Wayne Baker

Police were searching late Tuesday for possible reasons why a 48-year-old man set fire to his near northeast side home, then drove to a western Kane County forest preserve, where...

Mature trees would be protected from developers' bulldozers under changes proposed to the city's zoning ordinance. The zoning amendments, which will be presented to the City Council next month for...

Homeowners and businesses would pay less for electricity beginning next month if the City Council approves recommended rate decreases. The average electrical bill citywide would go down about 11.8 percent,...

A citizens committee has been formed to help the Geneva Park District explain to voters that a tax increase requested in an upcoming referendum is not really a tax increase....

A three-member employee review panel has upheld Sheriff Ken Ramsey's recommendation to fire a female corrections officer for allegedly living with a known gang member in Aurora. The decision of...

The fourth annual auction to benefit the Batavia Riverwalk has been set for 5 p.m. April 22 at Batavia Middle School. Shelley Giesen, a member of the Batavia Riverwalk Committee,...

In an effort to recall part of its heritage, the city is hoping to play host in 1996 to the annual International Windmillers Trade Fair. The City Council has authorized...

No longer needed as evidence in the crimes they represent, about 75 guns and 200 knives went on brief display Tuesday at the Kane County sheriff's office before being melted...

Patrol officers will have a different workweek but firefighters will not under contract agreements between the city and two unions reached through binding arbitration. A three-year contract with the Metropolitan...

The Park District was honored last week for its 1993 renovation of Hall Quarry Beach. The Illinois Parks and Recreation Association and the Illinois Association of Park Districts, meeting in...