Garfield Farm Museum to host "Flax to Linen Workshop"
Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills is hosting a hands-on flax processing workshop on June 13 led by fiber artists with more than four decades of experience raising and preparing linen.
Enjoy the beautiful, wooded Healing Gardens in St. Charles on June 14
A two-acre woodland garden off Dean Street in St. Charles opens to the public June 14, with yoga in the gardens and a book signing later in the month at Townhouse Books.
How a "fragile yet fierce" Geneva author turned cancer into two unflinching books
Geneva writer and artist Alexia Monaco turned an ovarian cancer diagnosis into two courageous books — and a resource for anyone who knows someone living with the disease.
ICE arrests at Kane County jail prompt statement from state's attorney, undersheriff
Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser and Undersheriff Amy Johnson clarified what local law enforcement can and can't do after federal immigration agents arrested two men outside the county jail on May 31.
Batavia's Wednesday farmers' market moves to the Riverwalk this summer
The Wednesday Evening Batavia Farmers' Market opens its third season June 10 at a new Riverwalk location, featuring about 20 vendors, opening-day specials, and a raffle for Downtown Dollars.
June 4 Newsletter: What's your favorite local breakfast spot?
Plus an update on Batavia's riverfront affordable housing project, a St. Charles bar shut down by the city, and the Big Boy locomotive barrels through Geneva.
St. Charles denies proposed Route 31 senior care home
St. Charles officials unanimously recommended denying a proposed 16-resident senior care facility on Route 31, citing the location as inappropriate and overriding the Plan Commission's earlier approval.
