Two Batavia school board members resign on the same night
Danielle Sligar and Katy Swiecicki resigned from the Batavia school board on May 19, both saying they were repeatedly blocked from bringing community concerns before the board for collaborative consideration.
A renovation project could bring a restaurant, speakeasy, and apartments to downtown Geneva
A proposed project that could bring a restaurant, basement speakeasy, boutique retail, and apartments to a dormant space on State Street in Geneva cleared a hurdle after the Historic Preservation Commission approved exterior changes.
May 21 Newsletter: Memorial Day happenings in Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles
Plus St. Charles takes an official position on the Fox River dam, pools open this weekend across the Tri-Cities, and a local writer reflects on five decades of creative pursuits.
Geneva's fire chief is retiring after 30 years with deputy chief tapped as successor
Geneva's fire chief Michael Antenore is retiring after 30 years, and the city council unanimously appointed his deputy as the next chief to take over in August.
Batavia forming citizen task force to review its electric utility's future
Batavia officials created a citizen task force that will review the city's long-term electric utility plan and report findings back to council to help guide how the city manages its energy needs in the future.
St. Charles officials advanced a resolution aiming to keep the Fox River dam impoundment in place, which comes after years of public debate over the river's future and eliminates the task force that spent more than a year studying the issue.
Poet, satirist, columnist: how Richard Holinger built a fifty-year writing life in the Tri-Cities
Five decades into a writing life that spans poetry, satire, newspaper columns, and Tri-Cities writing group he still leads, Richard Holinger opens up about rejection, persistence, and what success in the field actually means.
Siblings Allison Patrick-Yeager and Brandon Patrick spent their teenage years hanging out at Charlestowne Mall — and now they're opening their fourth OS Salon location in the new Fox Haven Square development next door.
