Molding the next generation of leaders in manufacturing was the goal of a recent effort that brought local high school students into local businesses.

Residents packed a St. Charles City Council meeting to urge a ban on ICE activity in town as some neighboring communities have done, including Batavia.

A group of St. Charles residents said they plan to ask the City Council on Monday to declare city-owned property off limits to federal immigration enforcement agents.

Colleges up for the award include: Illinois Valley Community College, Kishwaukee College, McHenry County College, Sauk Valley Community College and more

An Elgin man was charged Thursday after authorities said his SUV crashed in a corn field east of Sycamore and when they responded to the crash, he drank out of an open tequila bottle in front of sheriff’s deputies.

Food pantry operators say they've seen a large increase in visits in the last month and Congressmen from Illinois denounced cuts to federal SNAP benefits at a roundtable discussion in Geneva.

After spending four years in the Marines, Shannon Moose has now made a name at St. Charles North as the head athletic trainer.

Elgin police Sgt. Richard Free IV, who died Nov. 2, will be laid to rest Friday in Lake County.

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.

Donations for state Rep. Suzanne Ness’s 5th annual Diaper Drive will be collected through Monday, Nov. 3 at locations throughout her 66th House District.

Kane County area communities have announced Halloween events and trick-or-treat hours set for Oct. 31. Here’s what’s happening in your neighborhood:

A black cow and a brown cow got loose from their yard in rural Elgin Township and ended up in someone else's backyard.

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

The Future Architect Fund, in partnership with Elgin's Judson University, celebrated the opening recently of Glunz Hall, a hybrid live/work residence and design studio for the university’s master of architecture program.

A former Elgin man received an 18-year prison sentence after pleading guilty last week to a charge of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.

One person is dead and two others were injured Thursday morning when a freight train engine collided with a landscaping truck at the State Street crossing Elgin.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

Across the country, millions were expected to participate Saturday in the follow-up to the inaugural national “No Kings” protests in June.

An Elgin police officer has been put on leave over comments he made on social media related to immigration enforcement. It's not the first time the officer has tangled with the department over social media comments.

Opponents of President Trump's policies organized another national day of protest called "No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance" on Saturday, Oct. 18, with four scheduled in Kane County in Geneva, Aurora, Elgin and Pingree Grove.

A long-abandoned apartment complex in Fox River Grove is now the subject of legal action will soon be demolished after years of standing uncompleted.

The self-proclaimed Bozologist — he’s written the book on Bozo — has taken his massive collection of toys, merchandise, research, and historical ephemera and put it in one place in downtown Elgin.

Local pro-democracy group Indivisible DuPage is planning a day of protests Oct. 18 as part of a national No Kings effort.

An Elgin man is accused of committing a “sweetheart scam” when he allegedly schemed $8,000 in cash and wheel rims worth $1,400 out of a Huntley man who has a “documented intellectual disability.”

An Elgin man arrested with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.314 in McHenry last year has pleaded guilty to driving drunk for a sixth time. How much prison time did he get?

Huntley will no longer have a stop on the planned Chicago-to-Rockford passenger rail line because the city has backed out.

A public information meeting that had been planned for Thursday in Huntley about the upcoming Chicago-to-Rockford commuter rail line has been canceled. But another will take place Monday in Belvidere.

The driver of an SUV died Saturday after crashing into a parked semitruck on the shoulder of Interstate 90 near Elgin, authorities said.

CASA Kane County will host an event in October meant to drive systemic child welfare reform, featuring youth advocate speaker Joshua Wayne.

An Elgin man allegedly hid in a Marengo barn as a SWAT team executed a search warrant on a house and his truck, where prosecutors said they found cocaine with a potential street value of $300,000.

Global packaging company Pregis recently opened a new 477,000-square-foot paper converting center in Elgin, bringing with it more than 500 manufacturing jobs, according to a news release.

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.

A Geneva-based group successfully scrambled to find a venue for speaker Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keeper founder who was convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He spoke in a packed church.

State Sen. Don DeWitte is launching his fourth annual coat drive, collecting new and gently used winter jackets between Sept. 29 and Oct. 13.

A Kane County man who served 24 years in prison for the sexual assault and murder of a 20-month-old child faces new charges alleging he was living near a Carpentersville day care, authorities say. He previously lived near Crystal Lake after his prison release.

A Kane County jury this month found an Elgin man guilty of sexually assaulting a child multiple times between April 2022 and June 2024, according to court records.

Kane County Treasurer Chris Lauzen announced he will seek a second and final term in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election. The former state lawmaker says will be his last term as treasurer.

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.

Officers had to give the suspect in a string of crimes in the Algonquin area two doses of Narcan when he was found unresponsive in a backyard, authorities said.

The Gail Borden Public Library Foundation will hold a book sale to support the Elgin library’s exhibits and reading initiatives.

An Elgin man is suspected in a string of incidents that began early Thursday morning when authorities said he entered an Algonquin home through an unlocked sliding door and stole a truck.

There are several ways in which the 9/11 terrorist attacks will be marked in the Kane County area for this year’s 24th anniversary.

Isaiah Marrero, 3, of East Dundee will have his photograph shown Saturday in Times Square in New York City as part of the annual National Down Syndrome Society video presentation.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central Illinois recently hosted a back-to-school “Prep Rally” to help Kane County-area kids get ready for the new school year.

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.

A Lake in the Hills man accused of sexually assaulting a child younger than 13 was detained Wednesday in McHenry County jail, where he has worked in the past mentoring inmates. He works at Judson University.

Ecker Center for Behavioral Health will host overdose and suicide awareness event 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28 at 1845 Grandstand Place, Elgin. The event is free and open to the public.

Elgin Republican Cody Holt announced he’s seeking the nomination for the 33rd state Senate district, a seat currently held by Don DeWitte, R-St. Charles.

An Elgin man has been found guilty of kidnapping and violently attacking a woman in March 2023, according to a news release from Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser.

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