This is what happens after a wind storm twists the 150-foot bell tower of a 142-year-old county courthouse and the building must be abandoned for fear of collapse.

A Kane County judge has issued a restraining order halting construction on a 250-foot communications tower that Illinois Bell wants to build on property the company owns in Dundee Township.The ...

OTR Adopt says the church went around the city-mandated process by seeking an emergency demolition order. Court documents say the bell tower isn't in danger of imminent collapse since it's been ...

The bell tower has been under an emergency demolition order since late last year. "The bell tower of the church has suffered serious deterioration, is in danger of collapse, and presents an ...

Decades of faulty maintenance have taken a toll on the church’s fortress-like bell tower, resulting in damage that will cost $1 million to $1.5 million to repair, said Pastor Don Drake.