• 4th and final suspect in 2014 Aurora shooting pleads guilty, gets 13 years

  By Harry Hitzeman An Aurora man was sentenced to 13 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to his role in a June 2014 shooting of a woman in her home.
  Last Updated Sep 28, 2016 2:40 PM

• Prairie Ridge High School launches innovative business program

  Updated Sep 28, 2016 2:25 PM

  Prairie Ridge High School students can create and develop their own product or service as part of an innovative business program launched this year.

• Kane forest preserve may raise tax levy for first time in 5 years

  Posted Sep 28, 2016 5:20 AM

  Early signs point to a tax levy increase by the Kane County Forest Preserve District. It would be the first increase in five years.

• Elgin man charged with growing pot after tenant’s social media post

  Updated Sep 27, 2016 3:47 PM

  A 52-year-old Elgin man was charged with possessing and growing marijuana in his backyard after authorities were called to his home after one of his tenants posted suicidal statements on social media.

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• Community colleges say they’re forced to rely more on federal grants

  Updated Sep 26, 2016 4:27 PM

  Elgin Community College President David Sam says with state funding for higher education in a flux, community colleges are relying more on federal grants than ever before.

• Friends sing the praises of 'Voice' contestant Riley Elmore

  Updated Sep 25, 2016 8:21 AM

  Riley Elmore's been known to break out in song in fast-food restaurants near Dundee-Crown High School, his friends say. Now, the 16-year-old Frank Sinatra-esque singer is competing on this season of “The Voice.”

• Carpentersville fatal armed robbery suspect arrested in Missouri

  Updated Sep 23, 2016 12:56 PM

  A man wanted in a fatal armed robbery of a Carpentersville computer repair shop in early September has been arrested in Missouri, authorities said.

• Aurora man charged with 2013 arson of two cars

  Updated Sep 23, 2016 11:49 AM

  A 21-year-old man has been charged with lighting two cars on fire in March 2013 on Aurora’s near east side.

• Elgin cigarette torture suspect back in jail on cocaine charge

  Updated Sep 22, 2016 8:29 PM

  An 18-year-old accused of masterminding a February kidnapping and cigarette torture of a teen in Elgin is back in jail — this time charged with cocaine possession.

• Lawsuit argues negligence in March fatal crash near Mooseheart
• Kane Co. District 6 Democrat would support tax increase if needed
• Girls volleyball: Geneva remains unbeaten
• Boys soccer: St. Edward registers shootout victory
• Girls volleyball: Huntley scores dominant win over Dundee-Crown
• Boys soccer: Jacobs blanks DeKalb; Bartlett gets 1st win
• Crystal Lake South hangs on vs. Dundee-Crown
• IC Catholic rolls over St. Edward for 5th win
• Images: St. Edward falls to IC Catholic Prep, 49-3 in football
• Boys soccer: St. Charles East, Dundee-Crown notch wins
• Girls volleyball: South Elgin outlasts Batavia
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