Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week: St. Charles North’s Ben Auer, senior, baseball

Hazardous materials spill in West Dundee, parts of Illinois Route 31 now reopen after containment

A hazardous materials spill from a large diesel truck’s fuel tank resulted in several lanes of Illinois Route 31 being temporarily closed in West Dundee while authorities worked on containing the pollution to prevent further damage.

Geneva’s East Side substation fire was small

Fire Chief Mike Antenore said there was a small infrastructure fire at the East Side Drive substation. ComEd crews came and turned off power to the equipment, he said.

St. Charles open to modifying Fox River dam but wants to keep it for boating, recreation upstream

With a resolution passed to preserve the deep body of upstream water resulting from the Fox River dam in St. Charles, the question turns to funding. City Council said it's open to modifying the dam, but did not say how it would cover the project's significant costs.

Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week: St. Charles North’s Ben Auer, senior, baseball

St. Charles North baseball senior Ben Auer, who pitched nine innings and allowed just one run and struck out 11, while also driving home two runs off three hits in the regional final, is the Kane County Chronicle Athlete of the Week.

Kane County State’s Attorney, Undersheriff defend ICE arrests as legal action

Federal immigration agents arrested two men in front of the Kane County jail Sunday, May 31, prompting State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser and Undersheriff Amy Johnson to issue a joint statement that deputies were not involved, pursuant to the TRUST Act.