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About 70 people attended the second St. Charles Dam Task Force meeting on May 2, where members were appointed to subcommittees, heard presentations from city and park district staff and concerns from ...
The National Recreation and Park Association benchmark for local parklands is roughly 10 acres per 1,000 residents. Data shows some suburban park districts exceed that standard while others fall well short.
John Rabchuk went to sleep Tuesday night like most good gardeners. He kept his fingers crossed. With a freeze expected to hit the area, the 5,000 flowers his team of 125 volunteers from the River Corridor Foundation planted last fall at Mount St. Mary Park in St. Charles sat in jeopardy. But it'll take more than a little cold weather to derail the efforts of Project Daffodil. On Friday, the River Corridor Foundation organized a celebration of the bloom that began about three weeks ago following a winter of high hopes. By planting five different varieties of daffodils, the blooms should con...
Kane forest district moves to condemn old railroad land so it can link Great Western Trail Cyclists gear up in the parking lot at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles, where the Great Western Trail begins, for a ride in 2014. The Kane County Forest Preserve District and city of St. Charles are looking to acquire land so the trail can connect to its eastern portion near the Fox River. John Starks | Staff Photographer Updated 2/12/2021 5:17 PM A rare push by the Kane County Forest Preserve District to condemn private property long coveted by the agency and St. Charles ...