Wayne Baker

Ten buildings located in or near downtown will get a facelift this summer when the City Council approves as expected a $25,000 facade improvement grant program. The grants, ranging in...

After months of study, the city's Plan Commission is poised to recommend against changing the comprehensive land-use plan to allow more commercial development in the East Gateway corridor along Illinois...

A Geneva City Council committee will study a plan to block off Miller Road where it intersects with Randall Road, the site where an 11-year-old girl was killed in a...

A plan to create an agency to handle trash pickup and recycling in Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles unraveled this week as two of the three city councils rejected the...

Based on staff recommendations, Batavia appears ready to back out of an agreement to create the Tri-City Solid Waste Management Agency to administer a garbage contract. Officials say the city...

Police are warning motorists in far east and west side neighborhoods to slow down or face an increased risk of being ticketed. The department will begin special speed-enforcement patrols this...

A Montgomery man whom police believe responsible for a three-car accident last weekend in which an 11-year-old girl died was ticketed late Wednesday in connection with the incident. Police cited...

Two 19-year-old residents were arrested on felony weapons and drug charges after authorities discovered homemade bombs on the front porch of the home they were renting, police said Thursday. Mark...

The Friends of Downtown have hired an Alexandria, Va., consultant to prepare a marketing plan to aid the revitalization of the central business district. The plan, which will cost the...

Most residents of Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles will see the price they pay per bag of garbage increase this summer if the city councils of each community adopt a...