Stephanie K. Baer

As parents in the Tri-Cities begin to digest the declining scores on statewide exams, school officials say the numbers don't reflect a key marker – whether schools are adequately preparing...

Several suburban mayors in the Fox Valley recently signed a letter urging state legislators to pass a law legalizing same-sex marriage during the fall veto session. The letter, written by...

A St. Charles East High School student found a small-caliber bullet in the boys' locker room today, though no weapon and no threats were discovered, district officials said. During sixth...

Electric-car owners in and around St. Charles soon will join Naperville residents in charging their vehicles closer to home. St. Charles aldermen recently gave city officials the green light to...

Richmond Intermediate School can't seem to catch a break. As St. Charles District 303 officials continue to face two lawsuits centered on the 2011 reorganization of the school, Illinois Standards...

St. Charles aldermen recently heard a new plan for the next phase of the First Street redevelopment project that would lower city interest payments, though at least one city official...

St. Charles aldermen recently heard a new plan for the next phase of the First Street redevelopment project that would lower city interest payments, though at least one city official...

St. Charles aldermen unanimously supported changes to the existing Charlestowne Mall ordinance at a committee meeting Monday night to let its new developer construct more buildings and three drive-thru facilities...

A St. Charles middle school teacher has been placed on leave, school district officials said, after he was arrested in connection with what police said were child pornography charges. Around...

Proposed changes to the St. Charles liquor code establishing a late-night permit for some liquor licenses soon will go to the City Council and likely will be in place by...