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In a split vote on May 29, the Kane County Board approved an increase in pay for four elected positions to begin after the fall election. (R. Christian Smith)

Pay increased for many elected county offices in Kane County

June 6, 2024 at 9:08 a.m.

The Kane County Board approved the increases recently in a split vote.

Law enforcement officials from numerous agencies, including the Yorkville Police Department and the Illinois State Police, helped to uncover bones earlier this month from the site of an old cemetery in Yorkville. (Lisa Wolancevich)

Research continues after human bones from 1800s uncovered in Yorkville

May 28, 2024 at 12:01 p.m.

As an anthropologist begins her study of the remains recently found in Yorkville, historians are trying to figure out how many more bodies might still be buried in the area.

Around 30 residents came out to the Sugar Grove Joint Review Board meeting on Wednesday focusing on a proposed tax increment financing district in the village. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News)

Sugar Grove Joint Review Board reaches no conclusion on proposed TIF district

May 23, 2024 at 1:53 p.m.

The TIF district proposal will now move on to the Sugar Grove Village Board without a recommendation either for or against the plan from the Joint Review Board.

Indian Prairie School District 204 pilots new middle school English curriculum

May 21, 2024 at 3:34 p.m.

The curriculum is being built around an instructional resource called CommonLit 360, which was developed by a teacher-founded nonprofit.

The Aurora Police Department is now publicly releasing the results of the surveys it sends out to those who call for help. (John J. Kim / baiduhai)

Aurora Police Department publicly releasing survey results

May 20, 2024 at 3:32 p.m.

Anonymous surveys ask those who call for help about their interactions with the police and their public safety concerns.

Officials work at the site in Yorkville where a construction crew found human remains on Wednesday. (Paul Burd)

Construction crew in Yorkville uncovers human remains that may date back to the 1800s

May 17, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

With community help, officials determined a cemetery called the Bristol Burying Grounds used to sit on that spot.

A vending machine in the lobby of the Kane County Sheriff’s Office in St. Charles offers free Narcan, a drug that can save someone overdosing on opioids. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News)

Vending machine at Kane County Sheriff’s Office offers overdose-reversal medication

May 16, 2024 at 4:59 p.m.

At a press conference, county law enforcement officials said anyone is able to access the Narcan vending machine for free with no questions asked 24 hours a day, seven days...

The Kane County Board on Tuesday voted to set aside $3 million in federal pandemic relief funds to start a new economic development organization. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News)

Kane County dedicates funds to launch economic development organization

May 15, 2024 at 3:01 p.m.

Kane County is setting aside $3 million in federal pandemic relief funds to start the new organization, planned to be a nonprofit partnership between the county government and the private...

Signs were placed along Mahoney Creek in Batavia in March warning residents to stay away after a chemical foam spill. Booms, the white tubes sitting on the creek, were installed to catch any foam, which was then vacuumed off the creek with large trucks. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News)

Chemical foam spill in Batavia will not impact human health, says state report

May 14, 2024 at 2:02 p.m.

A report from the Illinois Department of Public Health found that the firefighting foam spill into Batavia’s Mahoney Creek will not have a negative impact on residents’ health.

The Marklund Hyde Center campus in Geneva serves 96 adult residents who live in six,16-bed facility homes. (Stacey Wescott / baiduhai)

Chicago man accused of sexually assaulting resident at Marklund in Geneva

May 13, 2024 at 1:45 p.m.

A Chicago man has been charged with felony sexual assault after a resident of Marklund in Geneva gave birth, officials announced Saturday.

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