In an article published in The Courier-News last week, Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain claimed that the Pretrial Fairness Act is responsible for Kane County’s rising jail population and more arrest ...

It has a name like a pro wrestler and works like something from a “Batman” movie, but the latest addition to the Kane County ...

At the Kane County Board Committee of the Whole meeting, Sheriff Ron Hain said the state’s new bail reform is to blame for ...

Illinois became the first state to eliminate cash bail. It took effect on Sept. 18, 2023. But now, more than a year later, the Kane County sheriff is arguing that the law’s intended goal has ...

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office presented data showing an uptick in both jail population and arrest warrants. Sheriff Ron ...

Motorists traveling through St. Charles on Feb. 21 should avoid Route 38 between Peck and Brundige Roads, as law enforcement ...

Ayden N. Boysen, 19, of the 300 block of Copper Springs Lane, Elgin, was charged Feb. 5 with three counts of felony burglary ...

MATTOON — An Illinois Army National ... pronounced deceased on scene. The car's driver and passenger reported no injuries on scene. On Sunday, the Coles County Coroner's Office identified ...

(AP) — County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman shot and killed in her home last summer by a sheriff’s ...