St. Charles News

That was the message from Administration Committee Chairman Ron Ford, D-Aurora, Thursday after the group decided to switch directions on a roofing project for a county building in downtown Geneva.

Lighting outside Pizza Cucina in Campton Hills are examples of approved "dark sky" lighting.

Stacy Fiebelkorn confers with her attorney, Alexis Costello, during an appearance before Kane County Associate Judge Elizabeth Flood at the Kane County Branch Court in St. Charles Thursday regarding a ruling on a gag order sought by Fiebelkorn's attorney to stop comments outside of court by county officials.

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Arthur Manning spoke softly Wednesday as he, once again, placed the blame for Naromi Mannery's death on Mannery himself.

Leslie Gonzalez of St. Charles participates in the Dress for Success fashion show at Elgin Community College on Wednesday.

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.