St. Charles City Council

The vacant former Chili’s restaurant on Route 64 will be demolished to make way for the Chick-fil-A.

The City of St. Charles Leaf Collection Program starts Oct. 25, 2023 for residents on the east side of the Fox River and Oct. 31, 2023 for residents on the west side.

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

Mayor Lora Vitek appointed Jeffrey Mengler as a Natural Resources Commission member at Tuesday's meeting.

St. Charles City Council members voted Aug. 21 to approve of a 138-foot cell tower off Route 64 on the city’s east side.

Representatives of Smithfield processing plant on Kirk Road came before the St. Charles Government Operations Committee to give a presentation on the actions taken to prevent unpleasant odors, which comes from their wastewater treatment facility.

City Council members recently raised concerns over the odor from the Smithfield processing plant on Kirk Road, and will hear from a representative of the company at Monday night’s Government Operations Committee meeting.

The St. Charles City Council has appointed K. Austin Zimmer to the position of Ethics Advisor and Vicki Spellman to the Liquor Control Commission.

St. Charles City Council has approved development plans for River West Animal Hospital, which will be located directly across the street from an existing animal hospital.

St. Charles Mayor Lora Vitek appointed Robert Gehm as Ward 3 alderperson, and honored retiring Alderperson Todd Bancroft with a key to the city at Monday night’s City Council meeting.

A “premium national grocer” is set to fill the vacant Blue Goose Market in downtown St. Charles, and City Council members voted to give the grocery store developers up to $2.6 million in tax rebates at Monday night’s meeting.

St. Charles City Council is set to approve an economic incentive agreement that would pay up to $2.6 million in tax rebates to new developers of the former Blue Goose Market. The name of the new grocer has not yet been revealed.

The commission members were appointed by Mayor Lora Vitek and approved by City Council in a unanimous vote without discussion at Monday night's meeting.

St. Charles Plan Commission members recommended approval of plans for an animal hospital on Route 64, just west of Randall Road.

The commission, which will be comprised of St. Charles residents, will develop recommendations that align with the strategic plan’s guiding principles and goals to help the city engage, listen and ensure St. Charles is an inclusive community.