Government - Local
May 16, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By ASHLEY RHODEBECK - arhodebeck@shawmedia.com
Compared to the cost of events such as Scarecrow Fest and the St. Patrick’s Day parade, the St. Charles Knights of Columbus didn’t ask the city for much last month when it sought financial assistance to put on its September 5K run.
May 16, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By BRENDA SCHORY - bschory@shawmedia.com
GENEVA – The Geneva Historic Preservation Commission Tuesday unanimously approved a revised plan for the historic Pure Oil building that involves turning the service bays of the former gas station into drive-thru lanes for a bank.
ELBURN – A proposed agreement between the village of Elburn and Kaneland School District 302 to help pay for new students appears to be on hold after the Village Board passed up an opportunity to it Monday.
ST. CHARLES – Discussions on the proposed housing development at a former industrial site in western St. Charles soon could end.
May 8, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By ASHLEY RHODEBECK – arhodebeck@shawmedia.com
ST. CHARLES – A proposed revision to St. Charles’ liquor license rules that would require restaurants and taverns to provide a full menu until closing didn’t sit well with business owners, City Administrator Brian Townsend told the City Council on Monday.
May 8, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By ERIC SCHELKOPF – eschelkopf@shawmedia.com
BATAVIA – Batavia city officials want to make it easier for pedestrians and bicyclists to get around downtown.
May 3, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By JONATHAN BILYK - jbilyk@shawmedia.com
ELBURN – Village officials could decide within two weeks whether Elburn’s corporate limits will be bumped out to the east to include hundreds of acres on which thousands of new homes could be built.
April 28, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By JONATHAN BILYK – jbilyk@shawmedia.com
CAMPTON TOWNSHIP – Business owners and residents affected by the closure of Route 64 at Route 47 will have the chance to share their concerns directly with state transportation officials.
April 27, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By ERIC SCHELKOPF - eschelkopf@shawmedia.com
NORTH AURORA – The fact that CVS/pharmacy is set to break ground soon on a store at Mooseheart/Orchard and Randall roads is another indication that business activity in the village is on the upswing, North Aurora Village President Dale Berman said Thursday.
April 27, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE – editorial@kcchronicle.com
GENEVA – Kane County Treasurer David J. Rickert has announced that taxpayers’ 2011 – payable 2012 – property tax bills will be mailed out by Thursday.
April 27, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By JONATHAN BILYK – jbilyk@shawmedia.com
GENEVA – The Kane County Board appears no closer to deciding how much in road fees to charge those building new homes and businesses in the county.
April 26, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE – editorial@kcchronicle.com
AURORA – State Sen. Chris Lauzen, R-Aurora, is among a group of lawmakers banding together to promote
