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ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – In front of a crowd of supporters, Kane County Lt. Kevin Williams launched his campaign for sheriff Thursday afternoon on the steps of the Kane County Judicial Center.

ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Police Department is reminding people to lock their cars after 11 vehicles were burglarized early Thursday.

ST. CHARLES – Joe Schelstreet has served as St. Charles' acting fire chief since November, and on Monday his leadership is expected to become permanent.

ST. CHARLES – A man injured by his knife-wielding neighbor was charged with a felony after breaking his neighbor's window nearly three hours later, according to a St. Charles Police Department report.

ST. CHARLES – A man test-firing paint guns in his backyard was unaware the paintballs were landing on vehicles parked at St. Charles Fire Station 3, according to a St. Charles Police Department report.

Kane County was able to get through Wednesday evening's storm with little reported damage, officials said Thursday.

Earl and Kay Harbaugh cut the ribbon to officially open the Kay L. and Earl K. Harbaugh Clinical Simulation Lab at Delnor Hospital in Geneva.

St. Charles resident Ron Senechalle, 51, was at the Great Western Trail Horlock Hill Prairie in St. Charles when he answered 10 questions for the Kane County Chronicle’s Brenda Schory.  

GENEVA – The Kane County Sheriff’s Office will be allowed to proceed on drawing up detailed plans for a firearms training range.

BATAVIA – The Batavia School District 101 board will hold a special meeting Monday to discuss filling a vacancy on the school board after the resignation of Kathleen Roberts.

ST. CHARLES – Despite the Downtown St. Charles Partnership going through changes in the past year – including relocating to the St. Charles Municipal Building at 2 E. Main St. – the group’s mission hasn’t changed.

NORTH AURORA – Music will waft across North Aurora Island Park starting today as the North Aurora River District Alliance presents its second annual Rhythm on the Riverfront summer concert series.

CAMPTON HILLS – A Campton Hills resident who left her home for about seven hours Saturday returned to find it burglarized, according to a Campton Hills Police Department report.

GENEVA – Aldermen have recommended approving a resolution for a new animal control agreement with Kane County Animal Control.

Teachers from every grade level of St. Charles School District 303 are spending much of the week in high school classrooms, working to develop English language arts curriculum that complements the year-end goals for each grade.