A person was flown via helicopter following a vehicle crash in Hampshire involving the vehicle rolling over multiple times before trapping the person inside.

The Illinois State Board of Elections released final vote totals Friday in the March 17 primary. Here are the results for Kane County races.

An Elgin man now faces a felony charge of driving with a suspended license – after seven previous convictions for the same offense, according to Kane County Sheriff's reports and court records.

The Kane County Sheriff's Office announced it is partnering with state police and local law enforcement during April's designation as Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office fielded nine complaints related to Election Day behavior, ranging from reported electioneering near polling places to alleged campaign sign violations.

The polls have closed. Here are live March 2026 primary election results for Kane County. Tallies will be updated as county clerks update their websites.

Around 175 people plunged into the icy Fox River in St. Charles to help raise money for the Special Olympics Illinois. The team was comprised of members of the St. Charles Police Department, the St. Charles Fire Department, residents and city staff.

Kane County officials are operating an election complaint line during the general primary election on March 17, for voters who may “observe or experience voting problems or irregularities.” Calls are fielded by the sheriff's and state's attorney's offices.

A Kane County jury found a Montgomery man guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of another man.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a person who died in a crash near Huntley was the driver of a vehicle that caught fire and the only one inside but the person is not yet ID'd.

Another section of the Elburn Station subdivision is planned, but nearby residents oppose a proposal to extend a road from it to their neighborhood.

Current Kane County Undersheriff Amy Johnson and retired sheriff’s Lt. Salvador Rodriguez fielded questions at a recent League of Women Voters forum at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office did not violate Illinois law after two men facing local criminal charges were taken into federal custody by immigration agents, contrary to a state report recently published that alleged otherwise, State's Attorney Jamie Mosser announced.

Around 2,000 protesters gathered in South Elgin to protest what they called the 'murder' of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minnesota. Several politicians joined the protesters calling for accountability and justice.

Several farm animals were killed after a barn erupted in flames in the Hampshire area on Wednesday, Jan. 21.

About 3,000 gallons of water were used by firefighters to douse a blazing farm shed fire in Kane County on Jan. 18. All cattle on the property remained unharmed from the fire and smoke.

An 18-year-old from Aurora was sentenced to six years in prison following a narcotics and weapons investigation during which police seized illegal drugs and more than a dozen weapons, including a fully automatic firearm.

Democratic hopeful Andrew Schwab announced on social media Friday that he was withdrawing his candidacy for Kane County Sheriff and endorsed Undersheriff Amy Johnson.

A review by the Kane County State’s Attorney into the officer-involved death of a 39-year-old Batavia man concluded the actions by the Batavia Police and the Kane County Sheriffs was “justified and within the law.”

Shocking arrests, controversial speakers, election upsets, big housing developments and the impacts of President Trump's first year of his second term were among the big news stories in Kane County in 2025.

An anti-DUI enforcement campaign in Kane County over Thanksgiving resulted in charges against eight people, the agencies announced Tuesday.

Three people were hospitalized following a vehicle crash near Pingree Grove in Kane County on Christmas Eve.

A person was transported to a local hospital after a snowmobile crash in Muirhead Springs Forest Preserve in Kane County.

A person was hospitalized with minor injuries and signs of hypothermia on Thursday following a rollover crash into cold water near Elgin and Pingree Grove in Kane County, authorities said.

Two dogs escaped their Campton Township property, ran about four miles away to a home in Geneva Township, tore open a chicken coop and killed about 35 chickens, according to a Kane County Sheriff’s report.

Adults with autism from northern Illinois talk about their lives and their reactions to lates controversial policy changes and language by the administration of President Trump.

Plumes of black smoke could be seen wafting through the air Friday afternoon from a car fire in front of the parking lot of Sycamore Speedway.

An Elgin man is charged with allegedly soliciting a child following a joint investigation between the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and the Elgin Police Department.

Without waiting for a scheduled hearing on an ex-wife’s standing as a special representative for her late husband in a wrongful death lawsuit, a federal judge ruled on his own that she needed to file in state court.

The former Kane County coroner submitted paperwork to run for sheriff. Who else has filed to run in the 2026 primary election?

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is urging motorists to commit to sober driving, buckling up and following traffic laws this Halloween as children and their families are out after dark in search of candy and spooky fun.

Antonio L. Alexander, 48, has been charged with burglary, theft, resisting a police officer and obstructing a police officer. He is in custody at the Kendall County Jail.

Update: One person was killed after a two-car crash at the intersection of County Line Road and Illinois Route 64 on the DeKalb and Kane county line Monday, authorities said.

The Kane County Health Department awarded $300,000 in grants to seven local organizations working to prevent opioid overdoses, expand access to treatment, and support recovery services across the community.

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Authorities say they've seen a "dramatic increase" in those sharing images of child sexual abuse. But officials in Kane and McHenry counties have employed technology and teamwork to track down sources of lewd images and videos of kids.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office recently announced the results of its “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Drive High Get a DUI” Labor Day campaigns.

An urgent care physician assistant James Yanke, 57, was filming Homeland Security/ICE/ATF arrests of Hispanic people at the Kane County Judicial Center on Aug. 14, 2025. When he interfered with a screaming woman's arrest, Yanke himself was arrested and briefly detained.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to avoid a portion of Maple Park as authorities investigate a serious crash Wednesday night at Ramm Road near County Line Road. This is a developing story.

The elderly couple killed in a car crash in Geneva have been identified. They died after their car collided with one driven by an 18-year-old, authorities said.

An unidentified driver died Tuesday, Aug. 26 after a rollover crash Tuesday in St. Charles Township.

James Moriarty was killed in a confrontation with police. Now his family is suing, but his ex-wife's standing has to be resolved before it moves forward, a judge said.

A teen from Hampshire has died of a gunshot wound, police said.

A man has died in Batavia after firing at officers, who also discharged their weapons, authorities said.

Former Kane County coroner Rob Russell announced his intent to seek the Republican nomination for sheriff in the 2026 primary election.

No explosive device was found after a bomb squad search at the hotel and conference center, local police reported

The Kane County Sheriff's Office is hosting a National Night Out event from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the Sheriff's Office, 37W755 Illinois Route 38, St. Charles.

A North Aurora man who last year faced 14 felony charges related to dissemination and possession of sexual abuse images of a child under age 13, agreed to plead guilty to one charge and go to prison for 11 years.

An Oswego man was charged in Kane County with disseminating and possessing child sexual abuse images.

The Kane County SWAT team will conduct a training exercise Tuesday in Geneva.