against respiratory illnesses as autumn begins. (Stacey Wescott / baiduhai)

Kane County health officials urge vaccination heading into fall

September 27, 2024 at 2:15 p.m.

Respiratory illnesses like COVID-19 and the flu cause thousands to die each year in the United States, but vaccines and other prevention methods can help people stay safe, officials said.

Shoppers this summer look at produce available at the midweek Aurora Farmers Market on the city's West Side. Kane County is offering grants to food-growing businesses and organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. (David Sharos / For The Beacon-News)

Kane County offers $755,000 in grants to food-growing businesses and organizations

September 27, 2024 at 1:09 p.m.

Applications to the Kane County Food and Farm Resiliency Grant Program will be accepted until Oct. 8.

On Friday evening, residents of Sugar Grove and nearby communities were out near the Sugar Grove Jewel Osco to gather signatures for a petition asking the village to put a referendum question on the April ballot about the previously approved and controversial 760-acre mixed-use project by Crown Community Development. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News)

Crown Community Development to begin engineering on Sugar Grove development as opposition continues

September 25, 2024 at 2:51 p.m.

As some residents of Sugar Grove and nearby communities launch a petition to continue to oppose a recently approved project by Crown Community Development, the company is gearing up to...

The Indian Prairie School District 204 office is at the Crouse Education Center at 780 Shoreline Drive in Aurora. At the Board of Education meeting on Monday, members heard about the hiring of educators for the new school year. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News)

Indian Prairie School District hires 139 new educators for this school year

September 24, 2024 at 3:33 p.m.

Officials say the district has hired for positions that have historically been difficult to fill and has high rates of employee retention.

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