St. Charles City Council

St. Charles' First Street TIF district is set to expire at the end of 2025, but the city council is looking for a 12-year extension.

Local residents are concerned a planned development in La Fox could change their way of life.

As approved, the section of Walnut Avenue between Riverside and Second avenues are closed to street traffic from April 15 to Oct. 31.

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.

Downtown restaurants adjacent to the First Street Plaza that offer outdoor dining are required to obtain a sidewalk cafe permit from the city. Permit fees are now waived until July 22 due to ongoing construction.

The new alderpersons were sworn-in Monday, May 1 at the City Council meeting.

Facing an opt-in deadline, St. Charles City Council members have approved a resolution authorizing the city’s participation in the new national opioid settlements.

The commission 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.

Tuesday was the last day for counting provisional and vote-by-mail ballots.

A $5.2 million incentive that McGrath Honda received from the city to build a new dealership on the site that formerly housed the Pheasant Run Mega Center is being amended because the dealership found other financing for the project.

Fifteen streets in St. Charles are set for repair in the next few months as part of this year’s street rehabilitation program.

Here are the unofficial results for the April 4 consolidated election for city, school, park and library board races and referendum questions in Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, Campton Hills, Elburn and Sugar Grove.

The St. Charles City Council supports changing a state law to allow police departments to use drones for surveillance at community events to prevent tragedies such as the mass shooting last year at the Highland Park Fourth of July Parade that left seven spectators dead.

St. Charles alderpersons support changing a state law to allow police departments to use drones fo surveillance at community events to prevent tragedies such as the mass shooting last year at the Highland Park Fourth of July Parade that left seven spectators dead.

Fifteen streets in St. Charles are set for repair as part of this year’s street rehabilitation program.

The second phase of the First Street Plaza expansion project in downtown St. Charles is expected to get underway in the coming weeks.

The owner of Alley 64 Bar & Grill in downtown St. Charles must pay a $2,000 fine along with $1,500 in court costs for staging a rooftop fireworks show in February without permission from the city.

The debate over whether alderpersons should allow Flagship on the Fox to use Walnut Avenue for its outdoor dining program continued at Monday’s St. Charles City Council meeting.

The owner of Alley 64 Bar & Grill in downtown St. Charles apologized to members of the city’s Liquor Control Commission Monday for staging a rooftop fireworks show in February without permission from the city.

Alley 64 in downtown St. Charles could face disciplinary action after St. Charles Police Chief James Keegan alleged the establishment held a rooftop fireworks show in February without permission from the city.

It appears that Flagship on the Fox will not be able to use Walnut Avenue for its outdoor dining program this year.

The First Street Plaza expansion project continues to move forward.

Question: How would you spur economic development in your community? Answer: I would continue to encourage retail development in the East Gateway. Read Arthur J. Lemke's full election questionnaire here.

Question: Would/can/should local governments do anything to help reduce the tax burden on residents? Answer: Resident’s tax burden is an increasing concern as we change our patterns in how we drive and purchase. Read Jayme Muenz's election questionnaire here.

Question: How would you spur economic development in your community? Answer: Attract resilient businesses. Upgrade our roads and utility infrastructure. Read Tom Galante's full election questionnaire here.

Question: How would you spur economic development in your community? Answer: I believe we need to continue to invest in our downtown first street development. Read Mark Foulkes' full election questionnaire here.

Question: How would you spur economic development in your community? Answer: Focusing on the redevelopment of Charlestowne Mall and Pheasant Run would greatly spur economic redevelopment. Read Jessica Bridges' full election questionnaire here.

Following McGrath Honda’s redevelopment of the former Pheasant Run Mega Center in St. Charles, the business now proposes to build a Kia dealership next to the site.

The St. Charles City Council on Monday approved liquor licenses for new new businesses in downtown St. Charles.

Question: What projects or infrastructure would you look to address in your community and how would you do it? Answer: The aging infrastructure in St. Charles, including our network of roads, sewer and water systems are in need of significant improvements.

Question: Why are you running for office? Answer: I am running for office in order to give back to St. Charles; I’m committed to public service and wish to continue my public service work. Read David Pietryla's election questionnaire here.

Candidates for the St. Charles City Council are stressing the importance of pushing ahead with the redevelopment of the former Pheasant Run property on the city’s east side.

Candidates for the St. Charles City Council are laying out their vision for the redevelopment of the former St. Charles police station along the Fox River.

Two new businesses in downtown St. Charles have moved another step in obtaining liquor licenses.

What should be done with the largely vacant Charlestowne Mall was among the many issues discussed Wednesday during a St. Charles City Council candidate forum.

The St. Charles Chamber of Commerce hosted a candidate forum for city council candidates at Clarke Control in St. Charles on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.