Wayne Baker

The City Council welcomed another major retailer to its growing East Gateway commercial corridor and authorized two public works projects this week. The council unanimously approved the construction of a...

The city plans to erect four temporary stop signs this week in the neighborhood just southeast of downtown to deal with heavier traffic generated by the Prairie Street bridge. Ever...

The city has asked for an appraisal and environmental survey on property at 2nd and Walnut Avenues in anticipation of building a multilevel parking facility there. Construction likely would occur...

Police Chief James Roche has charged a fourth officer in three years with violating department rules and regulations and is seeking to suspend the unidentified officer for more than five...

The city is seeking the state's help to repair the northern Fox River dam, correcting a small problem that has plagued the structure for about 20 years. Mayor Jeff Schielke...

More than a year after the state rejected its plans to operate a long-term physical rehabilitation center, Delnor-Community Hospital is planning to sell its 8-acre campus on Illinois Highway 25...

Road construction is forcing the permanent closure of Wasco Road between Illinois Highway 64 and Burlington Road. The quarter-mile stretch, used as a shortcut between the east-west arteries, will no...

Residents will be paying a little more to dispose of garbage over the next three years, but they will be able to recycle more materials, including household batteries. The City...

The City Council and the Police Department's nine sergeants have agreed on a three-year labor pact, the first written agreement in St. Charles' history covering the department's command staff. "We've...

A Fermilab physicist was appointed this week to fill part of a three-year vacancy on the City Council created by the surprise resignation of an alderman in April. James Volk,...