St. Charles
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Study shows downtown St. Charles ‘healthy’ business occupancy ratesJan 28, 2026 10:31 am - The city of St. Charles said 2025 represented a year of healthy occupancy rates among the storefronts and businesses in the downtown area. The city is focusing on 11 vacant storefronts going into this year.
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One person hospitalized after late night house fire in St. CharlesJan 28, 2026 8:19 am - One person was transported to a hospital following a late night house fire in St. Charles Tuesday.
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Girls basketball: Noble scores 22, helps Glenbard West pull away from St. Charles EastJan 27, 2026 10:37 pm - Junior forward Ellie Noble scored 13 of her game-high 22 points in the second half to lift Glenbard West (22-3) to a 56-41 nonconference girls basketball victory over St....
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Boys basketball: Burlington Central shakes off slow start, downs McHenry for eighth straight winJan 27, 2026 10:07 pm - The night didn’t start too well for Burlington Central, turning the ball over on its first 3 possessions against visiting McHenry. The Warriors cashed in all 3 Rocket mi...
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Illinois American Water seeks another rate increaseJan 27, 2026 8:22 pm - Illinois American Water filed a request with the Illinois Commerce Commission on Tuesday for new rates to support investments over the next two years.
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Home & garden calendar, Jan. 31 to Feb. 7Jan 27, 2026 7:44 pm - Learn about upcoming garden club meetings, plant sales, and educational workshops in the Chicago suburbs, including one on “Reducing Climate Change Through Composting.”
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League of Women Voters hosts candidate forums in BataviaJan 26, 2026 10:58 pm - The League of Women Voters of Central Kane County is hosting candidate forums for contested Kane County races and for Illinois Senate District 33 and Congressional District 11.
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Girls basketball: Rockets score timely win over HampshireJan 26, 2026 10:41 pm - Girls basketball: Julia Scheuer scored a game-high 24 points for Burlington Central in Monday’s 69-59 win over Hampshire.
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Horned Lark is having a moment: Ground-hugger featured on cover of two birding magazinesJan 26, 2026 12:24 pm - There are roughly 750 kinds of birds in the United States. So, what are the chances that one of them, Horned Lark, would grace the covers of two major birding magazines this month?
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St. Charles History Museum helps register first underground railroad safe house in Kane County.Jan 23, 2026 11:11 pm - The Joseph P. Bartlett Farm in Campton Township has been officially placed on the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom by the National Park Service.