Batavia
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Meet the 98-year-old Elgin woman who walks 3 miles dailyApr 07, 2023 6:00 am - Betty McKeown should have been a postal worker in the days when nearly all walked their routes. She certainly had the skill set and ambition to walk whenever and whereve...
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Batavia garbage contract bidders aren't budging on dropping pay-by-sticker programApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - None of the three companies that bid for a contract to pick up Batavia residents' garbage are willing to offer a volume-based option, such as pay-per-tip or stickers. Th...
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$700,000 grant allows Aurora food pantry to launch Mobile Meals programApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - A $700,000 federal grant will allow the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry to bring hot, nourishing meals to people who need them. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin visited the pan...
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Batavia school board likely to have three newcomersApr 07, 2023 1:00 am - Three newcomers will likely join the Batavia school board following a close election. Raquel Gonzalez-Thomas, Danielle Sligar and Jeffery Robert Arulandu, the three lead...
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Kane County property transfers for Feb. 14 to March 6, 2023Apr 07, 2023 1:00 am - Aurora $475,000; 1248 Star Grass Lane, Aurora; Sold on March 2, 2023, by Vicky L Oakley to Tomas D Aviles $475,000; 1248 Star Grass Lane, Aurora; Sold on March 2, 2023, ...
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500 women and girls in Aurora to receive empowering gifts from the communityApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - The POWER Women employee resource group at Aurora City Hall hosted a monthlong Empower Bag Collection Drive during Women's History Month. The goal was to collect 100 pu...
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Local 4-H offers 'Passport to the World' with annual International NightsApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - This April, explore multiple countries without ever leaving the suburbs with 4-H International Nights in Wheaton and Yorkville. Visitors can discover the geography, cult...
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Kids Above All helps youths dealing with trauma, injustice build better livesApr 06, 2023 6:00 am - Kids Above All does exactly what its name implies. It puts kids first. Founded in 1894 as an orphanage in Lake Bluff, the organization has seen a diverse expansion o...
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Hands Around the Courthouse and County event raises awareness of child abuseApr 06, 2023 1:00 am - About 100 people joined hands for a moment of silence Thursday in Geneva to acknowledge local victims of child abuse and neglect during CASA Kane County's annual Hands A...
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Baseball: Batavia's bats hot early, often vs. Waubonsie ValleyApr 06, 2023 1:00 am - After the first pitch of Thursday's game against Waubonsie Valley was delayed for 25 minutes due to transportation issues, Batavia wasted little time in putting numbers ...