WEEK 2 PICKS

A former Joliet mayoral candidate who was removed from the Republican primary ballot in the 11th Congressional District is running as a write-in candidate. Community activist Diane Harris said she spent Tuesday and Wednesday filing paperwork in various counties so voters can write her name on the March 20 primary ballot for the new district. Harris and Kane […]

ELGIN — The city may need to take a second look at where three homes — renovated by Elgin through a  Department of Housing and Urban Development  program — are priced at, according to at least one city council member. John Prigge requested Wednesday night that the council talk about those prices at an upcoming closed session after hearing that those homes ha […]

SOUTH ELGIN — As of May 1, South Elgin residents calling 911 for police, fire or ambulance services will no longer be reaching a dispatcher at village hall. Instead, police calls will be routed to Kane County Emergency Communications, or KaneComm, the dispatch center run by the Kane County. KaneComm, at 719 S. Batavia Ave., Geneva, will dispatch South Elgin […]

GENEVA — With the old Kane County Jail on Fabyan Parkway scheduled to be demolished, Kane County officials some potential uses in mind for the land, and will soon be seeking public opinion on the matter. Some of the potential uses officials have mentioned include a music venue similar to Ravinia in Highland Park, a hotel resort, a cross country track facilit […]