Wayne Baker

After almost a six-month delay in completion, the city's Prairie Street bridge is scheduled to open to the motoring public Saturday. Officials announced the planned opening and dedication of the...

Two of the three inmates that the Kane County sheriff's office believes tried to escape from the Adult Correction Center on Sunday have been charged with felony crimes in the...

Residents of the city's 4th Ward are being invited to apply to fill an 11-month City Council vacancy created by the sudden resignation of Ald. Charles Webb. Mayor Jeff Schielke...

A timely anonymous call helped authorities thwart an attempt by three inmates to break out of a cell at the Kane County Adult Correction Center, the Kane County Sheriff's Office...

City electrical workers will be getting 4 percent raises annually for the next four years under a new union contract approved this week. The agreement with the International Brotherhood of...

The city's Police Department is studying the possibility of recommending a ban on the sale of spray paint in an attempt to prevent local teenagers from sniffing the substance for...

The Batavia Riverwalk Committee has raised more than $21,000 through donations, cookbook sales and its recent auction. And though organizers of the volunteer project say any amount they raise is...

A City Council committee is recommending the city enact an ordinance that would punish the owners of cats who let them run free. Recommended changes to the city's animal control...

A proposal by Mayor Fred Norris designed to remove heavy truck traffic from Illinois Highway 31 appears to have garnered very little support since he pitched the idea four months...

Officials have set May 18 for a public hearing on a proposal to create a special taxing district to pay for parking and other improvements behind the businesses in the...