Residents and sustainability advocates held a news conference Monday urging St. Charles and Naperville city councils to eschew proposed 20-year contracts with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency.

Geneva city officials set a special meeting at 7 p.m. tonight for a closed session to discuss "appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific bodies of the public body."

State Sen. Don DeWitte, R-St. Charles, announced he will not seek reelection next year.

The Geneva City Council voted unanimously Monday to adopt a proposed facilities master plan that will guide officials as they decide what to do with aging, obsolete buildings.

After removing all lead water services from the community, the village of Carpentersville has been recognized with three awards celebrating its commitment to ensuring safe water for the public.

Geneva-based restaurateurs received early support this week for public dollars from the city which they said will help support the opening of their new chicken eatery, HoneyBird. The money would go to help rehab a building built in 1877.

A fan being used to dry freshly cleaned carpet at Geneva Middle School North caught fire early Friday morning, officials said.

St. Charles Mayor Clint Hull appointed new City Clerk Jessica Bridges to serve until the 2027 election.

The Geneva City Council unanimously approved a 1% grocery tax to make up for the state ending its own version.