With the forecast clear of significant rain for now, water levels along the swollen Des Plaines and Fox rivers are expected to slowly recede throughout the week. Waterways in parts of the suburbs rose near or above flood levels last week after sever...

Several days of rain likely gave some suburban residents unpleasant flashbacks to July 2017 when countless streets, buildings and even entire neighborhoods were inundated with floodwater. But while this week's storms have left much of the suburbs so...

The threat of large-scale flooding appears to be over as heavy rains finally moved out of the area Thursday - but officials still are keeping a close eye on areas along the Des Plaines, Fox and DuPage rivers as well as area creeks and streams. The N...

As Jeff Hunt prepares the chancel choir at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church in St. Charles for its Good Friday candlelight service with the Metropolis Chamber Orchestra, it will mark the first time a Charlemagne Award winner is organizing such...

Discover how we can return the Fox River to the health the first European settlers found when they arrived in the Fox River Valley. Art Malm, a professional engineer and a member of the Friends of the Fox River board, will present a brief history o...

Creating a white-water rafting course, an upgraded riverwalk and other outdoor amenities along the Fox River could attract tens of thousands of additional visitors to downtown St. Charles each year, according to a preliminary economic impact analysi...

In ways public and private, economic and environmental, artistic and educational, former Mayor Tom Weisner shaped and reshaped Aurora into the city it is today, those who knew him say. As the city's leader for nearly 12 years, from 2005 to 2016, We...