Brenda Schory

Downtown Third Street in Geneva will be closed from the south of James to the south side of Campbell streets for concrete pavement patching projects through Friday, May 23.

Geneva alderpersons recommended approval of a nearly $715,000 contract for underground electric replacement due to age and system capacity.

The Trump administration is reported to be slashing a $56 million annual grant program for the training and distribution of Narcan, a nasal spray that is credited with saving lives from opioid overdoses.

Geneva police officers came to the rescue of five ducklings that fell into a storm sewer.

Geneva alderpersons recommended approval of an economic incentive agreement of $131,762 for a developer who proposes to rehabilitate a 113-year-old building for commercial and residential use.

Geneva Creek was so eroded and choked with invasive species you couldn't even tell it was there, making it risky to walk to the Geneva Grotto, tucked into the Gunnar Anderson Forest Preserve.

Some drivers in Kane County seem to be wedded to their cell phones while driving – a no-no that resulted in 10 citations for disobeying the hands-free law, according to a news release from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office during April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

The 16th Judicial Circuit and the Kane County Bar Foundation hosted an essay contest, open to all sophomores and juniors who attend high schools in Kane County, and named six winners.

The Edgar County Watchdogs, Kirk Allen and John Kraft, shared some of their stories of holding government to account in Illinois Wednesday, May 7, in Geneva.

The Geneva City Council this week unanimously voted to reject all bids for a replacement generator for the police facility.

The Joshua Tree Community in Geneva now owns a 12-seat passenger van due to the generosity of donors. The nonprofit serves intellectually disabled adults.

DeRosa family stepped up to do something to help mothers who have breast cance, honoring their own loss through the established the Mary DeRosa Charity.

The city of St. Charles and local veterans groups will provide an annual patriotic celebration of Memorial Day beginning with a 6 a.m. flag ceremony Monday, May 26 at Baker Community Center, 101 S. Second St.

The city of Aurora's Youth Services Division will honor National Physical Fitness and Sports month by hosting the 31st Annual Sports Festival from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m Friday, May 9 at Phillips Park, 828 Montgomery Road, Aurora.

A Kane County judge changed his mind and returned an elderly man accused of aggravated criminal sexual assault to electronic home monitoring, above the prosecutor's objections.