David Petesch

St. Charles residents can hear more information about the city’s energy contract consideration from elected officials and city staff during Monday’s committee meeting.

Seven St. Charles residents voiced concerns over the city's consideration of extending its power contract with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency during a March 17 City Council meeting.

Illinois residents can raise money to fight pediatric cancer just by enjoying a sub sandwich on March 26, and all month long by opting to add a donation to their tab.

St. Charles officials consider increasing fees for restaurants that use the First Street Plaza for outdoor dining as patio season approaches.

Kindergarten enrollment is now open in School District 303.

Dumping prohibited materials into the Batavia’s sewer system could cost offenders up to 100 times what it would have before March 11, with the newly updated city code boasting much heftier penalties.

Batavia City Council recently approved the demolition of the 135-year-old Tin Shop building downtown, and the city is now accepting proposals from anyone interested in removing or relocating the structure.

Batavia gamers could soon have a place to grab a bite or have a drink while challenging their friends to games of wit and strategy if Bold Boards and Bites receives city approval to open on River Street downtown.

Hundreds gathered in Ferson Creek Park in St. Charles Sunday morning, March 9, for the Polar Plunge event to raise funds for the Illinois Special Olympics.

Unwind Wednesdays could return to downtown St. Charles this summer, for the first time in five years.

The former Police Department, the former Charlestown Mall and the former Pheasant Run Resort sites were defining topics at the March 6, 2025, St. Charles candidate forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and the Realtors Association of the Fox Valley.

The historic Tin Shop building in downtown Batavia will likely be demolished and replaced with public restrooms by the end of the year.

St. Charles police and firefighters will plunge into the icy water of the Fox River at Fearson Creek Park on March 9, to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois.

Over 100 years worth of chrome and leather machinery are now on display at the St. Charles Motorcycle Museum and Art Gallery, located at 1317 E Main St. (Route 64).

By noon Saturday, more than 200 protesters In St. Charles waved American and Ukranian flags, as well as signs rebuking President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, the Department of Government Efficiency, mass deportations and several other new policies.