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Geneva may soon have a location for a new library in hand as Kane County officials confirmed a tentative agreement is in place to sell the Sixth Street School property.
Both the county and library boards must vote on the deal before it becomes fina...
Updated: Dec 13, 2014 at 09:02 AM
The Salvation Army's annual Jim Wheeler Toys For Kids program is once again in full swing.
This program, which collects and distributes toys for the needy boys and girls of the Tri-City area is celebrating its 31st year. The program has been named ...
Updated: Dec 11, 2014 at 03:14 PM
The principal of Fenton High School in Bensenville is one of two people the Kaneland school board is considering hiring as its next superintendent.
Todd Leden, who is also associate superintendent for educational services for Fenton High School Dist...
Updated: Dec 11, 2014 at 06:54 PM
About six months ago, Kane County officials prepared to put the former Sixth Street School property in Geneva on the open market. But Tuesday afternoon, officials hinted they may at least be considering some other use for the 2-acre property.
Fundin...
Updated: Dec 04, 2014 at 05:22 AM
Learn about "Headstones & History - Cemetery Art Symbolism" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the Geneva Public Library, 127 James St.
The Geneva Library Foundation presents an eerie, entertaining, and educational presentation on the rich symbolism d...
Updated: Nov 14, 2014 at 01:05 PM
Neighbors of the abandoned Siemens property at McKee Street in Batavia must be tired of looking at the empty, unsightly plot of asphalt and rocks that used to be the Siemens factory.
The property has been vacant since 2006, and the building was demo...
Updated: Nov 08, 2014 at 06:46 PM
A Metra white paper that makes the case for a fare increase, totaling 68 percent compounded over 10 years, contains some interesting numbers.
Although the report features 51 references to capital, 47 mentions of train cars, 34 uses of the word "loco...
Updated: Oct 20, 2014 at 08:23 PM
It's not quite the same walking by Merritt King's historic home at Fifth and Campbell streets in Geneva.
When King, a longtime pillar of the Geneva community as an elected city official and member of the American Legion post, passed away in 2012, it...
Updated: Oct 19, 2014 at 04:33 PM
Does this not sound like a kid's dream assignment?
Do a blind taste test of eight varieties of popcorn, guess the flavor and rate each sample on flavor, texture, crunch and so forth.
The occasion was National Popcorn Poppin' Month, and the judges we...
Updated: Oct 16, 2014 at 06:48 PM
Batavia
• Richard D. Smith, 22, of the 700 block of North Van Buren Street, Batavia, was charged with improper lane use and possession of cannabis at 6:09 p.m. Monday at River and Wilson streets, according to a police report.
• A blue men's 10-...
Updated: Oct 14, 2014 at 05:15 PM