The Geneva City Council has approved a contract for nearly $86,000 to inspect its 2,400 utility poles to see which ones need replacement.

Federal authorities continued the Operation Midway Blitz immigration enforcement campaign in the Western suburbs Tuesday, including a raid in Elgin attended by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem herself.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood said ICE did not provide any public safety or other data to “justify increased operations” in Illinois or any metrics the agency “plans to use to determine when the surge will end.”

A male resident of North Aurora died from injuries sustained in a house fire in North Aurora early Monday morning.

Some parents in Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 are calling for the school board president to step down following a social media post after Charlie Kirk’s death.

Kane County Clerk John Cunningham is urging people to register to vote on National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, Sept. 16, or anytime during the remainder of National Voter Registration Month in September.

Attendees at an East Aurora High School Friday donned gold shirts shirts in recognition of Pediatric Cancer Month and in support of Cal’s Angels, a St. Charles-based nonprofit.

There’s still time to find a secret orb during the Forest Preserve District of Kane County’s annual Great Orb Hunt.

This fall and seasons ahead, Sugar Grove residents within the Windsor Pointe subdivision can safely access the Virgil L. Gilman Trail from the Bridge at Belle Vue Park.