St. Charles News

Tyler Rachel, 14 and Jason Goris, 13 of Lombard check out a taxi stuck in the floodwaters along Finley Road near Charles Lane in Lombard Thursday.

This 1925 Kiwanis International bronze bell will be one of many artifacts on display at the St. Charles Kiwanis 50th Anniversary Reunion on May 6. ST.

Vero Voce School of Performing Arts is pleased to announce that seven of its voice students have been honored in the 2014 Hal Leonard Competition.

This will further solidify Hines' commitment to the Northern Illinois homebuilder, specialty contractor, and professional remodeler.

The last time we saw the 1954 Pizza Man Corvette racer it was crossing Mecum's red carpet in St. Charles, Illinois in October of 2012.

Corcoran Commercial Real Estate of St. Charles is withdrawing its proposal because it couldn't reach an agreement to also buy the privately owned building next to it, City Administrator Bill McGrath told aldermen at a committee meeting Tuesday night.

State Rep. Jeanne Ives applauded the efforts of Tea Party members to shake up the GOP Tuesday, but she focused most of her remarks on safe criticism of Illinois Democrats.

As spring emerges in the Fox Valley, the landscape of Mt. St. Mary Park in St. Charles will present - for the ninth consecutive year - a striking and engaging sculpture exhibition against the backdrop of nature's seasonal beauty.

ST. CHARLES – Most aldermen on a city committee were in favor of a proposed east-side pet care facility over the concerns of property owners and residents who live nearby.

Short and Sweet critic for the day, Joseph Billquist of St. Charles, has years of experience in the theater, both backstage and onstage.

North Riverside Drive in St. Charles will be closed between East Main Street to Cedar Avenue Thursday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. for street repairs, according to a city of St. Charles press release.

Fear of setting a precedent that might push retail uses out of downtown storefronts spurred St. Charles aldermen to give a local company that employs 150 people the boot Monday night.

He received a written warning for disobeying a traffic safety signal. • Duane H. Cotte, 64, of the 200 block of Sharon Lane, North Aurora, was charged Tuesday, April 8, with driving under the influence, and driving with a blood-alcohol content of more than 0.08 percent.

A 13-year-old boy who wanted to show off a gun to his friends brought the loaded weapon into an Aurora middle school Monday, police said.

Ryan Boyd, 8, sits on the lap of his grandmother, Alice Yavari, and follows along while playing during Monday's meeting of the Harmelodian Club at Pottawatomie Community Center in St. Charles.

ST. CHARLES – A petting zoo owner charged with animal cruelty and neglect last month agreed Monday to give up the last two remaining goats of 94 starved and sick animals impounded by Kane County Animal Control.

This budget is now available on MCT Direct at http://www.mctdirect.com, with direct links to stories and art.

GENEVA – The city of St. Charles has reached an agreement with Clifford McIlvaine on what needs to be completed or removed on his property as part of his decadeslong home improvement project.

ST. CHARLES – With two pans frying cashew encrusted tilapia at once, Michael Olesen had some serious sizzle going on.

ST. CHARLES – The landscape of Mt. St. Mary Park in St. Charles will present – for the ninth consecutive year – a sculpture exhibition.