Fox Valley
Fewer Fox Valley schools meet the mark
Five local school districts had high school test scores below the state average this year, and more than half of Illinois schools failed to meet rising test standards. ... Full story
Tornado touch down confirmed near Elburn
Wednesday is gearing up to be another blustery day, with the National Weather Service issuing a high wind warning lasting until the evening hours even as crews work to restore power to residents without electricity and officials learn that a confirmed tornado touched down near Elburn. ... Full story
Candidates talk issues in race for Kane clerk
Voters Tuesday will choose among three candidates for Kane County clerk: Republican incumbent John A. “Jack” Cunningham, Democrat challenger Mavis A. Bates and Green Party representative Jose Luis DelBosque. ... Full story
Vote early, vote easy
Kane County Clerk Jack Cunningham is tallying more than 500 ballots a day, with an eye to possibly hitting 1,000 a day as voters have embraced early voting. ... Full story
County may have violated act on sending out ballots
Even though 1 in 3 Illinois counties failed to comply with federal law when sending out military ballots, the Illinois State Board of Elections hopes to cut a deal with the federal government that will keep them out of legal hot water. ... Full story
Bar groups sponsor candidate forum
The Kane County Bar Association and the Women’s Bar Association of the 16th Judicial Circuit are planning a forum for judicial and congressional candidates. ... Full story
Elburn to ask for more in property taxes next year
Property owners in the village should expect to pay more in property taxes next year, as village officials prepare to ask Kane County for the right to sharply increase the amount they can collect. ... Full story
District 200 grad living NASA dream
Aiming for the stars has paid off for Luke Miles. Since graduating from Wheaton Warrenville South High School in 2000, the 28-year-old has earned an aerospace engineering degree and now trains NASA astronauts how to operate portions of the space shuttle. ... Full story
Local hunger stats aren’t easy to stomach
Hunger, poverty and homelessness have a firm grip on communities across the country. The prolonged recession, job losses and foreclosures are hitting the collar counties hard. ... Full story
Elburn postpones vote on big Shodeen project
Rather than render a verdict now with much yet to be decided, the village’s elected officials have opted to place on hold the review of a huge new housing development planned to add thousands of new homes, condominiums, townhomes and apartments to Elburn. ... Full story
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