A Texas woman has been charged with kidnapping and child abduction of two kids from Aurora, whom she was paid to deliver to their father in Mexico.

The League of Women Voters of Central Kane County is co-sponsoring Immigration and Due Process: Panel Discussion, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26 at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.

The St. Charles Fire Department is still investigating the cause of a fire that broke out at a detached garage Wednesday.

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Gradeschool children were welcomed to the start of the new year Thursday at Louise White Elementary School in Batavia.

The St. Charles Arts Council will hold its second weeklong Plein Air Event from Aug. 18-24.

Geneva Winery, which has tasting rooms in Geneva and Batavia, is expanding its production in Elburn and has plans to begin growing its own grapes in Kane County too.

The annual summer event includes live music, truck and tractor pulls, carnival, mud volleyball and more!

Three people were shot inside a car outside a Carpentersville home late Wednesday, police said.

A churro is more than a sweet, a pastry or a dessert, it's a journey to another realm – of fruity or creamy filling encased in a fried dough stick, doused in cinnamon and sugar for an oomph! to the tongues of mere mortals.