Linda Young

Now that plans for a controversial high-density residential and commercial development near Wasco have successfully passed through Kane County`s boardroom, don`t be surprised if the next stop in the highly...

Even though some Kane County Board members openly wondered what he was up to, the board approved a resolution submitted by retiring member Phil Elfstrom (R-Batavia) Tuesday that sets the...

Commonwealth Edison Co. has backed away from plans to build a string of controversial 138,000-volt electrical towers through the central part of the county. An Edison spokesman said the towers,...

Someday, Terry Williams would like nothing more than to become a full-time police officer, but he isn`t ready to take that plunge just yet. So the 23-year-old Batavia resident does...

Violators of the county`s ordinance against open burning soon could find their fire departments dousing their bonfires. Nine county fire departments have agreed to respond to complaints about illegal burning...

The Kane County Board on Tuesday unanimously approved the appointment of Elgin Republican Patricia Sjurseth as the board`s legislative liaison during its monthly meeting. Sjurseth, whose family owns a South...

The odds were short in Kane County Tuesday when a coin flip, used to determine length of terms for the next decade for all 26 County Board seats, came up...

Peggy and Mike Papierski live in southwest suburban Lemont. Every weekday morning, when they leave for work, they drive off alone in different directions. Mike has the ''cream-puff drive,'' according...

In an effort to stem growing deficits and service cuts at the Chicago Transit Authority, the chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority proposed Wednesday to wipe the slate clean and...

The longtime No. 2 executive at a tiny bank in Kane County has been indicted in federal court in Chicago on charges of embezzling $716,000 from the bank in repeated...