Brick Work Nears at St. Charles’ Old City Hall

Six-month-long exterior renovation of the St. Charles Municipal Center is starting to take shape.

Scaffolding is going up on the west side of North Riverside Avenue, where preparations are under way for brick and mortar work on the old St. Charles City Hall, circa 1892, which today is an annex to the much larger St. Charles Municipal Center, 2 E. Main St. Last week, the St. Charles Public Works Department started preparations for the project, which is part of a six-month-long exterior renovation of the Municipal Center to make the building weather-tight.   Let Patch save you time. Our free newsletter can be delivered to your inbox. Fast signup here. Then like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter at @StCharlsILPatch.

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St. Charles Municipal Center Renovation Starts This Week

Southern entrance and parking lot at Main Street and Riverside Avenue will remain closed for duration of six-month project.

Don’t worry — if you blink, you won’t miss it, because it’s going to take awhile: The St. Charles Public Works Department is beginning a six-month-long exterior construction project at the St. Charles Municipal Center, 2 E. Main St., beginning this week. “The project will address deficiencies in the exterior shell of the building caused by natural aging of the facility,” said Assistant Public Works Director Peter Suhr. “The facility will receive a new roof, brick repair, new windows, stone repair and painting. This maintenance project will ensure the building remains weather-tight for years to come.” According to a release from the city, the building will remain open during normal hours, and all city business will continue as usual …

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Construction Ahead: St. Charles Municipal Center

The St. Charles City Council is poised to give final approval to a $1.35 million contract for roof, wall and other exterior repairs. Work could start in early May, and is expected to take six months.

The city is poised to begin a six-month exterior overhaul of the St. Charles Municipal Center that will include roof work, the refurbishment of a wall and the replacement of windows and some doors to keep the structure weather-tight. The St. Charles City Council Government Services Committee recommended formal council approval of the $1.35 million contract for the work. City officials told the council the bid came in well under the $1.5 million estimated cost of the project. The work, St. Charles Public Services Manager Peter Suhr told alderman, was recommended after a study last year of the building’s shell. The study, he said, revealed significant problems that need to be addressed to make the building weather-tight. The City Council, in…

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Heartland Blood Center Coming to St. Charles City Hall

A blood drive will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 25.

Heartland Blood Center Coming to St. Charles City Hall

A blood drive will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 25.

The Heartland Blood Center will conduct a blood drive from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013 at St. Charles City Hall, 2 E. Main St. Each donor’s one-pint donation of blood represents assistance to three people, according to an April 12 release issued by the city. Each blood donation can be divided into platelets, red cells, and plasma. Donors can make an appointment at https://ht.heartlandbc.org. Appointments are recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. Donations usually take 20 to 30 minutes. For more information, contact the city of St. Charles Human Resources Department at 630-377-4446, or hr@stcharlesil.gov. Let Patch save you time. Our free newsletter can be delivered to your inbox. Fast signup here. Then like us on Facebook and …

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Downtown St. Charles Gets Historical Marker

Marker captures more than 100 years of change at the site of the St. Charles Municipal Plaza, including the 1929 St. Charles Fixture Co. fire and the 1913 Main Street train crash.

Those with an eye for community history or who simply wonder what different parts of town looked like 50 or 100 years ago have a new stop to make to learn a thing or two about St. Charles’ past. The new Downtown St. Charles Historical Markers Project recently installed its first of three planned historical markers, according to a release issued Tuesday by the Downtown St. Charles Partnership. The first one has been placed on the St. Charles Municipal Center Plaza, 2 E. Main St., and displays chronological accounts of the center’s history, the release states. Highlighted among those is the story of the 1913 train accident on Main Street. Great Western Engine No. 214 ran off the end of the track on the riverfront spur line, crashing into the…

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Review Jan. 7 Live-Blog Coverage of St. Charles Council

The City Council meets at 7 p.m., followed immediately by the City Council Government Operations Committee meeting.

Agenda: St. Charles City Council Meeting Donald P. Dewitte, Mayor 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 | City Council Chambers, 2 E. Main St. 1. Call to Order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Invocation. 4. Pledge of Allegiance. 5. Omnibus Vote. Items with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine matters and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a council member/citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in normal sequence on the agenda. *6.  Motion to accept and place on file minutes of the Public Hearing meeting held on December 17, 2013 and minutes of the regular City Council meeting held on December 17, 2012. *7.  Motion to approve and authorize …

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Early Voting Continues Through Nov. 1

In St. Charles, residents can cast ballots early at the Municipal Center.

Those who want to vote early — whether you are going to be out of town or don’t want to risk long lines on Election Day — will have the opportunity to do so at the St. Charles Municipal Center, 2 E. Main St., starting later this month. No — it is not your usual polling place, but they’ll be prepared to accommodate you. Early voting will be available Oct. 22 to Nov. 1 in the rotunda of the St. Charles Municipal Center from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except Nov. 1, the last day of early voting, which is a Thursday). Early voting allows voters to cast a full ballot before Election Day.  It is intended to make voting easier for everyone by reducing lines at polling places and allowing voters to vote when it fits their schedule…

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