Fun Facts
• The official city slogan is Pride of the Fox, after the Fox River that runs through the
center of town.
• The township was initially known as Charleston, but since this name was already taken by
the city of Charleston, Illinois (45 minutes south of Champaign), the name Saint Charles was adopted in 1839.
•The Kane County Flea Market, located on the grounds of the county fairgrounds, is held on the first weekend of the every month. The Kane County Flea Market began in 1967 when Helen Robinson told her husband she wanted to run a flea market. Today, the Kane County Flea Market hosts between 15,000 and 25,000 people over two days.