Another bat has tested positive for rabies in Kane County, the Kane County Health Department announced Friday. The animal, found in an Aurora home, is the fifth bat to test positive this year and the fourth found in Aurora. Only one bat tested posit...

The second installment of property taxes is due Saturday. If you need a copy of your tax bill, call the Kane County treasurer's office at (630) 232-3565. To check the payment status of your taxes or to print your bill, go to www.co.kane.il.us/treasu...

Local deaths •Jamie Ayukawa, 37, formerly of St. Charles •Laura L. Walters, 39, of Sugar Grove •Edith Jeanne Lippert, 83, of Aurora For full obituaries, turn to Business. More West Nile found: Three more Kane County mosquito pools have tested posit...

St. John Neumann Catholic Parish invites the community to the Festival of Ministries after all Masses Saturday and Sunday at the church, 2900 E. Main St., St. Charles. Guests can learn about opportunities to volunteer in education, outreach, service...

A very good idea has emerged in the St. Charles school district, where officials have instructed auditors doing their annual work to break down and report specifically how much District 303 paid former Superintendent Barbara Erwin in salary and for ...

From the clubs To submit a listing, send e-mail to clubs@dailyherald.com, or fax to Club News at (847) 427-1301. Lake Geneva Jaycees Venetian Fest: The Lake Geneva Jaycees will hosts its 45th annual Venetian Festival through Sunday at Flat ...

In 2005, when the Gail Borden Public Library District in Elgin unveiled a fantastic dinosaur exhibit, Denise Raleigh, the library's director of marketing, development and communication, asked me to write about it. But I didn't. Raleigh asked me repe...

Batavia A vehicle parked on the 1300 block of East Wilson Street had one of its tires slashed between 7 and 11:05 p.m. Monday. Matthew R. Slinkard, 23, of 1144 Bradford Circle, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of d...

Volunteers To submit a listing, e-mail tricity@dailyherald.com. Literacy Volunteers Fox ValleyÅ’will hold training sessions in July for people who want to help adults read, write and speak English more effectively. The six-session training will be...