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Aug 24, 2026
Plus a proposal to demolish a prominent downtown Batavia building, an update on the Geneva blacksmith shop, and a world-record holder from St. Charles has his eyes on a new feat.
Obituaries
Aug 23, 2026
Obituaries from Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, and surrounding communities.
Real estate
Property sales in the Tri-Cities and surrounding communities during the week of August 15-22, 2026. Information sourced from Blockshopper.com.
Live music
Performances in Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles from Monday to Thursday.
Local news
Aug 22, 2026
A statewide road salt shortage forced North Aurora and St. Charles to seek out emergency deals, and it could cost St. Charles 53% more than its 2025 salt purchase.
Geneva has now fined developer Shodeen more than $500K over the plastic-wrapped historic blacksmith shop downtown, and a hearing officer just pushed the next compliance hearing to October.
Local events
Unity of Fox Valley, a Batavia congregation that started in a kitchen back in 1973, will celebrate 50 years with a special gala and a public concert over Labor Day weekend.
Batavia officials will review a request to tear down the former Hubbard's building in downtown Batavia, which has been vacant since 2019 after more than a century as a fixture of the downtown corridor.
Aug 21, 2026
St. Charles officials did not approve the latest version of the Shops at Pheasant Run redevelopment proposal this week, leaving the 33-acre east side project stalled with an uncertain future.
