Wayne Baker

Homeowners may be forced to clean junk from their yards, maintain the appearance of the buildings and mow their lawns on a more regular basis under an ordinance being considered...

Walking to the post office on South Third Street should be more pleasant thanks to a city Beautification Committee project over the Memorial Day weekend. Volunteers helped lay a brick...

A West Chicago businessman who helped developers raze the historical Farnsworth mansion last year said he plans to rebuild the structure now that he has taken possession of most of...

Months before the campaigning is set to begin, the Republican candidate for Kane County sheriff has named his choice to be second in command of the 128-officer department. Sheriff's Lt....

Two people, including a 20-month-old boy, were killed in a pair of unrelated fatal head-on accidents, the Kane County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday. The first death occurred at 2:17 p.m....

The Public Works Department is getting the jump on the suburban urge to water lawns by announcing that the city's annual sprinkling restrictions will be in effect throughout the summer...

The Park District has secured a $1.4 million loan to help purchase long sought-after property in the northwestern portion of the township and to renovate a miniature golf course at...

A citizens task force, the membership of which will range from teenagers to senior citizens, plans to study how best to handle the proliferation of in-line skaters downtown. The creation...

A favored shortcut used by northbound Fox Valley motorists seeking to avoid the congestion on Illinois Highway 59 and Kirk Road closed permanently last week, forcing many to reroute their...

A 22-year-old Carol Stream man, sentenced to the state penitentiary for 33 months, hanged himself in the Kane County Jail cell where he was staying temporarily while on trial for...