St. Charles News

Nearly a week after a judge significantly knocked down Peter Mazzara's $5 million bail, the St. Charles man accused of financial crimes by the attorney general's office has left jail, records show.

He also was ticketed with failure to signal when required, driving without a license, driving without insurance and illegal transportation of alcohol.

ST. CHARLES – Residents are invited to dress up their dogs and earn prizes at the 2014 St. Patrick's Parade.

The Freshman Student Council at St. Charles East High School sent a care package to U.S. Marine Cpl.

A man who broke into a house in Naperville last summer and made off with jewelry, cash and a $25,000 sedan while the homeowners were sleeping has been sentenced to seven years in prison in that crime.

In honor of the NCAA March Madness Tournament, the Naperville Area Humane Society is reducing the adoption fee for all adult cats through March 16 to $5.

The following is a press release from the St. Charles Police Department. The St. Charles Police Department responded to a home burglary on Monday at 6 p.m. in the 0 to 100 block of Roosevelt Street.

ST. CHARLES – Lack of maintenance of a clothes dryer was blamed for a fire on Wednesday night that firefighters said caused $30,000 damage to a townhouse at 851 Pheasant Trail in St. Charles, according to a news release issued by the St. Charles Fire Department.

Town House Books and Cafe co-owners Doug Bella and David Hunt will host a book signing and author dinner Thursday, March 13, with Chicago author Brigid Pasulka, whose most recent book is “The Sun and Other Stars” at the St. Charles establishment.

GENEVA – The Kane County Board on Tuesday is expected to act on the sheriff's funding request for a shooting range despite one member's proposal to put the project on hold.

For the fourth year in a row St. Charles Episcopal Church offered “Ashes to Go” to busy commuters at the Geneva Metra station on Ash Wednesday.

Sap drips from a metal spire in a sugar maple tree at a maple-sugaring demonstration at Johnson's Mound in Elburn.

The charges stemmed from an accident Jan. 14. • Ian B. Gemmell, 28, of the 1700 block of South Third Place, St. Charles, was charged Wednesday, Feb. 26, with selling tobacco to a minor at Lundeen's Liquor, 1315 W. Main St., St. Charles.

ST. CHARLES – Two residents of St. Charles on Tuesday shared their concerns about a proposed pet care facility that they said would affect their east-side properties.

ST. CHARLES – Motorists and pedestrians should take note of road closures and parking restrictions March 15, the day of the St. Patrick's Parade in St. Charles.

It's the river version of hibernation - a stark contrast to what the Fox will soon look like this spring and, in particular, on June 1. The Fox will spring to life on that first Sunday in June as the Mid-America Canoe & Kayak Race returns for its 53rd running.

On Friday, March 7, Miss Jubilee and the Humdingers from St. Louis will be the special guests for a night of dancing and celebration with the Tri-City Swing in the Baker Community Center's Collins Auditorium, 101 S. Second St., St. Charles.

St. Charles police have responded to reports of four residential burglaries in just over a week's time, and are reminding residents to make sure their homes are secure.

GENEVA – Kane County board member Mike Donahue, R-St. Charles, called out Waste Management in a letter Monday, accusing the waste-hauling giant of refusing to negotiate the closure and recreational end-use of Settlers Hill Landfill in Geneva.

ST. CHARLES – A downtown St. Charles bar is expected to turn into a family-oriented restaurant this spring, its prospective owners said.