Parents Voice Concerns Regarding Pace of District 303 Plans for Two School Buildings; Population of St. Charles Grew by 18 Percent in 10 Years, other stories featured in St. Charles Patch Weekly Roundup

St. Charles Parents Organize to Get Answers About School Proposal They Believe Might Be Moving Too Quickly—Parents from the Davis and Richmond Elementary reacted in the wake of district officials announcing a proposal to rearrange students in Davis and Richmond into one school for pre-kindergarten through second grades and another for third through fifth grades for the 2011-12 school year.

Census Finds Population of St. Charles Grew by 18 Percent in Past Decade—In 2000, the city’s population was 27,896 and it rose to 32,600 last year, according to census figures. St. Charles gained more new residents than both Geneva and Batavia.

St. Charles Borders Store Among Those to Close as Part of Bankruptcy Plan—While St. Charles city officials were aware of pending bankruptcy proceedings for bookstore giant Borders, some were told as recently as last week that there was no indication of the possible closing of the West Main Street location.

St. Charles Teen Scores Big at World's Largest Women's Gymnastics Meet—Maggie Lundeen took first on the beam, second on the floor and third on the bars, in addition to scoring 36.05 in the All-Around, resulting in a third-place finish at the Chicago Style Gymnastics Meet on Feb. 12.