Wayne Baker

Residents will have more fire and police protection, more reliable electrical service, and better streets under a $29.7 million budget approved last week. The city's 1994-95 budget, which takes effect...

Two of the Tri-Cities will switch garbage haulers this summer to Browning-Ferris Industries under new, three-year contracts similar to one proposed last month for a joint Tri-City program. City councils...

The City Council has hired Kenneth Miles, South Elgin's village attorney, to help negotiate annexation agreements with the Regoles, a longtime area family who owns most of the property at...

Kane County and the two cities have agreed on how to pay for $1.22 million in improvements at Fabyan Parkway and Western Avenue. Batavia and Geneva will each pay 12.5...

The city is planning to build a $1.15 million substation south of downtown this year as part of its ongoing effort to upgrade its electrical distribution system. The new substation,...

A dog and an additional patrolman will be joining the city's law enforcement ranks thanks to a $4.24 million police department budget, which includes $7,000 for the purchase of a...

A 24-year-old Aurora man who authorities believe was responsible for a string of purse snatchings throughout Kane County has been arrested after an incident in St. Charles. Kane County Sheriff's...

Wind and heavy traffic were the ingredients for an accident that killed a 43-year-old Chicago man who was crushed after being blown under the wheels of moving semitrailer truck, the...

The city has erected temporary barriers at the Miller Road access to Randall Road so construction crews can begin work. The Miller/Randall intersection, which was the site of a fatal...

The city is poised this year to join communities in Kane and DuPage Counties that have home rule powers to impose taxes and regulate businesses. State law allows municipalities to...