SUMMER/FALL 2025 UPDATE PLEASE DONATE NOW!
Hard to believe that summer is almost over. Thanks to your continued support, the median along Fox Chase Boulevard is looking great! This year the Median Foundation is asking for a $30 tax-deductible donation (more is always appreciated) from residents to support our efforts to maintain and improve the median area. We accept online contributions or use the linked form to mail us a check. Click here to see our donation letter and look for our envelope in the mail!
2024 IMPROVEMENTS
Over 100 flowering perennials, shrubs and trees were planted in the median during 2024. Click here to find out more details about our most extensive improvement in over a decade.
thank you to our 2024 donors
We would like to thank Aintree Community Association, the Townes of Fox Chase and the 206 donors who contributed to our 2024 fundraising campaign. We deeply appreciate your financial support and kind words of encouragement. All proceeds are used to fund maintenance and improvements to the median areas along Fox Chase Boulevard.
CITY Brush and LEAF Pickup dates
The final Brush pickup date for eligible residents on the East Side is on Nov 17. We encourage homeowners to adhere to local ordinances and place brush and leaves on the parkway, in the front of your house or along the frontage where refuse/recycling is collected. We ask residents to not place brush piles, leaves or yard waste along the Fox Chase Boulevard parkway. See the article below for more information. The Median Foundation reports inappropriate brush/yard waste placement incidents to the City of St. Charles using the St. Charles Connect website or directly to the St. Charles Park District.
Leaf collection for eligible households began on the east side of the river on October 27th. The City’s contractor, Kramer Tree Specialists, will complete three collection cycles of the City with an anticipated completion date of December 5. A progress map will be updated daily, showing which neighborhoods have been picked up, and where work remains for the month.
Lakeshore Recycling Systems will provide free bagged leaf collection from December 1 through December 30 for any remaining leaves on your regular refuse collection day.
MEDIAN FOUNDATION IN THE NEWS
In December 2021 the Fox Chase Boulevard Median Foundation was featured in a Daily Herald newspaper article. Earlier articles can also be found in the Daily Herald and the St. Charles Living magazine. Additional information about the Median Foundation can also be found by clicking here to see our press release in 2018 describing how a grassroots effort successfully transformed and preserved a community focal point.
City Takes Action to Eliminate Brush Piles
The City of St. Charles has taken steps to address the unsightly piles of brush and yard waste that accumulate along Fox Chase Boulevard and elsewhere in the City. Here is a quick summary of the actions the City has taken in response to concerns expressed by the Median Foundation and other residents in the community:
The City revised the Brush Pick-up ordinance (8.24.030), which is posted on the City's website and regularly communicated in the Den Newsletter. Brush must be placed on the address side of the parkway where the garbage is gathered. These guidelines apply to all residents in the City of St. Charles that are eligible to participate in the Brush Pick-up program. Click here for a copy of the revised 8.24.030 ordinance - revised pickup language is in the first paragraph [Section 1.1.1] of the ordinance.
The City continues to reinforce the guidelines by sending letters and/or contacting residents living near locations where brush/leaves are inappropriately placed along the Boulevard parkway.
Median Foundation Board Members applaud the steps taken by City administrators and fully support their commitment to maintain the beauty of Fox Chase Boulevard and other parkway areas in the City. We encourage neighbors to contact the Public Works Department at (630) 377-4405 (email: pw@stcharlesil.gov) or contact a Median Foundation Board Member to report residents that do not follow the Brush Pick-up guidelines.
Natural stone pillars at the Dunham Road entrance serve as an inviting gateway to the residential areas connected to Fox Chase Boulevard.
Daffodils in full bloom in the “hillside” landscape bed.
Red Begonia flowers are planted each year to enhance the Dunham Road entrance.
This equestrian statue near the entrance is listed in the Smithsonian and has been a landmark of Fox Chase Boulevard for over 50 years.
Click above to see pictures of the boulevard in disrepair before the Fox Chase Boulevard Median Foundation was established in 2010.