On Monday, the Batavia City Council voted unanimously to approve a local grocery tax to replace the state tax expiring in January.

Crone Middle School, Scullen Middle School and Brookdale Elementary will be getting their fluorescent lights replaced with LED fixtures.

After voters shot down a sales tax referendum question in April, the Kane County Board is looking for alternative solutions to its budget gap.

The West Aurora School District board on Monday night chose Megan Jones, a manager in the Adult Education Department at Waubonsee Community College, to fill the vacancy created when Thomas St. Jules resigned from the board earlier this spring.

Aurora is considering adopting a new biking plan that would look to dramatically increase the number of bike lanes, paths and sidewalks in the city.

The sixth annual A Pint for Kim blood drive and festival will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at Naperville North High School, 899 N. Mill St. in Naperville.

When it came time to name their Geneva bagel shop launched a little over a year ago, Sara Parisi and her husband Joe had already secured permission to use Geneva Bagels before one of their two sons unexpectedly put his two cents in and gave the store at 501 E. State St. its name.

Restaurants throughout the Chicago area are making it easy, offering moms free flowers or other gifts and hosting decadent buffets with bottomless drinks and activities to keep kids busy.

West Aurora moves up into the top spot, while Waubonsie Valley enters the rankings.