Kane County Auditor Penny Wegman has opened a new Audit Hotline for anyone to report financial fraud, waste or abusive practices within the county.

Educators across Kane County were celebrated during the 50th Kane County Awards Banquet, with two St. Charles District 303 educators taking home some of the night’s top honors. The event featured hundreds of educators and school-support staff.

A single-family home in North Aurora that sold for $375,000 tops the list of the best real estate deals in Kane County in the past week.

The house at 948 Bluestem Drive in Geneva was sold on April 30. The purchase price was $740,000. The property’s lot measures 14,000 square feet.

An Aurora man has been charged with possession of child sexual abuse material and failure to register as a sex offender. He's been previously convicted of child sex abuse material offenses in Kentucky, authorities said.

More than 200 people filled the courtroom as 15 graduates stood on a small stage at the Kane County Branch Court in St. Charles for the 26th Drug Rehabilitation Court graduation.

St. Charles North, despite only having two wins, had seven double-scoring efforts to defend its team title in the 107th annual Kane County Meet. Bennett Konkey, who broke two meet records, led Geneva to second, while Kaneland took third.

A single-family home located at 979 Millview Drive in Batavia changed ownership on April 28.

Prime Healthcare officials are touting the praise they’ve received from a state review board following criticism from union nurses, including one Joliet nurse who said the company’s actions are “death by a thousand cuts.”