Articles filed under Batavia

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  Kellen motivates students with piano lessonsMay 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Dave Heun talkes with David Kellen of Studio K Music in Geneva. Kellen has taught the art of piano to more than 1,000 Tri-Cities students the last two decades.
  

   

• The Soapbox May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Daily Herald editors write about Memorial Day, state cuts to municpalities and Google's big purchase in Libertyville. Find out what else is on their minds.
  

   
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  Vets treated like kings on trip to Washington, D.C. May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Two Batavia men were among the guests on the monthly Honor Flight from Chicago to the National World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. Both are familiar names around Batavia, especially at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post -- 97-year-old George Gebes, and his son-in-law, Dick Kalina.
  

   
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  Dining events: TL's Four Seasons honors National Wine DayMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  TL's Four Seasons Chinese and Japanese Restaurant honors National Wine Day by pairing up some restaurant favorites with a glass of vino. Enjoy a three-course lunch or dinner beginning on National Wine Day, Friday, May 25, through Friday, June 1.
  

   
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  Fox Valley Academic Team honorable mentionsMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  2011-2012 Fox Valley Academic Team honorable mentions
  

   
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  Introducing the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Today, we introduce you to some amazing teenagers. The members of the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team all have grades and test scores so stellar they could blind. But read past the test scores, and what you find are humble young people, dedicated to learning and intent on using education to further their goals.
  

   

• Cogan tripped up twice to end Batavia career May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  The brilliant 4-year career of Josh Cogan came to a sudden end Friday afternoon when the Batavia star singles player lost both of his matches and was eliminated from the state tournament in Palatine at Fremd High School.
  

   
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  Bail set in Batavia stabbing, attempted murder May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Bail is set at $250,000 for Calvin Hayes, a 54-year-old Chicago man accused of stabbing a co-worker in Batavia this week. Hayes is charged with attempted murder and next due in court on Wednesday.
  

   
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  Batavia swimmer accomplishes a lot with prosthetic legs May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Batavia swimmer Amy Chapman, who was born without lower leg bones, has never let her disability take away from her zest for life. She is 17th in the world for the 100-meter breast stroke in her disability classification. Next month, she'll try to clinch a spot on Team USA for the Paralympic Games in London. She swims with the Academy Bullets Swim Club out of Aurora, where all her teammates are able-bodied. "I'm so used to being able to do everything. If something doesn't work for me, I'll accomplish it anyway," she said.
  

   
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  Addison Trail holds off Batavia May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  First Addison Trail limited the damage, then it created some damage. The Blazers took advantage of a slew of Batavia errors to eliminate the Bulldogs from the Class 4A Wheaton North regional semifinals Thursday with an 8-5 victory.
  

   
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  Western Avenue garden planted with TLC May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Western Avenue Elementary School students got down in the dirt Thursday planting the Geneva school's Get Up and Grow garden. It is the second full year for the garden.
  

   
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  Batavia woman can't be sued over steamy online hoaxMay 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Batavia woman can't be sued for creating more than 20 fake personalities online to foster an Internet relationship with a California woman, who spent $10,000 on gifts for her phantom love, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled today.
  

   
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  Batavia’s Cogan still perfect May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  When Thursday's first round of the state tennis tournament began, six singles players and four doubles teams from the area were vying to get through day one and move to Friday's matches. Six players in all are still alive after a hot and windy day of tennis, but only one is unbeaten.
  

   

• Kaneland looking good this year...and beyond May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Eric Bacon didn't realize it until after his Kaneland boys track team had won its fourth straight sectional title. The Knights had scored in 17 of 18 events at the Class 2A Rochelle sectional.
  

   

• Batavia’s bats go cold May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  As everyone knows, regardless of the sport, you can't win if you don't score. Batavia's softball team was reminded of that the hard way Wednesday afternoon. Playing against a pesky Plainfield East squad in the Class 4A Romeoville sectional, the Bulldogs started and ended the game by squandering scoring opportunities and watched their season come to a close with a 3-0 loss.
  

   
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  Judson U. names William Clark Crothers as incoming interim presidentMay 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Board of Trustees of Judson University is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. William Clark Crothers as Judson University's Interim President for the next academic year. Dr. Crothers will assume this position on July 1.
  

   
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  Aliano's in Batavia aims for authenticity May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  Pasta and pizza lovers will be in their element at Aliano's Ristorante in downtown Batavia, one of the newer independent Italian restaurants to open in the western suburbs. Making food to order in authentic Italian style sets Aliano's apart, according to Mario Aliano, who employs three chefs from Naples. "It's what you would get at my mom's house on Sunday night," he said
  

   
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  Council selects second sculpture for downtown bridge May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  "A Look Back" will be the second sculpture to grace Batavia's Wilson Street bridge. The city council chose the work by artists Oscar Leon and Jessica LoPresti Monday night. The sculpture, to be made of limestone, glass and bronze, will be more than 7 feet tall, and depict the history of the city from the time limestone was forming, through the arrival of the Fox River, into when American Indians lived here and then in to hits heyday as a windmill manufacturing town.
  

   
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  Pal Joey's to fill downtown Batavia restaurant spot May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Batavia City Council agreed to $100,000 in incentives — some a grant, most a loan — to get Pal Joey's to open a second location, in a vacant downtown Batavia spot. The space has been redecorated or renovated twice since 2008, first when Shawn Michael's Bistro opened there in 2008, then when Fox's on the River moved in, in 2009.
  

   

• Tri-Cities police reports May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
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