Batavia
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How grants are helping Kane County manufacturers improve, be more competitiveSep 29, 2024 5:56 am - The Richards-Wilcox company of Aurora has been in business for 144 years, outlasting many sheet-metal businesses that once operated in the Fox Valley. So it must be doing something right. It is one of 20 companies that received $30,000 Lighthouse grants being administered by the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center.
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25 years and counting: How Working Bikes provides wheels to those in need locally and across the globeSep 28, 2024 9:01 am - Ever wonder how to route bikes from Mundelein to Malawi? Hampshire to Honduras? Lisle to Lesotho? Chicago-based nonprofit Working Bikes knows how to do just that, shipping over 9,000 used bikes last year.
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Batavia cruises past Wheaton North behind stifling defenseSep 27, 2024 11:16 pm - Whenever Batavia and Wheaton North face off under the lights, fans can expect a relatively close game, with five of the last contests being decided by fewer than 10 point...
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American Revolution patriot honored at grave-marking ceremony in AuroraSep 27, 2024 5:07 pm - On Sept. 14, community members gathered at Spring Lake Cemetery in Aurora to honor the life and legacy of Frederick Vaughan, a distinguished patriot of the American Revolution.
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Person hit by train near Elgin last week identifiedSep 27, 2024 1:19 pm - The Kane County Coroner’s office has identified John Jacob, 73, of Elgin, as the person killed last week by a train in unincorporated Elgin.
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Corinne M. Pierog: 2024 candidate for Kane County chairmanSep 27, 2024 6:30 am - Corinne M. Pierog is a Democrat running for Kane County chairman.
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Lance Bell: 2024 candidate for Kane County chairmanSep 27, 2024 6:30 am - Lance Bell is a Republican running for Kane County chairman.
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‘I’m just a storyteller’: Meet the St. Charles retiree turned murder mystery authorSep 27, 2024 3:30 am - Glynn Amburgey of St. Charles has written three murder mysteries since retiring from his job at the city of St. Charles in 2012.
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Kane County offers $755,000 Food and Farm Resiliency Grant Program to support local growersSep 26, 2024 11:13 pm - The Kane County Food and Farm Resiliency Grant Program is now open for applications, offering $755,000 in financial assistance to local food-growing businesses and nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Junior football recruits on the riseSep 26, 2024 6:00 am - Recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran looks at several junior football recruits on the rise.