We will be conducting scheduled maintenance on the City website Friday, April 12 from 10-10:30 p.m. The website may be unavailable during this time. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Hear about the current progress, challenges, and future initiatives of the City of St. Charles at the ‘State of the City’ event May 16, 9 a.m. at the Royal Fox Country Club, 4405 Royal and Ancient Drive, St. Charles. This free event is open to the public and offers the opportunity to engage with City of St. Charles Alderpersons, Mayor, and staff.
The event opens at 9 a.m. with light refreshments. The presentation begins at 9:30 a.m.
The first of several discussions about the City’s power supply contract with Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) took place at a special Government Services Committee meeting April 1. Director of Public Works Peter Suhr provided the Committee of the Whole with some background information, including an overview of our Electric Utility. The discussion will continue at upcoming Government Services Committee Meetings, the next of which is April 22. Watch the presentation here.
The first meeting of the River Dam Joint Task Force was held March 28. People who attended shared comments and were appreciative of the Task Force leading a discussion about the dam.
The meeting focused on organizational issues, such as electing officers. Once a meeting schedule is finalized yet, we will share it. The group decided that future meetings will be available to attend via Zoom.
Brush collection for City of St. Charles residents begins April 15 for residents on the east side of the river and April 22 for residents on the west side.
2024 Brush Collection Schedule
East Side West Side
April 15 April 22
The City of St. Charles Community Clean Up program (formerly Spring Clean Up) is back for 2024. Community Clean Up allows residents to place unwanted items at the curb for collection. Collection dates are April 27 for residents on the East Side of the river and May 4 for the West Side. This is a service for residents within St. Charles city limits only.
The first meeting of the Fox River Dam Joint Task Force will be March 28, 2024, at 6 p.m., at City Hall, 2 E. Main Street, in City Council Chambers, 2nd floor. All are encouraged to attend. This is the first of several meetings expected to take place. A meeting schedule will be announced once it is established by the Task Force.
The City of St. Charles is flushing hydrants beginning April 1 and continuing through May 3. Please note hydrant flushing could temporarily cause water discoloration, even for homes outside the particular flushing area. The discoloration is caused by minerals that get stirred up in the water mains.
The St. Charles Visitors Cultural Commission is soliciting requests for funding from organizations that support and promote tourism, culture, history, and the arts in St. Charles. The following eligibility guidelines will be used to determine which organizations will be recommended for funding. Organizations must:
City of St. Charles residents can get a jump on spring yard clean up. For the weeks of March 18, March 25, April 1, and April 8, the City’s refuse contractor, Lakeshore Recycling Systems, Inc., will pick up yard waste in bags or rented toter bins on normal refuse collection days - no sticker required.
Place twigs, trimmings, leaves, etc. in either a paper yard waste bag or a toter bin rented from Lake Shore Recycling Systems, and place it out on the curb for pick up.
