Wayne Baker

A joint city-business downtown renovation project broke ground this week, and leaders from both sides are calling it the first of several cooperative ventures. The project will replace the aging...

The city reopened its boat launch ramp to the public last week, but officials promised to come back next month with an ordinance imposing licenses and user fees. The switch...

Mayor Jeff Schielke sparked renewed interest this week in the possibility of a second bridge downtown by asking the City Council to budget funds next year for a feasibility study....

Angered by a recent accident with injuries at the entrance to their subdivision, residents of a northeast side neighborhood plan to lobby for better traffic controls. Gary LoDolce, vice president...

Halfway through a project to rebuild Division Street, the city finalized an agreement with neighboring St. Charles on how to pay for the improvements on their common border. The two...

The city is advising residents not to be alarmed when a stranger, clipboard in hand, comes knocking at the door. It will just be a representative of the U.S. Census...

The township moved to "edge of the 21st Century" this week, said Supervisor Ed Malek, after officials approved the purchase of a computer and the formation of a plan commission....

High water levels on the Fox River caused by heavy rains that have plagued the Midwest in recent weeks have forced significant delays on public projects in downtown St. Charles...

Two police officers accused last month of drinking in local taverns after hours last summer will serve suspensions without pay. Officer Marlin Sheets has been serving a 30-day suspension since...

After 105 years, Anna Helebrandt still has not gotten used to the idea of women wearing pants. That came through loud and clear as one of Kane County's oldest residents...