Batavia
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Storms cause damage throughout suburbs; wind advisory still in effectOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Watching The Weather Channel in her Batavia home early Thursday morning, Betty Essling saw that winds of more than 40 mph were approaching the area. "I thought, 'Oh, tha...
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Ex-House Speaker Hastert to step downOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Republican aides said Thursday that former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert will resign soon rather than complete his term 15 months from now, but Hastert himself refused...
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Child porn suspect loses job as coach at Hanover Park gymOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A St. Charles man arrested Oct. 10 on charges he possessed child pornography has been fired from his job at a Hanover Park gym. Vernor Gumila, 38, coached at Gymkhana Gy...
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Gaspari can relate to Geneva's turnaroundOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - One would be hard-pressed to find two high school football teams who have enjoyed more recent success than Batavia and Geneva. Over the past five seasons, including this...
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Theater's essay contest honors John DeaverOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre, a not for profit professional theater in downtown St. Charles, is sponsoring an essay contest to honor the memory of local actor, author and good fri...
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Mary Todd Lincoln's stay in Batavia discussedOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Mary Todd Lincoln's time in a Batavia insane asylum is the focus of a new book. Historian Jason Emerson, the author of "The Madness of Mary Lincoln," will be in Batavia ...
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Man faces DUI, charges from Puerto RicoOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The man who jumped off the Kimball Street bridge Tuesday in Elgin is facing DUI charges, Elgin police say. Jose Antonio Perez, 31, of 24 S. Porter, Elgin, was charged wi...
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On a cross-country ride of hope with a courageous little girlOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - It's far too early to tell whether the Radtke family of Johnsburg got their miracle. But without question, they got something special. Just a week ago, Laurie Radtke fou...
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Second man charged in 1996 murder of boyOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A 31-year-old former Montgomery man has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in the 1996 death of an Aurora boy, it was announced Wednesday. Mark A. Downs,...
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Campton Hills sets salaries of leadersOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Holding the offices of Campton Hills village president and village clerk next year will pay a bit more than they do now, but serving as a trustee won't pay as much. The...