Get the Tri-City area’s top stories, local happenings, live music performances and essential updates.
In today's newsletter, we're flipping the script and asking YOU a question: What are your favorite local restaurants?
Responses submitted will be used to help craft a guide to the local culinary scene.
So check that out — plus the rest of this week's local headlines ⬇️
We're asking Tri-Cities residents who eat and hang out at local restaurants to share their insights. Tell us your favorite local spots!
New Batavia projects include murals that will soon beautify the government building and the purchase of a downtown property for redevelopment.
Also this weekend: A car show, music fest, garden show, co****le tournament and dozens of live music performances ⬇️
The latest Batavia City Council meeting featured several notable developments, including a mural series initiative for the government center building.
🏘️ More homes, more better?
Not all St. Charles residents agree.
More on that, plus Batavia's road diet, an "anti-phones-in-school" movement, and outdoor art events all week ⬇️
A proposed project would potentially bring thousands of new residents to the area — and annex nearly 1K acres from Kane County to St. Charles.
Today's newsletter: A new (old) brewpub reopens and a slew of summer events this weekend!
Lucky Joe’s (formerly Gammon Coach House) announced that it has opened in the same downtown Batavia location.
If you're a lover of song and stage — this is your week!
Get details on local productions set to debut, plus:
✔️ Progress on Whole Foods in St. Charles
✔️ Local charities making a big impact
✔️ Exciting mid-week events
Venues in Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles are gearing up for an unusually busy mid-August weekend.
In today's edition:
✔️ A big new Batavia subdivision is approved
✔️ Tri-Cities residents' favorite chicken wings
✔️ Info for election prep
✔️ A big music fest and other weekend events
The proposed 159-unit Ashton Ridge subdivision in Batavia will swiftly transition from blueprint to reality after city officials green-lit the development.
The community is rallying to support another Geneva business that was forced to close due to fire damage.
Plus:
✔️ Chianti's Italian restaurant is reopening
✔️ Company cited in Mahoney Creek foam incident
✔️ Drug use in STC schools
Stockholm’s Restaurant & Brewery suffered extensive fire damage, requiring them to close until further notice. A GoFundMe was started to help out its staff.
The long, feverish wait for Dave's Hot Chicken in Batavia ends tomorrow 🍗🔥
Today's newsletter covers THAT, plus:
✔️ A delay in Fox River dam removal proceedings
✔️ Tri-Cities residents' favorite farms for corn on the cob
✔️ Dozens of events & live music performances this weekend
Dave’s Hot Chicken will become the newest of many chicken restaurants on Randall Road in Batavia when it opens its doors on Friday (8/2) near Jewel.
Today's newsletter: The best places to get fresh produce and homegrown plants, plus:
✔️ A man and his dog rescued from the Fox River
✔️ A new winery coming to Kane County
✔️ Exciting upcoming events
Find dozens of local farmers markets, pumpkin and harvest locations, nurseries and greenhouses, orchards, CSA programs and more.
Today's newsletter is live!
✔️ Helping a local business recover from a fire
✔️ A record-breaking $7M home for sale in STC
✔️ Digital IL drivers licenses coming soon
Pärla — a Geneva gift and decor shop located on Hamilton Street — reported that its building caught fire on Monday, forcing the business to close.
IL tornadoes this year ➡️ 100+
Annual IL tornadoes on average ➡️ 50
More on that remarkable uptick plus this week's headlines in today's newsletter ⬇️
Illinois averages 50 tornadoes per year. This year, the state has already experienced over 100.
Today's edition is out!
✔️ Assessing this week's storm damage
✔️ An earthquake close to home
✔️ Local under-the-radar farm stands
Sunday and Monday brought severe storms and tornado warnings to Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles — resulting in hundreds of damaged trees and power outages.
Ideas for local things to do this summer plus the week's biggest headlines ⬇️
Recommendations for fun summer activities in Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles — including parks, bike rides, outdoor live music and more.
🍷 A week's worth of happy hour deals 🍺
Plus the latest local headlines, Windmill City Fest and other exciting events happening this weekend ⬇️
Discover happy-hour deals (one for each day of the week) in Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles to help alleviate the sticker shock.
Another layer to the Fox River dam removal debate: Historic sites in the Tri-Cities.
