The Ottawa Noon Rotary Club recently presented a $4,114 grant to the Ottawa Center for the Arts to support exterior signage installation for its Grand Hall and The Abbey venues.

The Batavia Woman’s Club is accepting scholarship applications for middle school students to attend to attend a STEAM summer camp.

Several roadway lanes will be closed across Kane County starting April 13 as construction crews inspect bridges on several major traffic routes. The work is expected to cause traffic delays.

Village trustees unanimously approved plans for the cafe, which specializes in handcrafted coffee and espresso-based beverages, cold brew, teas and more.

A teen has been arrested in connection with a shooting on Thursday night at a Joliet apartment complex that left two other teens in critical condition and a third with a gunshot wound to the hand.

Farmers wouldn’t mind a little more rain, but a wet March has effectively snapped a months-long drought across North Central Illinois – indeed, across most of the state.

Farmers wouldn’t mind a little more rain, but a wet March has effectively snapped a months-long drought across North Central Illinois – indeed, across most of the state.

A Rock Falls man convicted in late 2025 of severely beating his 61-year-old neighbor is challenging his guilty verdict and 7-year prison sentence, arguing he was denied a fair trial due to Whiteside County’s previous systemic exclusion of qualified jurors from the jury pool.

The massive Brake Parts Inc. property in McHenry has seen interest from buyers, according to the city's economic development director.