Daily Herald endorsement: Lora Vitek for St. Charles mayor.

St. Charles mayoral candidates disagree on whether more collaboration with council is needed.

Daily Herald endorsement: Schielke for Batavia mayor; Pieper, Fahrenbach and Cuneo for village board.

Thomas M. Connelly is running for Batavia mayor in the April 1 consolidated election.

James Fahrenbach is running for Batavia City Council Ward 5 in the April 1 consolidated election.

Gary Swick, president of Friends of the Fox River, emphasized the importance of caring for the watershed of the Fox River in a recent presentation.

If you’re excited and inspired by the sight of a bald eagle soaring majestically above, then your Super Bowl has arrived. The bald eagle population in northern Illinois is surging this winter, and special events are on tap the next two weekends providing eagle watchers abundant opportunity to see them in action.

Frank Johnson, Geneva's fire chief from 1980-1996, oversaw the department's transition from a volunteer force to a professional one with paid staff and new stations.

The fate of the St. Charles Dam will remain undecided for at least another year as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pushes out its deadlines. In the meantime, the city will solicit consultants to help guide their decision on whether to remove the structure.

Crews continue to work on a $1.2 million project to remove the Carpentersville Dam Tuesday, Oct. 8.