Western Avenue Elementary School dedicates garden in teacher’s memory
A garden that began years ago as the brainchild of two mothers was formally dedicated at Western Avenue Elementary School on a recent beautiful fall day in front of an...
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Traffic flowing again along Illinois Route 64
It's time for shoppers to return to Main Street in St. Charles. That was the message of city officials as they officially reopened the busy thoroughfare after more than a...
Dads get involved at new Batavia school program
Chris Lowe said he was skeptical when another father at Hoover-Wood Elementary School pitched the idea of a "watchdogs" group that would invite dads to spend a full day at...
Geneva fifth grader’s art featured on national magazine cover
A Geneva elementary student's painting of autumn leaves is gracing the front cover of a national art education magazine this fall. The process took almost two years, but when Katherine...
After a year of work, the second sculpture at William J. Donovan Bridge in Batavia is unveiled
The artists who created the newest sculpture on the William J. Donovan Bridge in Batavia spent more than a year trying to perfect every detail. They traveled to Wisconsin to...
Batavia parents air concerns over athletic field overhaul
The Batavia School District 101 Board heard a medley of concerns recently on topics spanning from the arts at one elementary school to the potential dangers of artificial turf. For...
Geneva water worker retires after 32 years
When Randy Miller was asked 32 years ago why he wanted a job in Geneva's Water Department, he told his future boss he wanted a job from which he would...
Batavia parents air concerns over athletic field overhaul
The Batavia School District 101 Board heard a medley of concerns recently on topics spanning from the arts at one elementary school to the potential dangers of artificial turf. For...
Geneva looks to modernize definition of ‘family’
The Geneva City Council decided it's time to take another look at what "family" means, when it comes to housing. In the current zoning code, written in 1995, the kind...
Sunset Pool wins coveted 5 stars in 3 safety audits
The woman or man lounging by Sunset Pool in Geneva, scrolling through an iPhone, may have actually been doing much more than checking emails. Three times this summer, undercover observers...