Articles filed under Geneva Township

• 17 file write-in candidacies in Kane County Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Seventeen people have filed to run as write-in candidates in Kane County for the April 9 consolidated elections. Two more people have joined the Batavia 7th Ward race as write-in candidates, and another person has joined the Geneva Township clerk race.
  

   
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  Geneva Twp. clerk candidate bumped from ballot after challenge Jan 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  The Geneva Township electoral board Thursday night said clerk candidate Geoffrey Carreiro did not have the requisite number of valid signatures, so he was removed from the ballot. Carreiro said he will run as a write-in.
  

   

• Geneva Twp. petition challenge delayed Jan 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  A hearing challenging the petitions of the lone candidate for Geneva Township clerk has been continued until 4 p.m. Thursday, due to a typographical error on the hearing notice sent to the candidate.
  

   

• Tri-Cities police reports Dec 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  Randy K. Brattin, 32, of Elburn was charged with driving under the influence, driving under the influence with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 or more, driving while license revoked and aggravated fleeing and eluding at 7:50 p.m. Nov. 30 near Bunker and Keslinger roads near Elburn, according to a sheriff's report.
  

   
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  3 years of free suppers and still going strong Oct 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  The third anniversary of the free Third Tuesday Supper will be Tuesday night at the Geneva United Methodist Church.
  

   

• As went Carter, so goes Obama Oct 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Geneva letter to the editor: When President Carter was voted out and President Reagan became the new Commander in Chief, it was because Carter had failed miserably as president. Well, Obama has failed as well and we need a man in office who knows and understands business.
  

   

• Tri-Cities police reports Sep 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  About $150 of damage was caused when someone in a black pickup truck intentionally drove through a front lawn in the 200 block of Sandholm Court at about 4:35 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Geneva police report.
  

   
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  Officials in 31 suburban townships get automatic raisesAug 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  While most American workers have spent the past four years getting by with stagnating wages, or making even less than in years before, a segment of government employees is doing just fine. Elected officials in 31 suburban townships combined to make $661,387 more this year than they did in 2009. In many cases, they gave themselves the raises -- and they're getting ready to do it again.
  

   

• Tri-Cities police reports Aug 1, 2012 12:00 AM
  At 5:01 p.m. Monday, a resident of the 800 block of South River Street in Batavia reported that $150 was stolen from the person's residence, according to a police report.
  

   
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  Early-morning storm knocks out electricity, downs trees Jul 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  A storm that rolled through the Tri-Cities area Tuesday morning left areas of Geneva and Batavia without power and several downed trees. An approximate five-square mile area in the southeast section of Batavia had its power knocked out by the storm that came through around 6 a.m., Batavia Public Works Director Gary Holm said.
  

   
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  Beloved Geneva teacher remembered for her dedication Apr 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  For Mary Hogan Bencini, being a second-grade teacher in Geneva wasnt just a career, it was a calling and passion. Bencini would stay in touch with former students through birthday cards and letters of encouragement after her students moved to third grade and beyond. Mary Hogan Bencini taught us that the way to live is to give back, recalled friend Loy Williams at a memorial service Saturday.
  

   

• Geneva parks budget sees higher spending on fuel Apr 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  The proposed 2012-13 Geneva Park District budget anticipates spending 17 percent more on gasoline and diesel fuel, due to increased costs; a decline in program fees from Peck Farm Park, as participation has dropped; and spending about 12 percent of income on repaying debt.
  

   

• Budgets don’t influence assessor Mar 31, 2012 12:00 AM
  Letter to the Editor: The assessor works for the township property owner/taxpayer. The budgets and levies of the various taxing bodies do not influence property values and are not considered in valuing properties.
  

   
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  Spring musical showcases freedom, rebellion Mar 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Geneva High School stages 'Urinetown -- The Musical' Thursday through Saturday. The musical, which opened on Broadway in September 2001, pokes fun at the legal system, capitalism, corporate power and political mismanagement, and prompts the audience to think of how a single evil company profits off one of humanitys basic amenities.
  

   

• Batavia will pay more for its share of ambulance cost Feb 8, 2012 12:00 AM
  Changes are coming to the way Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles divvy up the cost of providing emergency care through their joint ambulance service. For Batavia, it means picking up a greater share of the tab.
  

   

• Dist. 304 dips into reserves to pay debt Feb 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Geneva school board decided to take $3.2 million out of its education fund and use it to pay debt, meaning taxpayers won't see as much of a tax hike as initially projected on their bills this spring.
  

   
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  Geneva park, portion of Fox River Trail to close in spring Jan 9, 2012 12:00 AM
  People who like to walk, jog or ride a bicycle through Island Park in Geneva are bracing for the closure of the park this spring and summer, as the Geneva Park District replaces an 81-year-old concrete bridge over a Fox River channel.
  

   

• Kane County police reports Jan 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  A 29-year-old Geneva man was given a ticket at 1:25 p.m. Dec. 27 charging him with trespassing, according to a police report. Police say he was walking along the Union Pacific railroad right of way.
  

   

• Police reports Dec 30, 2011 12:00 AM
  James K. Boyne, 19, of Batavia was ticketed, charging him with possession of cannabis at 12:42 a.m. Friday in the 300 block of West Wilson Street, according to a police report.
  

   
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  Old Kane County jail may be in final days Nov 17, 2011 12:00 AM
  It might cost nearly $1 million to do it, but Kane County Board members seemed to favor a plan to tear down the old county jail for the sake of making the land surrounding it more desirable for development.