The St. Charles East and St. Charles North high schools dance teams will hold their annual Kick-A-Thon event to benefit the HardyStrong Foundation and Big Hearts of Fox Valley.

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A Sugar Grove food pantry opened this month at its new location, a chance for volunteers to continue their mission of serving area families in need.

Marisa Christoffel is the new principal at the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center.

The Conservation Foundation is partnering with local park districts, municipalities and nonprofits to host shoreline and on-water cleanups on Saturday, Sept. 20.

Authorities have confirmed an officer-involved shooting took place in Carpentersville late Thursday, with preliminary findings that an armed man was shot and wounded.

The principal of Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, where a shooting took place this week, is a graduate of St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin.

Kane County Audubon will host a number of events inviting the public to enjoy nature this fall. Here’s what’s happening in October:

In art imitating life, a new mural coming to Batavia will tout “A City of Good Energy,” and community members are invited to help paint the south wall of The Comedy Vault.