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History Made: Bellevue Place adds quirkiness to Batavia's varied history

BATAVIA – Bellevue Place has quite the reputation. ... Read More »

Police: St. Charles 'Jesus' suspect pretended to be in fight

ST. CHARLES – The man claiming to be Jesus on Sunday morning in an incident at  Hotel Baker was cited even earlier that day with public drunkenness, after he and another man s ... Read More »

Face time with Connie Salce

Connie Salce was helping out at her friend’s garage sale in Batavia when she answered nine questions for the Kane County Chronicle’s Brenda Schory.   ... Read More »

Fire causes $30,000 damage to Geneva garage; there were no injuries

GENEVA – An early-morning garage fire in Geneva caused about $30,000 in damage to the structure on Thursday, but there were no injuries, according to a news release issued by ... Read More »

Local News

Police: St. Charles 'Jesus' suspect pretended to be in fight

ST. CHARLES – The man claiming to be Jesus on Sunday morning in an incident at  Hotel Baker was cited even earlier that day with public drunkenness, after he and another man s ... Read More »

Sports

Jacobs: Surprise and shine: North alum Munyon deals at IWU

“I felt like I did well this season, but I never really thought this kind of stuff was going to happen.”That’s how John Munyon of St. Charles sums up his sophomore baseball ca ... Read More »

Crime & Courts

Police: St. Charles 'Jesus' suspect pretended to be in fight

ST. CHARLES – The man claiming to be Jesus on Sunday morning in an incident at  Hotel Baker was cited even earlier that day with public drunkenness, after he and another man s ... Read More »

Dining

Elburn Lions Club to host free spaghetti dinner May 28

ELBURN – The Elburn Lions Club will host its monthly free spaghetti dinner night from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, at the Elburn Lions Club, 500 Filmore St., Elburn. ... Read More »

Opinion

Phelan: Season of graduation parties is upon us

At the time of publication, I will have attended my last day of classes at Geneva High School.Graduation is this Sunday. Graduating high school is an immensely important event ... Read More »

Bogue: Community invited to celebrate Memorial Park rededication

After an extensive renovation at Memorial Park, the Batavia Park District will celebrate with a rededication ceremony and activities. New renovations were completed at the par ... Read More »

Neighbors

A special prom for residents with special needs

BATAVIA – As another school year draws to a close, high school students across the Fox Valley area participated in a longstanding tradition: prom.  For many students, prom is ... Read More »

Kane Co Magazine

Home Design: Changing The Landscape

Updating your landscape is a great home improvement project, whether you’re a novice or experienced. ... Read More »

    Real Estate

    Get this look: Furnishing the bathroom

    The bathroom is one of the humblest and undoubtedly hardworking rooms in the house. But just because the space is utilitarian, doesn’t mean it should be lacking in style. ... Read More »

    Government

    Sauceda drives cash to Kane Animal Control, but is it enough?

    GENEVA – The man hired to serve as a temporary billing manager in the Kane County Animal Control Department has improved the county department’s financial situation. But count ... Read More »

    Batavia touting success of crime-free housing ordinance

    BATAVIA – Police officials are attributing the fact that service calls to the city’s eight largest apartment complexes have mostly gone down in the last year thanks to the cit ... Read More »

    Blogs

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    Kaneland softball awaits opponent

    Kaneland's softball team entered this week's 3A Rosary Regional with regular-season victories against Rosary and Plano, who will play this afternoon to determine the Knights' opponent in a Saturday regional final.
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    St. Francis girls soccer stands up to pressure, advances

    Defending 2A state champion St. Francis survived a physical test from the Hinsdale South girls soccer team on Wednesday, rebounding to score a 2-1 win in a Riverside-Brookfield Sectional semifinal.

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