St. Charles
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Immigration battle, Kirk assassination among top stories of 2025Dec 30, 2025 11:05 pm - The reaction to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, immigration enforcement efforts and the conclusion to a decades-old disappearance were among the top suburban stories of 2025.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for December 2025Dec 30, 2025 3:57 pm - The top finishers in December’s amateur photo contest capture scenes from ferocious to serene.
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Girls basketball: Maine South surges in overtime, tops St. Charles North in Komaromy semifinalsDec 29, 2025 10:14 pm - It took an extra session Monday night to decide who was going to advance to the championship game of the 42nd Komaromy Classic girls basketball tournament at Dundee-Crown...
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Those we lost: Local leaders, former governors and a conservative activist among notable deaths of 2025Dec 29, 2025 6:56 pm - As we close out 2025, we remember those we lost this year in the suburbs.
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Make plans for new restaurants coming to the suburbs in 2026Dec 29, 2025 1:41 pm - A new year brings with it the promise of new restaurants anticipated to open in the suburbs in 2026, including avec, Chubby Cattle BBQ, and The Grand Social House and Tavern.
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New businesses, fond farewells and historic preservation: A look back at the top stories of 2025 in Talk of the TownDec 29, 2025 9:57 am - New businesses and developments, historic preservation, museums and a fairy garden were among the top stories in Dave Heun’s Talk of the Town column in 2025.
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Kane County’s top prosecutor Mosser seeks judicial seatDec 28, 2025 3:43 pm - Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser is among 10 lawyers and a judge who applied to replace Judge Kevin Busch when he retires Jan. 29. Mosser, a Democrat from St. Ch...
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How will St. Charles redevelop former police station? City seeks public inputDec 28, 2025 10:30 am - St. Charles is taking another crack at spurring development at the site of the former police station along a city-owned riverfront property.
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Comic book store, restaurants and factories departed in 2025Dec 27, 2025 1:45 pm - Whether it was mom-and-pop comic book store or a favorite place to eat, customers, as always, had to deal with the loss of some popular local businesses in the suburbs in 2025.
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As home prices soar in the suburbs, communities struggle to meet affordable housing goalsDec 27, 2025 10:45 am - Several of our suburbs are failing to meet state law requirements for affordable housing. Others aren’t even filing the paperwork.