PLUS: A Scandinavian VIP visits Geneva and a summer full of school renovations in St. Charles ⬇️
Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley has been named a consulting party by the Army Corps of Engineers for the Fox River dam removal project.
With 20+ live music performances across Batavia, Geneva and STC on Friday alone...the weekend's just getting started!
See every local show happening Friday-Sunday ⬇️
A roundup of live music shows across Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles for July 4-7
Happy 4th, neighbors! 🇺🇸
A first-of-its-kind local music event and everything else you need to know heading into the holiday weekend ⬇️
Fox Valley Jammers Club on July 20 will host its first Summer Open Jam Festival at the Aurora Athletic Club.
🎇Here's what you should know about Thursday's 4th of July celebrations in Batavia and St. Charles 🎇
Plus other local headlines & events this week ⬇️
Those of us staying local for Independence Day 2024 have two fireworks celebrations to choose from: Batavia and St. Charles.
What are locals' top spots for ice cream? 🍦
Find out that, plus:
✔️ Improvements to the Fox River Trail
✔️ New laws going into effect on Monday
✔️ Exciting weekend events + live music
Learn more about the local ice cream shops Tri-Cities residents consider the best in the area — and who's considered the best.
Remember the "Save Geneva Oaks" movement? The industrial development project that led to the trees' destruction has officially been approved.
More on that, plus:
✔️ A phone scam happening in Kane County
✔️ The "giant puffball mushroom" as a new state symbol
✔️ An end to library late fees
Geneva City Council just approved an annexation agreement for a new industrial park on the city’s east side.
We're more than halfway through the heat wave 🥵
Also covered today:
✔️ Batavia's police chief retires
✔️ A new light pollution initiative
✔️ Free movie tickets for teachers
This week’s heat wave can officially be classified as record-breaking — Monday’s high of 97°F surpassed the Chicago area’s previous high mark of 96°F from 1957.
Everything you need to know about Geneva's Swedish Days celebration this week, plus:
✔️ Batavia considering a new "flag policy"
✔️ Kane County climate/sustainability initiatives
✔️ A pickle party in STC
Geneva's Swedish Days extravaganza — which kicks off Wednesday 6/19 — runs for five days and attracts crowds from all over the area.
If the proposed Fox Haven Square development is approved and constructed on St. Charles’ east side, we can expect some big changes over there. 🍕🍻
More on that, plus:
✔️ Softball state champs
✔️ Flag Day celebrations
✔️ New restaurants in Batavia & STC
The proposed Fox Haven Square development would create a plaza with restaurants, retail and pickleball courts near Charlestowne Mall.
🪲 Why are the ticks so active this season?
More on that, plus:
✔️ Construction on Whole Foods in former Blue Goose space
✔️ The STC Six brewery collaboration
✔️ A Saturday jam-packed with events
Experts have warned that tick season is getting longer in the Northern Illinois area — largely due to warming winters. Here's what you should know.
"How is it already June?" - Said most of us at some point over the last three days.
This week's update:
✅ Amazing local photography
✅ Controversial cancellations at The Comedy Vault
✅ STC Live kicks off on Wednesday
Drew Pertl is a third-generation St. Charles resident whose photography captures Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles and surrounding communities in a unique way.
PSA to all Fox River Trail users — beware of red-winged blackbirds! 🐦⬛
Plus financial assistance for a new Geneva salon, Memorial Day photos and outdoor weekend events ⬇️
It's nesting season for red-winged blackbirds — which means they're ultra-aggressive along certain stretches of the Fox River in Geneva and St. Charles.
Your local update as we head into Memorial Day weekend:
✔️ The best DMV to get your REAL ID
✔️ A packed Batavia school board meeting
✔️ Local swimming pools opening soon
And more much...find out what's happening ⬇️
The original REAL ID deadline has been extended multiple times over the past four years due to the pandemic. But there’s a final deadline date now: May 7, 2025.
The Tri-Cities won multiple "Best Restaurant" awards, taking the top spot in about 20 categories in the latest "Best of the West" rankings.
See who won what ⬇️
West Suburban Living Magazine’s “Best of the West 2024” list recognizes many restaurants and businesses in the Tri-Cities — especially Geneva.
🥕 Who's hungry for some fresh, locally grown produce? 🍅
Farmers' markets are opening for the summer season in Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles and surrounding communities. Find them here.
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