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St. Charles Class of 1963 to reunite, perform for former choir director

ST. CHARLES – As part of their 50th reunion, alumni from the St. Charles High School Class of 1963 this weekend plan to belt out tunes the school’s choir sang five decades ago ... Read More »

Local health providers facing more Medicare patients, less Medicare money

Tammy Pressley and others in the business of health care can’t say for sure how much they will be paid to provide care to the expanding number of Medicare patients. But Pressl ... Read More »

Sports

St. Charles residents host Blackhawks games in backyard

ST. CHARLES – Countless couples walk past Tom Campana's house at 322 Illinois St. en route to nights out or festivals in downtown St. Charles.Lately, there's been a similar ch ... Read More »

Business

Bella Bridal closing in St. Charles

ST. CHARLES – For the past nine years, Bella Bridal and Formal Wear has been Sandy Ryan’s dream fulfilled. But Ryan, 48, has made the decision to close her West Main Street sh ... Read More »

LK Johnson Studio ready for business

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting June 12, at LK Johnson Studio, 409 Stevens St.  Alderman Ron Singer (left) and Geneva Chamber of Commerce Membership Direc ... Read More »

Crime & Courts

Unlocked cars target of Campton Hills burglaries

CAMPTON HILLS – Unlocked cars were again the target of thieves in Campton Hills, according to Campton Hills Police Department reports. Late last week, five owners of six ve ... Read More »

Sugar Grove police reports

• An employee of a Schaumburg-based home building company told police May 13 that all of the copper plumbing had been stripped and taken from a vacant home in the 600 block of ... Read More »

Opinion

Phelan: Comparing student surveys – Batavia High School vs. Geneva High School

A recent Batavia High School survey about at-risk behaviors has led to a firestorm of comments and the punishment of one social studies teacher. As the Kane County Chronicle h ... Read More »

Kane Co Magazine

Daddy Day Care

Three Kane County stay-at-home dads run the household with pride ... Read More »

    Real Estate

    How to manage the mess

    Getting rid of the clutter may sound like an insurmountable task but, according to professional organizer Elisa Adams, it’s actually the key to living a less stressful life. ... Read More »

    Planit Kane

    The Secret State coming to St. Charles

    The members of Baltimore-based The Secret State were as surprised as anyone when the music video for the group’s hit single “The Biggest Mistake” became a viral sensation, garnering more than 67 million views on YouTube. ... Read More »

    Government

    Batavia Enterprises moving ahead with Walgreens plans

    BATAVIA – Batavia Enterprises officials said they remain committed to bringing a new Walgreens to downtown Batavia.“Our goal is to bring to downtown Batavia a building the cit ... Read More »

    Thousands of DUI records from Kane County not sent to state from 2002 to 2008

    ST. CHARLES – Former Kane County circuit clerk Deborah Seyller said in fall that her office had about 5,600 DUI cases from 2002 to 2008 that had not been sent electronically t ... Read More »

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