Your Guide to Buying a Home in St. Charles, IL

Buying a Home in St. Charles, Illinois

(Hunt Club Wetland)

St. Charles is located in DuPage and Kane County

At the foundation of St Charles' beautiful and unique atmosphere is a thriving economy, stable government, diversified industry, modern infrastructure, low utility and tax rates, well-educated work force and easy access to thriving markets. The City has undertaken aggressive efforts to cultivate and expand economic opportunities with its first Economic Development Department. In 1997 St Charles received the Outstanding (the highest) rating for its budget in three of four categories by the Government Finance Officers Association. St Charles has also embarked upon an initiative referred to as the Balanced Scorecard to make local government responsible for providing excellent municipal services. A cooperative effort by the Downtown St Charles Partnership and the City resulted in St Charles being awarded the Great American Main Street Award by the National Trust of Historic Preservation at the National Town Meeting in April 2000.

The City of St Charles offers a variety of activities and ways to relax. Downtown St Charles is brimming with antiques, quaint shops, museums, and unique restaurants. For more than 30 years, the Kane County Flea Market has brought some of the best in antiques, furniture, unique items and treasures to the Kane County Fairgrounds, located in St Charles. Just minutes from Downtown, The Dellora A. Norris Cultural Arts Center includes a 1,000-seat theater and stage where audiences delight to famous entertainers, musicals and children's theater productions.

Community leaders and residents are proud of St Charles -- its past and its present. The dedicated men and women who live, work and volunteer in St Charles make this community a very special place. As Henry Ford said, "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." St Charles is a success because of the people, businesses, organizations and local governments that work together toward a common vision-the Pride of the Fox.