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

  By Madhu 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.
  Last Updated Sep 26, 2016 4:27 PM

• 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.

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• Lawsuit argues distracted driving, negligence in March fatal crash near Mooseheart

  Updated Sep 22, 2016 7:34 PM

  A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against an Elburn man who was ticketed in March crash that killed another driver near Mooseheart in Batavia.

• Kane Co. District 6 Democrat would support tax increase if needed

  Updated Sep 22, 2016 9:35 AM

  Kane County Board member Brian Dahl says it may be time to unfreeze the county’s property tax levy if budget negotiations and new income can’t eliminate a $5.7 million budget deficit for 2017.

• Authorities give family of once-missing St. Charles man time to verify story

  Updated Sep 21, 2016 4:00 PM

  Investigators have interviewed Dane Haggerty, the St. Charles man who went missing Friday after a business trip but was found Tuesday outside a fire station, but will give his family some space before trying to verify his story with them, authorities said.

• Kane County Board Dist. 4 candidates debate tax freeze

  Posted Sep 21, 2016 5:10 AM

  Kane County Board District 4 candidates Angela Clay Thomas and John Kopp disagree on whether it is time to lift the county’s property tax freeze

• Boys soccer: Jacobs blanks DeKalb; Bartlett gets 1st win

  Updated Sep 24, 2016 8:37 PM

  Noah Melick and Jacob Sabella scored goals and Ethan Pickering and Chris Cranston combined for 4 saves in the net Saturday as the Jacobs boys soccer team defeated DeKalb 2-0 in nonconference action.

• Cary-Grove upends Huntley in FVC battle
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• Images: St. Edward falls to IC Catholic Prep, 49-3 in football
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• Girls volleyball: South Elgin outlasts Batavia
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