Sugar Grove, IL

From the Daily Herald, An Aurora man died following a three-vehicle crash Tuesday evening that also injured two other drivers from Aurora. The crash occurred just before 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of Route 30 and Orchard Road near the outskirts of southwestern Aurora, Kane County sheriff’s officials said. Authorities said 19-year-old Alex Garcia-Roquel was driving a BMW west on Route 30 at a “high rate of speed” when the vehicle struck a Nissan Rogue driven by an unidentified 53-year-old Aurora man. The force of the impact caused the Nissan to leave the road and roll over. The rest of the story is here.

So, how did we get to the point where the Kane County justice apparatus would willingly exercise the gross abuse of power that would violate a teenager’s probation over his parents collection of vintage dinnerware? I’ll do my best to explain it. But before we proceed, please let...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Three men, including one from Rockford, have been arrested in a public indecency sweep at local forest preserves. According to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department, Thomas Titock, 60, of Maple Park, Richard Wince, 67, of Kirkland, and Tommy Mercer, 68, of Rockford, were arrested during the week of August 8th after […]

Deputies responded to a crash along Route 30 near Orchard Road in Montgomery. The Kane County Sheriff’s Office said a BMW was traveling at a high rate of speed when it rear-ended a Nissan SUV around 8:30 p.m.

A St. Charles man is dead as a result of a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in unincorporated St. Charles Township in Kane County. The Kane County Sheriff's Office says that nineteen-year-old Kevin White passed away while at a hospital late Tuesday night. The sheriff's office says the crash happened at...

This far western suburb of Chicago in the Fox Valley has enough historic landmarks to plan an entire day around. If you head east down I-90 from Rockford for about an hour and then head south on Randall Road. You'll eventually come across the town of Batavia, Illinois. I personally...

ILLINOIS — The state saw extra enforcement of its gun laws from June 16 to July 31 during which more than 1,000 people had their firearms legally taken away. Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan Kelly, alongside Cook County Sheriff’s Department Chief Leo Schmitz, discussed the recent firearm enforcement at a Thursday morning press conference. […]

The Kendall County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash between a bicyclist and a Yorkville Police Department squad car. A news release from the sheriff's office says it happened at the intersection of Route 34 and Game Farm Road Wednesday afternoon at around 2:30. The bicyclist was taken to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

​The Kane County Division of Transportation (KDOT), along with the County Board, celebrated the realignment project underway at Fabyan Parkway, Main Street and Bliss Roads with a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site in Blackberry Township. The project is over a decade in the making and will align Bliss Road...

The Village of Sugar Grove invites qualified, professional technology vendors to submit their Qualifications for Information Technology Support Services. The qualified vendor will maintain and improve information technology (IT) effectiveness, enhance its quality of services, minimize down time and support costs, and maximize return on investment in IT. The intent...

I recently needed to drive with my wife to the Geneva area. There are so many restaurants there that I have not tried yet. I almost felt overwhelmed about where to start. I had to sort out where I was going to go, according to the time they opened and user ratings on Yelp.

Ascension Mercy Medical Center in Aurora recently cut the ribbon on the first phase of its new state-of-the-art emergency department. According to the City of Aurora, the 20,000 sq. ft renovation will ultimately include 27 state-of-the-art rooms running 24/7. Renovations include rooms and hallways equipped with the latest in technology,...

“Carved in stone” means that something is permanent or not able to be changed. However, in the case of Joseph Naper’s grave marker, this definition does not apply. About 15 years ago, when I was in the earliest stage of researching the members of Euclid Lodge No. 65, I traveled to the Warrenville Public Library to see what I could find about Hiram E. Leonard, a Warrenville merchant and one of the earliest members of the Lodge.

The Waubonsee Community College Foundation has received its largest single donation to date, in the amount of $348,000, from the estate of John (Jay) and LaVeral (Lea) Fitz. This gift establishes the “John and LaVeral Fitz Endowed Scholarship,” in memory of its benefactors. As per their wishes, the awards generated from this scholarship will be split equally toward students pursuing nursing or fine arts majors.

Over 130 people on both sides of the issue attended the meeting to voice their opinions. The vote did not come until after 1 a.m.

Above / Carnival rides along the Jackson Avenue midway will attract kids of all ages during 2022 Naperville Jaycees Last Fling!. The 2022 Last Fling will take place Labor Day Weekend, from Fri., Sept. 2, through Mon.,. Sept. 5, as an end-of-summer block party-style event along Jackson Avenue in downtown...

Police in Yorkville are reminding the public to be aware of school starting back up next week. District 115 starts on Thursday next week. Deputy Chief Behr Pfizenmaier says to especially watch out on Game Farm Road where there are several school buildings. Your browser does not support the audio...

DEKALB, Ill. (WTVO) — The fifth fire on a DeKalb block this year is raising suspicions. Fire crews were called to Kimberly Drive around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a fire. They were told when they arrived that the fire, which started in the hallway, had been put out. Crews handled ventilation of the […]

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Police in a Chicago suburb said they have captured one of the loose pigs seen wandering the town for more than two weeks, and three more porcine fugitives remain on the loose. The Wayne Police Department said last week that a foursome of pigs had been...

Waubonsee Community College has received a $14,000 state grant from Scaling Education Pathways in Illinois (SEPI). SEPI is a major state-wide initiative to address the critical shortage of education professionals in the state. That grant, plus a new scholarship offered by the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley (CFFRV), will go a long way in producing future teachers for the Aurora area.