Wayne Baker

After almost eight months of negotiations, the city and the Teamsters union have settled on a new multiyear contract guaranteeing annual raises of at least 3 percent and requiring employees...

Buying most things in St. Charles will cost a little more next year following a quarter-percent increase in the city's sales tax rate approved last week. The rate increase is...

The state will postpone the reconstruction of Illinois Highway 64 through downtown St. Charles for another year to allow more time for developing structural and esthetic designs for replacing the...

A City Council committee is recommending approval of a redevelopment agreement for the former Batavia Junior High School property, but the deal will hinge on whether aldermen can accept variations...

To the thousands of Fox Valley residents who have been entertained there over the years, the downtown Arcada Theatre has always been a treasure. But now the entire nation recognizes...

A 23-year-old inmate at the Kane County Adult Correction Center tried to escape this week by hiding in the facility's gym, then scaling a wall to kick out a plexiglass...

A 29-year-old Aurora man led law-enforcement officers from five agencies on a 30-minute chase through the east side after a custody dispute threatened to become violent early Sunday, authorities said....

The Kane County state's attorney's office has charged a 31-year-old Elburn man and his friend with misdemeanor crimes in connection with their roles in the slaying of a stray cat...

After six months of negotiations, the city staff has presented aldermen with a proposed redevelopment agreement with Elgin developer Leopold Goldschmidt for the shuttered Batavia Junior High School downtown. Goldschmidt...

Park and Riverwalk officials have decided to put the planned dredging of Depot Pond on hold until planners can come up with more funds to do the work. Batavia Park...