Batavia junior Avery Hacker, who had eight top-3 finishes across 10 races, including a runner-up finish in the Class 3A state meet, is the Kane County Chronicle girls cross country Athlete of the Year.

The Arechiga Restaurant Group plans to open a coastal-lounge dining experience called Playa Bar & Music Lounge in St. Charles, with tacos, margaritas and music that aims to evoke Mexican seaside flair.

Norwegian-Americans celebrated Christmas Nordic style with food, music, and gifts.

The Second City's "Jack Frost Roasting on an Open Fire" is playing at the Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora through Dec. 23.

For the first time in more than 200 years, the thunder of bison hooves can once again be heard on a Kane County forest preserve prairie. The triumphant return of American bison to Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve in Sycamore represents something deeper.

The Illinois winter weather rule limits utilities from disconnecting eligible customers in who use electric or gas as their primary source of home heating

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent from Pingree Grove is accused of sexual assault and robbery dating back to 2022, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday.

With frigid temperatures sinking the mercury in the St. Charles area, the city is offering a few warming centers and safe havens throughout town.

A 2,827-square-foot single-family home in Geneva, built in 1957, has changed hands.