Articles filed under Shaw Local
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Geneva’s historic blacksmith shop gets covered in plastic; city wants it removedMay 03, 2026 11:43 am - The historic limestone remnant of an 1840s blacksmith shop on the former Mill Race Inn site in Geneva is now entirely covered in a giant sheet of white plastic.
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Former St. Charles alderman, champion of roadways posthumously awarded honorary street signMay 03, 2026 11:30 am - A visionary for roadways in St. Charles is being honored posthumously by the community he served for several decades.
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Historic 8-sided barn taken down piece by piece, rebuilt at Richardson Adventure Farm to be event venueMay 02, 2026 5:25 pm - A rare, eight-sided barn that stood on the south end of Spring Grove for well over a century is getting raised again. The circa-1876 barn stood on the Hatch-Kattner farm for nearly 150 years, but was “on its last legs” when the farmland went up for sale three years ago, said George Richardson, of Richardson Adventure Farm. Taken apart piece by piece and stored until it could be rebuilt, it’s now being put back together with hopes for it to survive another 150 years.
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Baseball: Eickelman, Huntley use small ball to beat Prairie RidgeMay 01, 2026 9:39 pm - Bunting for a hit. Bunting to sacrifice. Drag bunt. Push bunt. Safety squeeze. Suicide squeeze. Does it really matter? All that matters to Huntley middle infielder Aiden ...
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Baseball: Beran’s clutch hit helps Geneva take back-and-forth battle over BataviaMay 01, 2026 9:30 pm - Tate Beran wasn’t sure that his ball was going to stay fair. With Geneva down by one run against Batavia and the tying run on third and go-ahead run on second with two ou...
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St. Charles asks lawmakers to cut them slack on lead pipe replacement mandateMay 01, 2026 12:56 pm - With the city’s utility rates poised to spike dramatically in the coming years, St. Charles is turning to state and federal lawmakers to try to ease the burden on residents.
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Crystal Lake District 155 among those targeted in DOJ probe over gender, sexuality policiesMay 01, 2026 11:24 am - Crystal Lake-based Community High School District 155 is among three dozen school systems in Illinois that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating over policies related to gender and sexuality.
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Scouting the Bears’ post-draft depth chart: Familiar faces and a handful of offseason additionsMay 01, 2026 6:00 am - Here’s a look at the Bears’ post-draft depth chart as of May 1.
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Softball: McHenry duo too much for Cary-GroveApr 30, 2026 9:13 pm - Blink and you’ll miss McHenry‘s Danica McCarthy and Charlee Cape at the top of the Warriors’ lineup. The left-handed sophomore duo continued their season-long tear on Th...
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Island Lake man accused of threatening to shoot people, pistol-whipping man in bar pleads guiltyApr 30, 2026 7:26 pm - A man accused of threatening to shoot people in an Island Lake bar pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing a stolen firearm and aggravated battery in a public place.