St. Charles residents are invited to apply to several open seats on local commissions, a board and a task force. Commission and task force members research and make recommendations on key issues, while boards manage specific services.

St. Charles motorists should avoid the downtown area this weekend as Scarecrow Weekend traffic is expected to cause significant delays from Oct. 8 through Oct. 12.

The new high-speed chargers are available for public use at any time or day 24/7 and can be paid through an app or with a card at the station.

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the grand opening of Hammer and Nails, a men's barbershop.

Teaching more people the skills to plant and care for a tree properly will help trees in communities across the state be healthy and thriving for a long time.

State Sen. Cristina Castro, D-Elgin, secured more than $12 million for construction and road improvement projects Elgin, Carpentersville, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Barrington Hills.

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Kane County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Flood ruled this week that Geneva developer Shodeen Group cannot evade the city’s legal right to enforce property code standards. The dispute began over the city's insistence that a tarp be placed on top of an 1840s blacksmith shop.

Milkweed is not only the preferred food of the Monarch caterpillar, but it is the ONLY food it will eat. One can easily see that many milkweed plants are needed for her 300 to 500 eggs and caterpillars.