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Posted5/4/2021 5:30 AM A new era began Monday night in St. Charles with the swearing in of Mayor Lora Vitek, four new aldermen, a new city clerk and a new treasurer. The first city council meeting for the group featured the approval of Finance Director Chris Minick as the interim city administrator to replace retiring Mark Koenen, who provided one of the many emotional farewell speeches of the night. Minicks appointment becomes effective May 15.   Vitek, who served one term as Ward 4 alderman,...

Posted4/20/2021 5:30 AM After the St. Charles city council voted Monday to amend an ordinance to allow liquor license holders to serve as elected officials, Blue Goose Market owner Paul Lencioni will be sworn in as a 3rd Ward alderman next month. Lencioni, a liquor license holder who repeatedly has tried to change the law, defeated Chuck Amenta in the April 6 election by garnering nearly 58% of the votes in the ward. But the long-standing law prevented Lencioni from being seated unless he surre...

In the wake of Blue Goose Market owner Paul Lencionis win in the race for Ward 3 alderman in St. Charles, the city council next week will reconsider the ordinance preventing residents with liquor licenses from holding public office in the city.