Newest Water Street gallery 'illuminates' audience

BATAVIA – Light can be interpreted in many different ways, as evidenced by the opening reception for Water Street Studios’ newest gallery, “iLLUMINATE.” The show, which drew hundreds throughout the evening Friday, will be open for visitors through May 12. ... Read More ť

Gresey: Chronicle website abounds with candidate information

ECC shows off new library building

Summit 303 set in St. Charles to get input on education

Batavia Library sees rapid growth in 10 years in new building

Elburn to increase water, sewer rates

Face time with Jacob Bettinghaus

Geneva resident Jacob Bettinghaus, 23, was working at the newly opened Geneva Ace Hardware in Geneva when he answered 11 questions from the Kane County Chronicle’s Brenda Scho ... Read More ť

Patient St. Charles East girls basketball cruises past North

ST. CHARLES – This patience thing sounds better and better to St. Charles East girls basketball players. ... Read More ť

Otto: These head-bangers really know how to rock

You’d think I’d know when to leave well enough alone. But no… ... Read More ť

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Video: New Library at Elgin Community College

Video: Ben Buhlman talks St. Charles North boys bowling

Otto: These head-bangers really know how to rock

You’d think I’d know when to leave well enough alone. But no… Even though the number of phone calls and emails I’ve received regarding woodpeckers has now surpassed the numbe ... Read More ť

Patient St. Charles East girls basketball cruises past North

ST. CHARLES – This patience thing sounds better and better to St. Charles East girls basketball players. One reason: because it works. The Saints’ steady attack again steered ... Read More ť

Newest Water Street gallery 'illuminates' audience

BATAVIA – Light can be interpreted in many different ways, as evidenced by the opening reception for Water Street Studios’ newest gallery, “iLLUMINATE.” The show, which drew h ... Read More ť

Opening up shop

St. Charles Mayor Don DeWitte (center) joins (from left) Rodney Mebane, Bob Hiebeler, Phil Davis and Laura Oswald during an open house and ribbon cutting event at St. Charles ... Read More ť

Geneva Police Reports

• Harry S. Smol Jr., 44, of the 200 block of South Harrison Street, Geneva, was charged Tuesday, Jan. 21, with two counts of domestic battery. • An Apple iPhone valued at $20 ... Read More ť

St. Charles Police Reports

• The windows of a minivan in the 300 block of South Sixth Avenue were reported vandalized with spray paint Thursday, Jan. 19. • Cortiyo D. McGloster, 38, of the 0-100 block ... Read More ť

Mystery Diner: Lumes delivers breakfast of champions

BATAVIA – Breakfast is for champions, and Lumes Pancake House in Batavia made me feel like a winner. The Batavia location is one of several throughout the Chicago area. Locat ... Read More ť

Otto: These head-bangers really know how to rock

You’d think I’d know when to leave well enough alone. But no… Even though the number of phone calls and emails I’ve received regarding woodpeckers has now surpassed the numbe ... Read More ť

Campus Notes: Jan. 27, 2012

• Matthew Choffin, a junior from Batavia in the Slane College of Communications at Bradley University in Peoria, was named to the fall semester dean’s list. He is the son of M ... Read More ť

The biggest snowballs ever

Jack Pinkerton (left), 6, of Geneva, and Joseph Wilson, 7, of St. Charles, take a rest after rolling what they billed as the largest snowballs ever after the area’s first majo ... Read More ť

Keeping Life in Check

Read how one St. Charles family keeps their father’s memory alive. ... Read More ť

Healthy Helpings

It's January! ... Read More ť

Rent this TV-Set house and live like a “Bachelor” or “Bachelorette”

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Planit Picks: What's going on this weekend!

On Friday, The South Elgin Budokan is hosting a Family Movie Night showing Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 2! 100% of the profits will go to the Relay for Life. Enjoy these gr ... Read More ť

Kirk office continues routine during stroke treatment

SPRINGFIELD – Doctors said Thursday that U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk remains in serious but stable condition after doctors removed two destroyed pieces of brain tissue Wednesday. Ric ... Read More ť

County board members press for answers on animal control staff time

GENEVA – Even as Kane County prepares to hire a new director of animal control, the county department's well-documented problems continue to frustrate some members of the Kane ... Read More ť

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DuBose: High school will really fly right by

It’s registration time for high school freshman-to-be, apparently. Really? But didn’t we just take down our tree? And isn’t August, when Noah begins his high school career, a long, long way off?

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North bowlers look to keep rolling

The St. Charles North boys bowling team on Friday rallied to advance from the preliminaries to Saturday's final rounds at the IHSA state meet in O'Fallon.

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