Thomas Connelly and Jeffery Schielke, candidates for Batavia Mayor, talk about the main issues facing Batavia with Shaw Local reporter Joey Weslo ahead of the April 1 election.

Steve Weber and Lauren Duddles, candidates for Ward 5 in the St. Charles City Council April 1 election, debated the issues facing St. Charles in a Shaw Local candidate forum with Kevin Solari and David Petesch.

Candidate questionnaires:
Steve Weber: https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2025/02/17/2025-election-questionnaire-steve-weber-st-charles-city-council-fifth-ward/

Lauren Duddles: https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2025/02/17/2025-election-questionnaire-lauren-duddles-st-charles-city-council-ward-5/

Ryan Bongard and Angela Churchill, candidates for St. Charles City Council, Ward 2, in the April 1 election, answer questions about the issues facing St. Charles with Shaw Local's Kevin Solari and David Petesch

St. Charles School District 303 Board candidates Thomas Lentz (incumbent), Jenna Hancock and Elias Palacios debate the issues facing the school board ahead of the April 1 election in a Shaw Local candidate forum.

St. Charles School District 303 Board candidates Heidi Fairgrieve (incumbent), Kate Bell (incumbent), Antonietta Berton-Nicklaus and Kimberly Rich debate the issues facing the school board ahead of the April 1 election in a Shaw Local candidate forum.

Incumbent Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns and candidate Karsten Pawlik debate the issues facing Geneva in the 2025 election for Mayor.

For more election information, visit our Kane County Election Central page: https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/election/

Vicki Spellman, Paul Lencioni and Carolyn Waibel, all candidates in Ward 3 for St. Charles City Council, spoke about the issues in the election with Shaw Local's Kevin Solari and David Petesch.

For more election news in Kane County, visit our Election Central website.

Ronald Silkaitis and Robert Kasper, candidates for St. Charles City Council Ward 1, spoke about the critical issues facing St. Charles heading into the 2025 election. Please note, there were some technical difficulties, and parts of answers were stitched together in order to provide a clearer answer to the question.

Incumbent Lora Vitek and challenger Clint Hull discuss the issues in the St. Charles Mayor race with Shaw Local regional editor Kevin Solari and reporter David Petesch