Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Fine Line Creative Arts Center’s presentation will be in the Feature Tent for the two-day event, which includes a downtown trolley, photo booth, Art Talks, and live musical entertainment.
A local art center will take center stage in the Feature Tent with “The Art of Weaving” during this weekend’s 15th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show. The 15th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2013. The juried show will feature more than 110 artists in various mediums, as well as artist demonstrations. The Downtown St. Charles Partnership, in a release, said STC Capital Bank, 460 S. 1st St., is the sponsor of the Feature Tent, where Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 6N158 Crane Road, will present “The Art of Weaving.” The release describes Fine Line Creative Arts Center as one of the few regional art centers in the country. The center on the West …
While on his way to the "Blessing of the Bikes" at Mooseheart, television actor Erik Estrada stops for some groceries.
This just in ... OK, actually it was "just in" on Saturday, and I just now saw it in my inbasket. (Note to self: Catch up on e-mails.) Alert Patch reader Melanie Gayton sent in these photos with a note: "Erik Estrada was in Meijer today because he is filming at documentary on Mooseheart and doing something at the motorcycle place in St. Charles." Turns out, Estada was in town as the 2013 guest rider for the 10th anniversary "Blessing of the Bikes" celebration at Mooseheart. The campus was the scene for a celebration centered around the blessing of motorcycle bikes and riders delivered at noon at the Mooseheart House of God. This blessing is the symbolic start to the riding season and a major fundraiser. In 2012, donations totaled $6,335 to…
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.
One drink could be the standard for drunken driving—at least for some people if the National Transportation Safety Board has its way. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. About 10,000 deaths a year are related to drunken driving. The NTSB says the lower limit would save 500 to 800 lives a year. Officials at the American Beverage Institute called the proposal "ludicrous." It said the average woman could reach the 0.05 percent limit by having one drink. We reached out to readers of our Tri-Cities sites and asked them: Should the DUI limit be lowered to 0.05 percent? Here’s some of the responses we got: Tracy Ryder: “How many less sips is …
Economic development incentive pact would allow motorcycle dealership to expand on South Randall Road in St. Charles.
A proposed incentives deal to draw new jobs and new tax revenue into the city received the support of the St. Charles City Council on Monday, four months after the city’s Economic Development Department first pitched the plan at a much higher cost to the city. Instead of $250,000 in tax breaks as proposed in January, the City Council on Monday agreed to reimburse $70,000 from the 1 percent municipal sales tax the business over the next five years. The reimbursement is expected to cover costs Lone Star-Cardinal Motorcycle Ventures III LLC, doing business as Windy City Triumph, expects to incur in leasing and building out 5,000 square feet of underused space at Fox River Harley-Davidson, 131 S. Randall Road. The proposal would add another …
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Monday, May 20, 2013
New contract will run through 2015-16 school year, officials say.
St. Charles teachers coming off a hard pay freeze that began in 2011 will see annual average pay increases of 2.8 percent in a three-year contract that includes an apparent nod to the state’s pension crisis. The St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 Board of Education on Monday approved the deal with the St. Charles Education Association, whose members approved the contract last week, according to a press release issued Monday night by District 303. The new contract takes effect in August and runs through the 2015-16 school year, according to District 303’s release, which notes that teacher pay will increase an average of 2.8 percent in each of the contract’s three years. But the release also states that the contract includes a …
More than 110 artists, Downtown Historic Trolley rides and live musical entertainment are on tap for annual Memorial Day weekend fest.
So, you’re wondering, what’s new this year during the Downtown St. Charles Partnership’s 15th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show? Well, the Art Talks are one new feature of the annual Memorial Day weekend event. Visitors will be able to listen as artists discuss their inspiration for a piece, for example, or hear artists discuss the differences between a fine craft and a fine art. The 15th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 25, 2013, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2013. The juried show will feature more than 110 artists in various mediums, as well as artist demonstrations. Here’s the schedule for the Art Talks: Saturday, May 25 11 a.m.: Discover the techniques of an artist in one of the …
Street closures, parking restrictions will accompany St. Charles parade on Monday morning.
The 2013 Memorial Day Parade will be held on Main Street/Route 64 at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27, 2013, and will be accompanied by the usual temporary street closures from 9:45 a.m. until about 11 a.m. The St. Charles Police Department, in a release issued Monday, said Main Street/Route 64 will be closed at 7th Street on the West Side to 5th Avenue/Route 25 on the East Side. Parking will be prohibited on the Main Street Bridge from 8 to 11a.m. The Police Department is urging motorists to use a suggested detour route — 7th Street to Illinois Street to Illinois Avenue to 5th Avenue. Traffic assistance along the route will be provide by police and St. Charles Emergency Management Agency personnel. According to the department’s release, the parade …
Large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are all possible, according to a the National Weather Service.
Serious storms may be headed our way, warns the National Weather Service. The storm system that dropped large hail and tornadoes on parts of Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma is now headed toward Illinois. The National Weather Service has placed most of Illinois—including Will County—in the "slight risk" category for severe weather on Monday and Tuesday. The main threats on both days consist of damaging winds and large hail. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center noted in its technical discussions that isolated tornadoes are also possible on Monday and Tuesday. "The most violent storms will ignite during the afternoon and evening hours as daytime heating causes instability," Accuweather.com Meteorologist Meghan Evans wrote in her…
An apparent two-vehicle crash sends drivers to Delnor Hospital as southbound Randall Road is shut down around 10 a.m. Monday, May 20.
Batavia police and fire officials had to shut down southbound Randall Road for at least a half hour Monday to clear the road and transport drivers to Delnor Hospital. The crash took place around 10 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2013, near the intersection of Randall Road and Mill Street, Tri-Com Dispatch scanner reports said. Southbound Randall Road remained blocked by emergency vehicles as of 10:35 a.m. Vehicles were being rerouted through business parking lots during the crash cleanup. Tri-Com reports said there were injuries in the crash, and ambulances were leaving in the director of Delnor Hospital around 10:20 a.m. Patch will update this article when information is available from official sources.
Also this week: an infant's body is found in the river near Brookfield Zoo, a bank-robbery spree hits Willowbrook and a baseball coach is accused of filming sex acts with a player.
Here are some of the top stories from Patch's West Chicago region last week: GENEVA—SWEET! Genevan Finds $4.85 Million Lottery Ticket in His Cookie Jar—Winning ticket stashed away for more than three months. DARIEN—Jury Finds Johnny Borizov Guilty in Darien Family Murders—The trial comes to a close nearly one month after it began, and more than three years after three Kramer family members were killed. BROOKFIELD—Body Found in Des Plaines River Believed to be Missing 1-Year-Old—The 1-year-old boy's mother and her boyfriend have been charged with the murder of Bryeon Hunter, who was first reported missing in April. The body was found near the Brookfield Zoo. WILLOWBROOK—Willowbrook Bank of America Robbed on Monday Morning—The alleged robber…
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8:19 pm on Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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