Kane County
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Kane coroner: Air purifiers costing $13,000 to fight morgue odors actually unsafeJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County Board members will vote next week on an emergency $13,000 expenditure to provide air purification units to address smells from the county morgue. That cash w...
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State's attorney says Lauzen can't approve own expensesJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - Three weeks after Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen cast the deciding vote to reimburse personal expenses, State's Attorney Joe McMahon is calling on Lauzen to ret...
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Man wants new trial in 2014 murder of wife, found 'staged' on Geneva train tracksJul 05, 2018 1:00 am - A man convicted of killing his wife in 2014 and dumping her body on the railroad tracks in Geneva is seeking a new trial. Lawyers for Shadwick King, 51, formerly of Gene...
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Al fresco dining: Fiora's is tops in the Fox Valley in my bookJul 04, 2018 11:00 pm - A few years ago, I bragged about how many nice al fresco dining spots we had in the Tri-Cities area. When summer finally settles in, we do like eating outdoors, don't we...
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3 cops hurt, suspect killed after South Elgin standoffJul 04, 2018 1:00 am - A 52-year-old man was killed and three police officers were wounded early Wednesday morning during a shootout that followed a four-hour standoff on the 300 block of Wood...
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How suburbs add flair to their fireworks showsJul 03, 2018 6:00 am - Think all fireworks shows on the Fourth of July are alike? Think again. An informal look at displays happening Wednesday, July 4, across the suburbs, turned up some inte...
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Montana authorities suspend search for missing Batavia manJul 03, 2018 1:00 am - Authorities in Montana have suspended the search for a 45-year old Batavia man reported missing in April. According to the Billings Gazette, the search for Paul Batson h...
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Ex-Carpentersville substitute teacher accused of sexually abusing 2 moreJul 03, 2018 1:00 am - A former Carpentersville substitute elementary school teacher has been charged with sexually abusing and assaulting two more victims in 2016, bringing number of his accu...
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Elgin man who bit off part of finger in fight gets jail, probationJul 02, 2018 1:00 am - An Elgin man accused of biting off part of another man's finger during a fight in late 2017 has been sentenced to jail time, probation and ordered to undergo an evaluati...
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Judge upholds 17-year sentence for St. Charles man who beat, shot at wifeJun 29, 2018 1:00 am - A Kane County judge declined to reduce the 17-year prison sentence for a St. Charles man convicted of severely beating his wife in May 2016 and firing five shots at her ...