Kane County

A convicted felon was charged with multiple felonies after fighting with deputies Friday during a traffic stop in Hampshire in northwest suburban Kane County.

An alert will go out when more than 10 percent of homes tested have a lead concentration of 15 parts per billion.

The National Weather Service said that even though snowfall amounts will be minor, the cold pavement could result in unusually hazardous travel.

If rolling power outages are needed, a city official said the first customers impacted would have about 15 minutes notice. The next power outage areas would be given 1 to 2 hours notice. Customers could be without power for 2 hours.

Two men are facing child pornography charges following an investigation that involved the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office’s Child Exploitation Unit.

Prosecutors said Patrick Shanahan disseminated a video recording of a child younger than 13 being sexually abused. 

During the physical altercation, Chaney allegedly pinned his girlfriend down and placed his hands around her neck on two separate occasions, police said. She eventually broke free after getting ahold of scissors and stabbing his arm.

An Elgin man is accused of stabbing his brother to death last week.

The body of a man was discovered early Sunday inside a home in northwest suburban Elgin.

An Elgin man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing two college students after crashing his vehicle while street racing last year.

It could be a very merry Christmas for someone in southwest suburban Chicago after a winning Lucky Day Lotto ticket worth $450,000 was sold last week.

A suburban couple is giving away two tickets to see Taylor Swift at Soldier Field this summer.

The Canadian Pacific Railway Holiday Train will make one final stop in the Chicago area Thursday evening as part of its 2022 tour.

A 19-year-old man from Lake in the Hills turned himself in to state police after charges were filed against him for a fatal car crash that happened in Kane County this fall. 

A mother of four from Geneva is filing a lawsuit against Massage Envy alleging the business knowingly employed a criminal which led to a "preventable" sexual assault.