St. Charles News

Busy St Charles law firm seeks part-time Legal Secretary-Paralegal with a minimum of 2 years experience in family law.

Dennis Anderson , the Democratic challenger for the 14th Congressional District seat, listens to Carol Green of Elburn speak Tuesday at a town hall meeting at Town and Country Public Library in Elburn.

Laugh central: Comedian Finesse Mitchell, a veteran of the 2013 Shaq All-Star Comedy Jam tour, continues his run of standup shows this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg.

ST. CHARLES – A St. Charles City Council committee on Monday supported a future downtown 12K event over concerns from a local agency that holds a running event on the same day.

GENEVA – Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, 227 East Side Drive, Geneva, will host one of the largest rummage sales in the region to benefit several local missions of the church, officials said.

ST. CHARLES – A St. Charles man already charged with writing bad checks for a Campton Hills property now faces additional charges of forgery and theft, according to Kane County court records.

Local police officers stand at attention during the Lake County Police Memorial at Lincoln Memorial Plaza in Waukegan.

Can you picture this? The St. Charles Municipal Center and police station being removed to make way for sparkling riverfront retail locations and restaurants built as part of a riverwalk mecca with water taxis shuttling customers from location to location.

GENEVA – A Geneva man who has other charges pending was charged with misdemeanor aggravated assault on public property.

The owners of the St. Charles Bowl, located at 2520 W. Main St. in St. Charles, requested a historic sign designation for its freestanding sign in the parking lot.

ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Park District this fall once again will team up with St. Charles School District 303 on a Native American-influenced outdoor program.

A Carpentersville man pleaded guilty Friday to making bomb threats in September 2013 that caused authorities to evacuate courthouses in St. Charles, Elgin and Carpentersville.

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – The attorney for a Geneva doctor accused of criminal sexual assault objected to media cameras being allowed in the courtroom Friday.

Phynea Mitchell tries to greet each person who passes her Designs by Phynea booth at Aurora's Downtown Farmers Market.

GENEVA – One of the four custom-made playhouses that will be raffled off for Changing Children's Worlds Foundation's PlayHouse Project will be compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

ST. CHARLES – After last year's soggy debut, organizers of a cycling event benefiting Project Mobility hope Mother Nature is on their side for year two.

Marengo resident Wendy Leuth, 42, was with her dog, Buddy and daughter, Araceli Popoca-Leuth, 9, at the Hickory Knolls Discovery Center dog park in St. Charles when she answered 11 questions for the Kane County Chronicle's Brenda Schory.

St. Charles Chamber of Commerce and City of St. Charles officials are joined by Ronald McDonald to cut the ribbon to the new McDonald's, located at 1915 W. Main St. in St. Charles.

ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Arts Council will present the neXt gallery – a pop-up art gallery program – in September.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan and her staff discussed how to identify and avoid major consumer scams, including identity theft and home repair fraud, as well as schemes that target seniors.