David Petesch

St. Charles City Council members reviewed their options for the city’s future energy provider for the first time at a July 28 Government Operations Committee meeting.

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.

Rescue animals from parts of Texas that were devastated by catastrophic flooding this month arrived at the Aurora Municipal Airport Thursday and were taken in by area shelters.

A 19-year-old man has died when his motorcycle collided with a car near St. Charles, authorities said.

An Elgin-area man has been charged with 28 felonies after authorities said a multi-agency federal and local police investigation uncovered “hundreds of suspected explosives” and other chemical equipment inside a Kane County home.

Fentanyl awareness group My Child’s Life Matters will host a motorcycle ride from St. Charles to Carol Stream on Aug. 2.

Over 100 protestors weathered the storm Saturday, June 19 during the “Together for Justice” rally in Kane County.

The discovery of chemicals at a home in unincorporated Elgin prompted the Kane County Sheriff’s office to call in the bomb squad, officials said.

A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after 4,000 grams of cocaine were discovered in his vehicle during a traffic stop, according to a news release from the Kane County State’s Attorney.

Inclement weather postponed the July 16 Unwind Wednesday concert in downtown St. Charles to next week. Magoo will perform from 6 to 8:30 p.m.on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in the First Street Plaza at First Street and Main Street-Route 64 downtown.

The Kane County Fair will kick off its 156th year at 3 p.m. July 16 with a five-day schedule of 4-H animals, shows, fair food and carnival rides. The first day will be carnival only.

Batavia Mainstreet and Sturdy Shelter Brewing have collaborated to host the Sturdy Speaker Series through September 2025 in the brewery at 10 S. Shumway Ave.

The St. Charles Public Library has a new art exhibit featuring the work of local photographers and artists Jack Armstrong and Jeanne Dyer, on display through August 2025.

After operating without a permanent police chief since November, St. Charles has decided on its next chief of police, pending final approvals.

An Elgin man who is already on the sex offender registry has been charged with felony possession of child sexual abuse images, according to authorities and official records.