Kane County News

Bail will remain at $100,000 for a Carpentersville babysitter charged in connection with the death of an 8-month-old boy left under a blanket for several hours.

A six-year veteran of the Kane County Sheriff's Office retired with honors Thursday, much to the dismay of his fellow deputies.

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Kane County Sheriff's Deputy Scott Flowers congratulates K-9 officer Mato during a retirement ceremony held in his honor.

Three Rutland Township partygoers were arrested over the weekend after a dispute over car keys turned violent, police said Tuesday.

The largest effort in Kane County to date to try to keep drunken drivers off the road resulted in 14 arrests over the Halloween weekend, including four in Elgin, authorities said Tuesday.

GENEVA – There were few candidate additions as the one-week filing period for the February Primary Election came to a close Monday.

Urbana- Employees at the Champaign County Nursing Home are demanding changes in their working conditions.

A 32-year-old northwest suburban man was convicted Monday of the sexual assault of two young boys.

Kane County Board Member Bill Wyatt, who lives in Aurora, but Sugar Grove Township, is being challenged for his 5th district county board seat by Melissa Taylor, a Sugar Grove Village Board Member.

An Aurora man was charged with felony aggravated-battery after striking an officer in the head during his arrest Wednesday, the Kane County State's Attorney's office said.

The last of three teens charged with setting a fire that badly damaged a west side Elgin residence in March has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Free vaccines will be given out at six different locations around the city today and Thursday at the following locations from 3-8pm : Kennedy King College located at 6800 S. Wentworth Ave Olive Harvey College located at 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave Richard J Daley College located at 7500 S. Pulaski Rd.

The Kane County Health Department announced today that it has canceled its scheduled Monday clinics due to the lack of vaccine.

Rob Russell of South Elgin, Republican candidate for sheriff, submits his paperwork on the first day of filing Monday at the Kane County clerk's office in Geneva.

Sandy Bressner – sbressner@kcchronicle.com According to the Illinois State Police, the Illinois crime rate index declined for the fifth consecutive year.

The shots will be offered at three schools. Vaccines are available from 4 - 9 p.m. at East Aurora High School, St.

Starting today, Kane County will be dispensing free H1N1 flu vaccinations. Kane County Health officials said that they will be administering the vaccinations on the next two Mondays as well.

A young woman injured in a crash near Pingree Grove Monday has died from her injuries.

Bond was set at $300,000 on Friday for an accused Ecstasy cook who told police he's "a scientist - not a user." Neil T. Tomsheck, 19, of Elburn, was arrested Thursday after police said they recovered 150 grams of the drug Ecstasy and a plastic bag filled with narcotic mushrooms in a search of his home on the 300 block of North Fourth Street.