No active shooter in St. Charles; hotel gunman reports false, police say

Prominent criminal defense attorney appointed to St. Charles fire, police commission board

A lifelong resident and prominent defense attorney has joined the five-member Board of Fire and Police Commission for the city of St. Charles.

Plug into nature, outdoor playtime with St. Charles Park District

Column: In honor of Unplug Day on Saturday, July 11, the St. Charles Park District has added several special events to help families find ways to spend time together outdoors, embracing the warm days and evenings too.

Fourth of July fire in Aurora displaces family of 6

The Aurora Fire Department responded to two house fires on the Fourth of July, including one that left a home uninhabitable, displacing a family of six

Driver flown with serious injuries after Geneva crash

A 30-year-old Bloomingdale man was flown to a hospital Wednesday with serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Geneva, authorities said.

St. Charles mom who drowned in Fox River ‘was a light like no other’

The St. Charles mother of three who drowned in the Fox River July 1 will have her funeral visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 14 at Moss-Norris Funeral Home, 100 S. Third St., St. Charles.