The Marklund Hyde Center near Geneva relies on more than 250 volunteers on Tuesday and Thursday nights to help its residents play baseball during the summer. More volunteers are needed.

Kane County drivers were urged to watch out Thursday morning for loose cattle near Maple Park, as a herd escaped from a Rustic Road Farm facility.

Nonprofit Fox Valley Court Watch is seeking volunteers to assist in courtroom monitoring during domestic violence cases in Kane and Kendall counties.

The 37th annual car raffle hosted by Rotary Club of Batavia is underway through November for community members to support local projects and organizations.

Average gas prices in many northern Illinois counties are expected to be cheaper than last year for the Fourth of July weekend as the cost of fuel continues to decline over the past several years.

From live music and food trucks to pet parades and pie-eating contests, here is a list of Kane County happenings on Fourth of July weekend: