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Suzanne Spry would volunteer at her children’s school when they were in elementary school, but now that Jenna, 11, and Derek, 14, are in middle school, she said, there are fewer opportunities for her to do so.

ST. CHARLES – The city of St. Charles’ environmental laboratory again has received accreditation with zero deviations by the Illinois Department of Public Health for microbiological analyses of drinking water samples, the city announced this week.

ST. CHARLES – The city of St. Charles will celebrate Memorial Day with official ceremonies and a parade, according to a city news release.

GENEVA – While the bank that owns the Mill Race Inn is struggling to find a buyer, Geneva city officials say they are on the verge of ordering the shuttered restaurant building razed because of safety concerns over its deteriorating condition.

ST. CHARLES – St. Charles police officers will be out in force conducting DUI and seat belt enforcement through May 27, according to a St. Charles Police Department news release.

ST. CHARLES – Aldermen on Monday are expected to review a draft of the 2013 comprehensive plan, according to a city of St. Charles news release.

Geneva mayor: Report won’t damage shopping center’s commercial standing

St. Charles resident Christine Coleman, 27, was working as a barista at Biggby Coffee in St. Charles when she answered 10 questions for the Kane County Chronicle’s Brenda Schory.  

ST. CHARLES – Four people have submitted applications this week to fill the 3rd Ward alderman seat Ray Rogina vacated when he was sworn in as mayor on Monday, according to the St. Charles Mayor's Office.

GENEVA – The owners of Geneva Commons, a lifestyle mall on Randall Road in Geneva, defaulted on a $40.4 million loan, Crain's Chicago Business reported on Friday.

ST. CHARLES – A St. Charles woman was cited Tuesday after her pit bull attacked another dog, according to a St. Charles Police Department report.

I’ve been waiting all year for the weather we’ve had this week, and luckily I’ve been able to spend an hour or so each day in the sunshine

ST. CHARLES – National Tourism Week took on a local focus Thursday morning at Hickory Knolls Discovery Center in St. Charles. About 75 local officials and business associates gathered for a breakfast meeting to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of the St. Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau.

ST. CHARLES – For the 27th consecutive year, the city of St. Charles has received the certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, the city announced Thursday.

ST. CHARLES – Manuel Navarro doesn’t know how many other people might walk past the large window without noticing the almost invisible smudge on the glass, down around the level of an adult male’s knees.