Joanne Von Alroth

Smokers will have to find somewhere other than the city's buildings to indulge their habit, the City Council has decided. Aldermen voted 4-1 Tuesday to ban smoking in the city's...

Residents of a condominium complex on the village's south side charged Monday that the village did a shoddy job of repairing nearby roads last year, they and said they want...

Two men are suing six St. Charles police officers for $1 million, claiming the officers falsely accused them of burglary in 1991. Filed last month in Kane County Circuit Court,...

The village will probably amend its 1988 traffic ordinance to help ease traffic flow around a hospital construction site, officials said last week. Village Council members said they feared existing...

The City Council has decided to spend nearly $300,000 to refurbish its damaged fire engine rather than buy a new one. The engine, a ladder truck damaged February 1992 in...

The village and a local restaurant owner are working together to bring country singer Johnny Cash to town, officials said last week. Charlie Olson, of Pro Festival Inc., and Tom...

As the hoopla over the Chicago Bulls' third championship dies down and basketball season fades until next year, police hope they can focus youngsters' attention on another kind of hero:...

The county might have to rethink its proposal to place a bridge over the Fox River at Red Gate Road, federal officials said. The Federal Highway Administration said in a...

City Council members have given the dormant city newsletter a jump-start by unanimously agreeing to hire someone to produce it. The newsletter, named Terrace Leaves and distributed to all residents,...

The villages could become joint partners in a plan to bring more Lake Michigan water to residents and businesses near 75th Street and Lyman Avenue, officials said this week. The...