The Geneva City Council voted to preserve the historic blacksmith shop at 4 E. State St. at a special meeting Tuesday.

The Geneva District 304 school board voted 6-1 Monday in favor of supporting the cit of Geneva’s resolution to seek a 12-year extension of its East State Street tax increment finance district.

The special meeting is at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the City Council Chambers, 109 James St., Geneva.

The Geneva City Council will decide the fate of a circa 1843 limestone blacksmith shop, as the owners appealed the Historic Preservation Commission’s denial of its request to remove its historic landmark designation and allow it to be demolished.

The Illinois Art Education Association has recognized Batavia High School as a School of Distinction for the second time.

The U.S. Department of Education has recognized Geneva High School as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2023.

Progress continues on construction of the First Street plaza project in downtown St. Charles, just south of Route 64.

The St. Charles Public Library hosts Great Decisions, the largest discussion program on world affairs in the U.S.

Geneva alderpersons unanimously voted Monday to reject a bid for construction of an electric substation because it was $800,000 more than the estimated cost.