Batavia
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Kane County election officials honored by League of Women Voters for voter registration effortsMay 18, 2026 4:49 pm - Kane County Clerk John Cunningham and Elections Director Raymond Esquivel received a visit from the League of Women Voters-Central Kane County to thank them for their ongoing partnership in promoting voter registration.
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Artistic expression: Batavia elementary school art teacher nurtures ‘creative problem solvers’May 18, 2026 9:34 am - Teaching art was a natural career choice for Grace McWayne Elementary School’s Nicole Pappanduros. Pappanduros’ mother, Sandie, taught art at Lions Park Elementary School in Mount Prospect. Pappanduros grew up helping her mom in the classroom. “The art room became a place where I felt comfortable and at home from an early age,” Pappanduros, 43, said.
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Join in the first Batavia Community Pride worship on June 14May 15, 2026 10:16 pm - Local churches are uniting for “A Church for All” service on June 14 at the Congregational Church of Batavia to celebrate Pride Month and support the LGBTQ community.
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Baseball fans unite to fight hunger in Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Step Up to the Plate ChallengeMay 15, 2026 8:08 pm - The Northern Illinois Food Bank launches "Step Up to the Plate Challenge," a fundraising competition between Northside and Southside baseball fans running through May 17 during the Crosstown Classic series. Each dollar donated provides $8 worth of groceries for local families facing hunger across 13 counties.
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Girls soccer: Clousing’s 3 goals help Wheaton Warrenville South handle BataviaMay 14, 2026 9:34 pm - Plenty of scoring chances have come Wheaton Warrenville South’s way in recent action, but the Tigers have not been able to score very much. That changed during Thursday’s...
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New judge appointed in Kane CountyMay 14, 2026 7:49 am - The 16th Judicial Circuit of Kane County has announced that appointment of Vincent Michael Coyle as its newest associate judge.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank raises $300,000 at 13th annual Fight Hunger RunMay 13, 2026 5:41 pm - Over 1,600 participants and 100 volunteers gathered at Cantigny Park for Northern Illinois Food Bank's 13th annual Fight Hunger event. Last year, the nonprofit provided 93 million meals. They expect to serve 35,000 additional neighbors in May and June due to SNAP requirement changes.
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Undocumented immigrant sentenced to a year in prison for assaulting federal agents in Kane CountyMay 13, 2026 2:01 pm - An undocumented immigrant was sentenced to a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to assaulting law enforcement agents trying to arrest him last summer in Kane County.
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Citations issued in February crash that killed a Batavia manMay 13, 2026 12:56 pm - A woman has been charged with speeding and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident following an investigation into a February crash that killed a 65-year-old man from Batavia.
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Notorious Batavia intersection could get a makeoverMay 13, 2026 12:55 pm - The intersection in Batavia on Fabyan Parkway at Route 25 has long given travelers headaches with congestion and backups often associated with the intersection’s layout.