Update: Former Campton Hills Police Chief Steven Millar has been charged with 41 felonies connected to an Illinois State Police investigation that alleges firearms from a police evidence room were unlawfully sold between 2018 and 2023, records show.

Batavia police instructed two schools to go on lockdown Wednesday morning while investigating a report of a gunshot and a person screaming.

Carpentersville police said Wednesday the agency was aware of ICE's presence outside Village Hall, though District 300 said the federal immigrations agents were not present at any of its schools.

In a visit to rural Kane County Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker said the need for “cheaper, cleaner” energy is “more important than ever” while celebrating a 26-acre solar farm off U.S. Highway 20 that officials said will help power nearly 600 low-income households.

A portion of LaFox Road will close for a month starting Oct. 17 to allow construction crews to work on the new Bunker and LaFox roads intersection, according to the Kane County Department of Transportation.

Amid a looming shortfall and concerns about layoffs, Metra directors have released a tentative operating budget that includes fare hikes of up to 15%.

North High School senior Reese Thomas' Connect More Club went viral and expanded across the nation this year, influencing thousands of high school students to visit their local nursing homes to play Connect Four with residents.

A 21-year-old driver was cited in a Batavia crash that injured three people Oct. 7, according to police.

Batavia police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that injured three which occurred shortly before 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at North Randall Road and McKee Street.