Kane County
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‘It’s beautiful’: Larkin High School hosts first varsity games at new on-campus stadiumOct 02, 2026 8:23 pm - Larkin High School hosted its first games Friday at the school’s newly built stadium in Elgin. Ray Haley Field at the Royals Athletic Complex is named after Larkin’s first football coach and longtime athletic director.
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Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain, who has been missing from the public eye for months, announces his retirementOct 02, 2026 5:44 pm - The Kane County sheriff, who has been missing from the public eye for around six months, announced Friday that he’s stepping down to “focus on his health and to ensure continuity of leadership.”
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Harper College Educational Foundation awards grants to four local nonprofitsOct 02, 2026 4:52 pm - Harper College recently awarded $38,200 to four local nonprofit organizations whose programs promote equity, diversity and economic mobility.
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The Biz Week That Was: Bears weigh in on Indiana move, data centers could create 120K jobs, and Hormel bets on chicken are among the highlightsOct 02, 2026 2:19 pm - Chicago Bears stadium: Pritzker, Illinois leaders meet with NFL’s Roger Goodell as team weighs Indiana move For the first time, Gov. JB Pritzker and Illinois legisla...
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Libertyville business marks 20 years of creating a personal touch in a digital ageOct 02, 2026 1:55 pm - Starting at her dining room table to a celebration last week of 20 years in a Libertyville storefront, Kristine Knudson has persevered and kept the art of personal correspondence alive in a digital age.
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Shake Shack, Cava could replace old Red Lobster in GenevaOct 02, 2026 1:12 pm - The former Red Lobster restaurant in Geneva may be demolished to make room for a new Shake Shack.
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Charges dropped in case of newborn’s remains found in suitcase: ‘Our hearts break for the child’Oct 02, 2026 12:53 pm - Lake County prosecutors dropped charges this week against a Washington state woman who they say left the body of her newborn in a suitcase at the Riverwoods home of relatives.
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Authorities: Streamwood man suffered cardiac event before crashOct 02, 2026 11:32 am - A 49-year-old Streamwood man found dead in a vehicle Wednesday at Van Patten Woods Forest Preserve in Wadsworth has been identified as Arkadius Knych, according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.
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‘If not here, then where?’: Teen promoting sustainable farms to consumersOct 02, 2026 11:19 am - Lake Forest High School senior Ben Rattin believes modern farming practices harm the planet’s climate and negatively affect the soil and the people who consume products grown using “industrial” agriculture methods.
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Girls volleyball: Comfortable in new role, Neill powers Fremd past HerseyOct 01, 2026 9:43 pm - When junior Harper Neill entered the Fremd girls volleyball program two years ago, she had only played the libero position since beginning the sport at a young age. But V...