Years ahead of schedule, Batavia has replaced nearly all of its lead water lines
Batavia has replaced nearly 1,000 lead water service lines since 2020 (at no direct cost to homeowners) and expects to finish the remaining 200 by 2027, when many other Illinois communities will just be getting started.
A historic Batavia home just earned a spot on the national Underground Railroad map
Two Tri-Cities sites have been added to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom — the St. Charles History Museum and a Batavia home connected to an overlooked local abolitionist who helped link the entire network from Illinois to Canada.
Power Moves Yoga is bringing back a popular outdoor yoga class at the Geneva Commons
In celebration of both International Day of Yoga and Father's Day, Power Moves Yoga is bringing its popular outdoor yoga class back to Geneva Commons on June 21 (free and open to all!).
St. Charles taps David Petschke as new Ward 3 Alderperson
St. Charles Mayor Clint Hull appointed David Petschke, a 12-year city resident and finance executive with the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, to fill the Ward 3 alderperson seat vacated by Robert Gehm's retirement in May.
A brief history of Swedish Days, the Geneva festival that keeps reinventing itself
Geneva's always evolving Swedish Days festival started in 1949 as a retail promotion, survived a brief detour as "Butter Days," and arrives at its 76th year this June with a community-rescued parade and a few new twists.
New board members bring leadership and passion to CASA Kane County
CASA Kane County added a former HR executive, a financial crimes compliance specialist, and a Fox Valley real estate agent as new board members to help guide the Geneva nonprofit's work supporting children in foster care.
June 8 Newsletter: Summer getaway ideas along Lake Michigan
Plus the Little Owl building in Geneva is ready for lease, Batavia's Wednesday Evening Farmers Market starts this week, and a circus is coming to St. Charles.
