News, articles and information about Batavia, Illinois from the Kane County Chronicle and Shaw Local
Five egg hunts and/or Easter events planned throughout Kane County hosted by the Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles park districts.
There is an assortment of opportunities for fiber arts fans to gather, share ideas, and work on projects either in person or over zoom through libraries in Kane and Kendall communities.
The BFEE announces who the eight 2024 Hall of Honor Inductees are.
For every voter who cast a ballot last April to decide the fate of Batavia Unit District 101′s request to borrow $140 million to rebuild and renovate multiple schools, two other voters stayed home. And that turnout was high among suburban counties.
Illinois had 46 February tornadoes between 1995 and 2022. And 11 two weeks ago, according to the National Weather Service. What causes out-of-season storms? Does climate change play a role? Some experts weigh in:
The ten new Batavia Boardwalk Shops include a variety of businesses from food, home decor and clothing.
Smarty Pants Cafe marks its first anniversary serving the Tri-Cities. The celebration kicks off with a game night on Thursday, March 14.
The public is invited to celebrate National Meatball Day – Swedish style – with a benefit dinner for the Swedish American Children's Choir. March 9, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Batavia.
Batavia United Way will hold its seventh annual Soup’s On soup tasting fundraiser Thursday, March 14 at Bar Evolution & The Tea Tree.
The Gammon Coach House, at 3 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia, closed Monday after nearly 13 years with an announcement on Facebook.
The community is encouraged to paint rocks at Batavia Parks Foundation’s popups this year, starting Saturday, March 2 at the Peace Projects Popup at Kiss the Sky, 180 W. First St. in downtown Batavia.
From 1950 until 2023, 11 tornadoes occurred in the Chicago area during the month of February, according to the National Weather Service in Romeoville whose forecast area includes 18 counties in northeast Illinois and five in northwest Indiana.
Here are five fun things to do in Kane County this weekend.
LVFV offers one-to-one tutoring in reading, writing, speaking and understanding English to adult students who live or work in St. Charles, Batavia, Geneva, Elburn, Campton Hills, LaFox, Lily Lake, Wasco and Wayne.
The exhibit explores how Batavians of the past got their food.