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For the past two weeks, Mary Lou Chapa has been working on her "Queen's wave." She hopes to perfect it by Saturday morning.
Full Story published 7/3/2009 10:09 AM
If it can, Batavia would like to get some sidewalks repaired in downtown when Wilson Street is resurfaced this summer.
Full Story published 7/3/2009 10:17 AM
Good old volunteer spirit has spiffed up another corner in downtown Geneva. The canopied information kiosk by the Kane County Courthouse at Third and Franklin streets had become a neglected repository for taxi-service stickers, baby-sitter-available notices and the like.
Full Story published 7/3/2009 10:46 AM
A driver on the east side of Elgin this morning forgot some key advice: don't pick up strangers, especially close to 3 in the morning.
Full Story published 7/3/2009 4:07 PM
The windshield and left mirror were broken, the driver's door was dented and scratched, and the hood was scratched on a Jeep Cherokee parked in the 1500 block of Meadows Road between 11:30 p.m. June 27 and 9:30 a.m. June 28.
Full Story published 7/3/2009 11:59 PM
Batavia MainStreet reports that five new businesses opened in Batavia in May, two businesses expanded, two closed or moved out of the downtown and that six were issued building permits for improvements.
Full Story published 7/3/2009 11:59 PM
An Elgin man was arrested on a retail theft charge at 10:56 a.m. Thursday after he entered the Burlington Coat Factory, 250 S. Randall Road, with a brown leather coat on and wore a $280 leather coat out of the store, reports said.
Full Story published 7/3/2009 11:59 PM
The Huntley village board has selected a Naperville-based firm to draft a plan to revitalize the village's historic downtown. The village will pay Houseal Lavigne Associates about $50,000 to complete the study, which will include a vision of the downtown, a survey of transportation and potential funding sources for a downtown facelift.
Full Story published 7/3/2009 11:59 PM
Teachers may not come off assembly lines like Fords. But school districts across the country, including Elgin Area School District U-46, treat them as if they do, one study claims.
Full Story updated 7/3/2009 8:19 PM
We've all seen them on the roads - big rigs hauling heavy, oversized loads. The operators of those trucks need permits, or they're subject to fines. Just ask truck driver Bill Carlson. He got hit with a fine that'll take your breath away.
Full Story published 7/3/2009 11:51 AM
A rare public outcry of concern by Kane County Sheriff's deputies about their ability to protect the safety of residents is clashing with the suggestion that the sheriff's department needs a total overhaul as budget tensions increase.
Full Story published 7/3/2009 3:35 PM
7/3/2009
- » S. Elgin mom fighting U-46
- » Photo contest finalists
- » DuPage judge's appellate run canceled
- » Pet waste drop box fight closer to trial
- » Cops seize 260 pounds of pot in Aurora
- » Family honors memory of St. Charles airman
- » Elderly couple rescued from Elgin lake
- » Discuss various miracles in Fox Valley group
- » Batavia's Holmstad sets summer events
- » Young adult ministry leads service Sunday
- » Unlimited corn and brat meal
- » Register now for vacation Bible schools
- » Chris' Walk Against Substance Abuse
- » Police beat
- » Fox Valley briefs
- » Tri-Cities briefs
- » Kane Co. layoffs will create hole in service
- » Police beat
- » Elgin program reunites woman, loved ones
- » Vernon Hills senior bus service adjusted
- » Driver hits tree head-on in Aurora
- » Route 25 ramps on I-90 to close
- » Cabbie fends off attacker with deodorant
7/2/2009
- » Bandits, Lightning to play benefit softball
- » C'ville man charged with stealing from mom
- » Library board member banned from library
- » Aurora man admits child porn, abusing girl
- » Hampshire man dies in car accident
- » Audit: Chicago air controller fatigued
- » Cops: St. Charles man bites woman
- » Morris repairman killed in Ind. bakery
- » Tri-Cities briefs
- » Fox Valley briefs
- » Police beat
- » Kane sheriff gets OK to exceed budget
- » Area group discusses health care reform
- » Kane plans DUI crackdown this weekend
- » Geneva Republican wants to replace Foster
7/1/2009
- » Aurora man gets 4 years for molesting boy
- » Lightning strikes twice at W. Dundee store
- » Operation Thump Shaker nabs 11 in Aurora
- » Police beat
- » Tri-Cities briefs
- » Aurora rolls toward skate park
- » Police beat
- » Elgin's parking ticket appeal challenged
- » Can't make ends meet? There's spaghetti
- » Aurora police kill rampaging pit bull
6/30/2009
- » Batavia woman charged with stealing cat
- » Boating restrictions lifted on Chain O' Lakes
- » Cops: C'ville man swiped boy's iPhone
- » Man gets 81 years for pizza delivery murder
- » Police beat
- » Police beat
- » Tri-Cities briefs
- » Fox Valley briefs
- » D 204 group keys on special needs funding
- » Residents decry Dundee Twp. tree removal
- » Paddleboats returning to Batavia Riverwalk
- » Smash-and-grab burglaries hit Elgin
- » Kane Co.'s free clinic hits 10,000 patients,
- » Teens charged with Marmion vandalism
6/29/2009
6/28/2009
- » State cuts would hit home in Kane County
- » Metea sports looks to build own traditions
- » Elgin YWCA honors women for leadership
- » Enjoying the Midsommer moments
- » Everyone's Swedish at this fest
- » Batavian receives scholarship
- » Join MainStreet Batavia in efforts to go green
- » Near-miss for Metea practice jerseys
- » Volunteers needed for Literacy Connection
- » Police reports
- » Fire damages Hampshire building
6/27/2009
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