Kane County has the monkeypox vaccine

Anyone who had close contact with a confirmed case in the area can get the vaccine, as well as anyone who's at high risk.

• Jul 18

Kane County Sheriff's Deputies search for person who blew up mailbox in Aurora Township

Deputies said the mailbox was blown up by an unidentified device.

• Jun 29

Preservationists race to find a new owner of a free historic house in Elgin, but there's a catch

Want a free house? That's what's being offered in Kane County as preservationists race against a looming deadline to save a home with historic significance.

• Mar 14

Kane County house is available for free, if you have it moved

If you're looking for a little investment home or even a new home to live in, you can get one for free in Kane County.

• Mar 7

'Raid' At GreenFields 'Speakeasy' In Geneva Celebrates Senior Living Center's 10th Anniversary

The center's community engagement manager said the residents have a great relationship with the sheriff's office.

• Feb 7

St. Charles Woman Files Suit Against Dog Owners, Says Rottweilers Attacked Her 'Like A Chew Toy'

A Kane County family on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the owners of two Rottweilers who viciously attacked a 51-year-old woman in December.

• Jan 25

One Person Is Dead, Another Critically Injured After An Explosion At W.R. Meadows In Hampshire

It happened at R.W. Meadows, a factory that manufactures asphalt and concrete products.

• Jan 21

Lewis Medina Honored As Citizen Of The Year In Kane County After Pulling Driver To Safety As Train Approached

Moments before a mangled vehicle was hit by a train last month, an Aurora man pulled the unconscious driver to safety. He was honored for his actions Tuesday.

• Nov 9, 2021

Dog Owner Devastated After Neighbor, Husband Of Wayne Village President, Shot His Dog Dead; Village President Said Husband Feared For His Life

A devastated dog owner in Kane County said Thursday that his neighbor shot and killed one of his beloved pets.

• Aug 12, 2021

Inmate Hugo Avila Back In Custody After Escaping Kane County Police

An inmate who escaped from Kane County Sheriff's officers last month is back in custody.

• Aug 5, 2021

Authorities Searching For Escaped Inmate Hugo Avila In West Suburban St. Charles

Hugo Avila, 21, escaped from a transport vehicle near Randall Road and Route 64 in Saint Charles while en route to the Kane County Sheriff's Department.

• Jul 27, 2021

Gulf Coast Tick, Native To Southeastern US, Found In Suburban Chicago

The tick is more likely than others to carry the pathogen causing Tidewater spotted fever, which could cause headaches, muscle aches and rash.

• Jul 26, 2021

Victor H. Ayllon Charged With Murder, Bond Set At $3 Million In Strangulation Death Of Wife

Victor H. Ayllon, 35, of Elgin was charged by the Kane County State's Attorney with two counts of first-degree murder on Thursday after the Monday strangulation death of his wife, 33-year-old Wendy Ayllon.

• Jul 15, 2021

Issue On Kane County COVID-19 Vaccine Website Preventing Scheduling Of Second Dose Corrected

Some tell CBS 2 they logged onto Kane County's vaccine website Thursday morning only to find no available appointments at the Batavia mass vaccination site. 

• Apr 1, 2021

Remains Of Missing Aurora Woman Tyesha Bell Found, 18 Years After She Went Missing; Death Ruled Homicide

Aurora police said Tyesha Bell was last seen by her sister inside the apartment they shared in the 800 block of North Randall Road on May 10, 2003.

• Mar 16, 2021

Glendale Height's Adrian Velasco Sentenced 10 Years for Fatal DUI Crash

• Mar 12, 2021

Kane County Doesn't Have A Mass-COVID-19-Vaccination Site, But Official Says It's Not Necessary Yet With Modest Number Of Doses

The number of coronavirus vaccine locations seems to be continuously growing - while our supply is dwindling.

• Feb 23, 2021

Limited Indoor Dining Allowed To Return In Lake, McHenry, DuPage, And Kane Counties

Region 4, the Metro East area near St. Louis, is now the only region of the state that has yet to move back to Tier 1 mitigations to resume limited indoor dining.

• Jan 26, 2021

'It Was A Matter Of Survival': Suburban Restaurants Flout COVID-19 Restrictions, Continue To Serve Customers

Friday was the first day of no indoor dining in the Chicago suburbs as COVID-19 restrictions are rolled back out, and some businesses are defying the governor's orders. 

• Oct 24, 2020

Contact Tracing Has Involved Tens Of Thousands Of Phone Calls In Suburban Counties

Timing is crucial when it comes to positive COVID-19 cases and effective contract tracing – and we're learning that means tens of thousands of phone calls at the county level.

• Oct 5, 2020

Two Men Arrested For Selling Illegal Explosives And Fireworks In Kane County

Undercover detectives found the fireworks for sale on social media and eventually tracked down the source -- an Elgin man and an Aurora man who police say were selling the dangerous explosives from makeshift storefronts. 

• Jul 2, 2020

South Elgin Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Sheriff's Deputies Find 3 Dead Dogs; Neighbors Had Complained About Abuse For Years

Emily Chesterfield, 27, is charged with aggravated animal cruelty. Authorities found three dead dogs and 11 other starving dogs at her home.

• Jun 11, 2020

McHenry County Sheriff's Office Won't Enforce Governor's Stay-At-Home Order

The sheriff wrote that the office does not have the "capacity or desire to enforce the governor's orders."

• May 17, 2020

Cameron Dunmars Faces Vehicular Hijacking, Aggravated Battery Charges In Attack On Woman In Kane County

Dunmars has been charged with felony counts of vehicular hijacking, aggravated battery, and leaving the scene of an accident. He also faces misdemeanor charges of domestic battery, reckless conduct, and trespass to a motor vehicle.

• Apr 14, 2020