The monarch, 76, was faced with a fresh perspective after enduring a difficult year following his cancer diagnosis in February.

Those north of I-70 and south of Highway 370 are advised to boil their drinking water until further notice, city officials said.

The majority of residents living in St. Charles are asked not to drink city water unless they boil it until further, hours before countless families gather for Christmas Eve dinners. The boil water advisory was issued by the city after a large water main broke in the 200 block of Cole Boulevard,

The City of Saint Charles is working on a large water main break on Cole Boulevard Tuesday morning. The city says Saint Charles water customers north of I-70 and south of Highway 370 are under a boil water advisory because of a brief period of low water pressure.