Don DeWitte’s 20 years of service on the St. Charles City Council draws to an end tonight.
Leadership comes at a price, often in the form of detractors, but Don DeWitte takes in stride the criticism he’s received over the years for his support of sometimes controversial proposals. In recent years, he’s been targeted for his support of the nearly complete Red Gate Bridge, for casting the deciding vote on the Lexington Club proposal, and for backing a proposal to add a housing element to the Corporate Reserve project, a plan that was rejected by the City Council. He makes no apologies and exudes confidence that each project is important to the future of St. Charles. He questions whether the controversy surrounding them really reflects numbers of opponents or their political volume. Still, as vocal as his detractors have been on …
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Here are some images, still and video, from Thursday, April 18, 2013, flash flooding and high river. Keep 'em coming!
Readers provided some of their photos and videos from the Thursday-morning deluge and flash flooding. Thank you to all!
Readers provide photos of the April 19, 2013, flash-flood event.
Readers provided some of their photos and videos from the Thursday-morning deluge and flash flooding. Thank you to all!
Construction crews already have begin shifting traffic patterns in preparation for final season of three-year project.
Construction along the East Main Street/Route 64 corridor is gearing up to get into full swing during a week in which construction crews have closed lanes and redirected others in preparation for the final season of the $49 million reconstruction project. St. Charles Public Works Engineering Manager James Bernahl, in an email to residents and businesses on Thursday, said this week’s work largely has involved getting crews and equipment back to the construction site in preparation for the work that lies ahead. Here’s a breakdown of what to expect: Beginning Thursday, Bernahl wrote, the contractor was slated to begin removing asphalt grindings forming the temporary shoulders along Smith and Kautz roads. That will make way for their …
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Thousands turn out for annual parade through downtown St. Charles.
Cold weather, overcast skies and an occassionally brisk wind did not stop thousands of people from taking to Main Street in downtown St. Charles on Saturday for the annual St. Patrick’s Parade, a celebration of all thinks Irish. Enjoy the photos from Saturday’s parade!
The St. Charles Liquor Commission comes down on the Alibi for third violation since May 2012. The Beehive also is fined.
The city of St. Charles on Monday laid down a $2,000 fine and $500 in costs against two downtown bars, one of which also will have its liquor license suspended for three days later this month. Mayor Donald DeWitte, the city’s liquor commissioner, announced the penalties during a St. Charles Liquor Commission meeting to review the complaints again the Alibi Bar & Grill, 12 N. 3rd St., and The Beehive Tavern & Grille, 204 W. Main St. The Alibi, which was awarded its Class B-3 liquor license nearly 13 months ago, will have it’s license suspended for three days — from 7 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, through 2 a.m. Saturday, March 23. The suspension means the establishment will not be allowed to serve alcohol during those days, although DeWitte …
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If you're Irish—or just Irish for a day in March—you can sign up now to be a part of the 2013 St. Patrick’s Parade in downtown St. Charles.
Signed up yet for the St. Patrick’s Parade in downtown St. Charles? There’s still time. The Downtown St. Charles Partnership announced Tuesday that it has extended the entry deadline to Thursday, Feb. 28, due to increasing interest in the St. Patrick’s Parade, which steps off at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16, on Main Street, from 6th Street to 4th Avenue. St. Patrick's Day itself is on March 17, of course, so the party can run for two straight weekend days. For Geneva residents, of course, the St. Charles parade is the largest and closest St. Patrick's celebration in the area. The festivities also will feature a Deck Out Your Lucky Dog contest and a Dance Show at the Arcada Theatre, 105 E. Main St. The deadline was extended to allow people …
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Reports: Recently captured fugitive Daniel R. Kellogg appears in Kane County courtroom.
The area man who in 2011 reportedly fled to Turkey to avoid imprisonment on fraud and theft charges related to the theft of a home he rented in Campton Hills appears ready to make a deal with prosecutors, the Kane County Chronicle reports. Daniel R. Kellogg, 38, who was arrested in St. Charles on Jan. 19, appeared in Judge John Barsanti’s court on Thursday and said he wants to make a deal, according to the Chronicle, which also reported that Kellogg told the judge he wanted to represent himself. Barsanti talked him out of it, and appointed a public defender to represent Kellogg. Campton Hills police were assisted by St. Charles police and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 19 in arresting Kellogg, 38, after authorities received a tip…
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Bison Gear Chairman Ron Bullock's hefty donation for the science, technology, education and math program was made through the Greater St. Charles Education Foundation.
Bison Gear and Engineering Corporation Chairman Ron Bullock has donated $26,000 to the Greater St. Charles Education Foundation specifically to support St. Charles Community Unit School District 303’s Project Lead the Way program. Project Lead the Way is a science, technology, education and math — or STEM — program in place at the high school and middle school levels in District 303. Project Lead the Way provides rigorous and innovative STEM curricular programs used in secondary schools across the United States. “We are so pleased that Mr. Bullock has once again been generous in supporting both the students in District 303 and the mission of the Greater St. Charles Education Foundation,” said foundation President Deb Mulrooney. “Mr. …
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