Susan Sarkauskas
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Glenbard offers muted response to dress code controversyAug 16, 2019 1:00 am - Faced with a social media firestorm over its response to dress code violations on the first day of classes Wednesday at Glenbard East High School, District 87 officials ...
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Electrical problem darkens Batavia movie theaterAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - The screens are dark at the Randall 15 IMAX movie theater in Batavia due to an electrical problem - and may be for up to two weeks, unless a temporary fix can be found. ...
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Batavia asks for help finding missing manAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Batavia police are asking the public for help finding a man who was reported missing last month. Relatives told police July 18 that they had not heard from Byron A. Vaug...
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New Kaneland contract raises pay 3.31% on average, to almost 5% annuallyAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Kaneland teachers' pay will be increased, on average, 3.31% to 4.97% annually, under a new five-year contract the school board approved Aug. 5. The contract calls fo...
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Geneva train crossing temporarily blocked Tuesday by minor derailmentAug 13, 2019 1:00 am - The Western Avenue Railroad crossing in Geneva reopened by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday after it was blocked by an inbound train, Geneva police said. There was a minor train derail...
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Business, horse-racing worlds remember Rob MarcocchioAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - As a teenager growing up in Toronto, Robert Marcocchio was intrigued by horse-racing. Not riding thoroughbreds, necessarily. But his facility with numbers fit right in w...
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Cook County jail inmates take on the world in chess tournamentAug 09, 2019 5:30 am - The players stared intently at the chess boards in front of them, tracking their opponents' every move and plotting not only a response, but the response after that, and...
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How Naperville native's slaying spurred friend to turn anger to actionAug 02, 2019 5:30 am - Candice Dickerson was shopping in a Chicago cellphone store April 26, buying her son a reward for a job well done on a school project, when a suspected gang member's str...
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Judge to decide by mid-August whether teens can testify in exploitation caseAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - A Kane County judge said he will decide in the next 10 days whether to allow two "uncharged victims" to testify at the child exploitation trial of former youth minister ...
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Batavia Fire Department hopes new app gets people to check home's safetyJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - The Batavia Fire Department wants you to do a safety check on your house. For years, it has offered to send firefighters to do a 52-point assessment. Can your address nu...