Batavia
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Kane County coroner, Batavia police seek public’s help solving 45-year-old mysteryDec 26, 2023 3:25 pm - In 1978, a couple remodeling a Batavia home made a shocking discovery. As the wife tore out a plaster wall with a claw hammer, a bone fell out. When Batavia police invest...
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Carpentersville wins first place in best water in Kane County contestDec 26, 2023 11:57 am - The bar was full, Rod Stewart’s voice was booming “Maggie May” from speakers the size of Yugos, people were piling up food from a buffet and three judges sat in front of ...
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Seigle Foundation awards grants to housing-related charitiesDec 25, 2023 12:35 pm - The Seigle Foundation has announced nearly $200,000 in grants to local housing-related charities. Grants were awarded to the Community Crisis Center, Marklund Children’s...
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Prewitt’s clutch basket lifts Batavia over St. Charles EastDec 22, 2023 10:51 pm - While Batavia’s Brooke Carlson provided most the team’s offense in Friday night’s game at St. Charles East, it was two reserves that sank key baskets in the Bulldogs’ 47-...
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Kane County Health Department and sheriff’s office join forces to offer free CPR classesDec 21, 2023 11:42 am - In recognition of National Heart Month in February, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and the Kane County Health Department have teamed up to teach cardiopulmonary resusc...
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How Christmas dinner traditions have evolvedDec 21, 2023 6:24 am - Turns out, a Dutch chemist named Johannes van Houten could very well be my all-time hero. Back in 1828, he invented a way to make chocolate into a solid bar, a form we’ve...
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Good News Sunday: Dentist volunteers offer free care to patientsDec 20, 2023 6:55 am - Barrington High student working to bring peer juries to suburban schools
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Batavia holiday trash collection, tree pickup scheduleDec 20, 2023 6:00 am - Batavia’s refuse and recycling collection will be delayed one day the weeks of Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Also, its free bagged leaf collection ends Dec. 29. Natural Christmas...
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Catholic group for LGBTQ people praises news about same-sex marriage blessingsDec 19, 2023 1:07 pm - Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich also welcomes it, saying it will help more people ‘feel the closeness and compassion of God.’
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Waubonsee scholarship recipient seeks to make a difference in students’ lives 30 years laterDec 17, 2023 11:11 pm - Kevin Pennington, a Waubonsee Community College Foundation board member, knows firsthand the impact a scholarship can have on a student’s education and future. Now an at...