Brenda Schory

Elgin

Staff Writer at Kane County Chronicle

Staff writer. Truth will set you free, but it won't always make you happy. Not getting caught in a lie is not the same as telling the truth.

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CASA Kane County forms advisory council

6 days ago | shawlocal.com | Brenda Schory

In response to a dramatic increase in children entering foster care, CASA Kane County formed a Cross-County Advisory Council – a collaboration among community leaders and organizations committed to strengthening support for children and families in Kane County and beyond, the agency announced in a news release. In 2024, CASA Kane County served nearly 700 children – about double the number served five years ago, in 2019.
Batavia man charged with felony gunrunning

6 days ago | shawlocal.com | Brenda Schory

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives picked up a Batavia man Tuesday on felony weapons charges, the result of an ongoing investigation, according to court records and the ATF. Troy D. Mullins, 58, of the 100 block of North Washington Avenue, Batavia, was picked up on two counts of gunrunning and six counts of unlawful sale or delivery of a firearm. Illinois law defines gunrunning is the illegal transfer of three or more guns.
Local news and high school sports for Kane County, Illinois

1 week ago | kcchronicle.com | Brenda Schory

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Driver in fatal 2022 Halloween bus crash sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Brenda Schory

The driver of a vehicle that struck a school bus, killing two of his friends and severely injuring a third, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison Thursday. Kane County Judge David Kliment sentenced Tyler A. Schmidt, 21, of South Elgin, in the Oct. 31, 2022 Central School bus crash that killed Campton Hills siblings Grace and Emil Diewald and critically injured Kiley Cox of South Elgin.
Iconic Geneva eatery Mill Race Inn to close

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Brenda Schory

GENEVA – The iconic Mill Race Inn, an historic Geneva landmark on the Fox River, will serve its last meal on Sunday night, owner Charles Roumeliotis said. “I am devastated,” Roumeliotis said. “I never thought this place – especially this place with the food and the view – would close. I don’t know what to say.”Forty-five people will be put out of work due to the closure, he said. Roumeliotis, 72, of Geneva, said the 400-seat restaurant at 4 E.
Divided Geneva panel recommends ban on liquor license holders serving in elected office

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Brenda Schory

Geneva is poised to make a liquor license holder ineligible to serve in public office, a redo of previous votes on the subject in 2012 and 2016. After nearly an hour of debate, alderpersons voted 4-4 with two absent at a special Committee of the Whole Monday, April 14. Mayor Kevin Burns broke the tie in favor so it would move to the full council for consideration. First Ward Alderperson Michael Bruno brought it forward at last week’s City Council meeting.
Kane Undersheriff Amy Johnson announces run for sheriff in 2026

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Brenda Schory

Kane County Undersheriff Amy Johnson has announced that she is running for sheriff. Sandy Bressner/Shaw Local News Network, 2023 Kane County Undersheriff Amy Johnson has announced she will seek the Democratic nomination next April to run for sheriff in the November 2026 midterm election. Sheriff Ron Hain, who was re-elected in 2022, is not seeking a third term. “I am the first woman undersheriff,” Johnson said of her appointment in 2023.
Kane Undersheriff Amy Johnson announces run for Sheriff in 2026

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Brenda Schory

Kane County Undersheriff Amy Johnson has announced she will seek the Democratic nomination next April to run for sheriff in the Nov. 3, 2026 midterm election. Sheriff Ron Hain, who was re-elected in 2022, is not seeking a third term. “I am the first woman undersheriff,” Johnson said, of her appointment in 2023. To graduate in criminal justice from Illinois State University, she was required to have a three-month internship with law enforcement.
Geneva police to participate in National Drug Take-Back Day April 26

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Brenda Schory

The Geneva Police Department will accept unwanted or expired prescription medication from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, officials announced in a news release. During that time period, the department will accept drug drop-offs from anyone. After 2 p.m., the police department will revert to its practice of accepting unused medication only from Geneva residents.
Geneva races that may not be decided until the ballots counted Tuesday

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Brenda Schory

As mail-in ballots are waning to the last day Tuesday, April 15, incumbent Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns is 176 votes up from challenger Karsten Pawlik, 3,099 to 2,9,23 votes, in results that are still unofficial. If Burns’ lead remains, he will be elected to a seventh term. And in the contested Ward Five race between newcomers Patrice Bertheau and Jeff Palmquist, the margin is even slimmer, with Palmquist leading by 26 votes, 620 to 594.