How will the new federal housing law impact the Tri-Cities?
The new national "ROAD to Housing" law does not include the local zoning mandates that made the Illinois BUILD Act controversial locally, but its full impact is yet to be determined. Here's how it might affect the Tri-Cities.
Batavia set to roll out new grant program for properties near downtown
Batavia officials recommended a new grant program that would cover up to $25,000 of exterior upgrade costs for commercial and light-industrial properties near downtown but outside the TIF districts.
July 16 Newsletter: July Dinner Club, a school facilities referendum, and Wienermobile fun
Plus a downtown St. Charles senior housing tower was acquired by a private equity firm and Brother Chimp Brewing prepares to close its North Aurora taproom.
ACLU raises First Amendment concerns over Kane County protest activity order
The ACLU of Illinois asked Kane County officials to confirm that a new order setting guidelines for protest activity near the courthouse doesn't infringe on people's rights to monitor and document ICE activity in St. Charles.
Downtown St. Charles senior housing tower sells to private equity firm
Carroll Tower, the affordable senior housing tower on the downtown St. Charles riverfront near Hotel baker, has been sold to a private equity firm that plans to "extend the affordability an additional 20 years."
St. Charles school board backs seven referendum projects in straw poll
The St. Charles D303 board backed seven of eight potential referendum projects in a straw poll on Monday night (including a new $62 million field house), though one project stalled and several remain to be discussed.
Watercolor means freedom and “happy accidents” for local painter Mary Ellen Segraves
Mary Ellen Segraves traded a corporate HR career for watercolor painting, and now the self-described "Accidental Painter" is finding beauty in unpredictability across the Fox Valley art scene.
