Susan Sarkauskas
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Downtown Elburn goes back to 1955 for backdrop in HBO TV series shootJul 20, 2018 1:00 am - Elburn is just about ready for its close-up, as a backdrop for a scene in a new HBO television show. Workmen have spent the past few weeks turning the interior of the fo...
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WCC settles part of lawsuit over bum cooling system at Aurora campusJul 20, 2018 1:00 am - Waubonsee Community College has settled part of a lawsuit it brought over what it considered a faulty cooling system installed at its downtown Aurora campus. The col...
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Kane County Fair opensJul 20, 2018 1:00 am - As a quartet from Marmion Academy sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the opening of the 150th annual Kane County Fair Thursday, Norm Skala rose from his wheelchair and s...
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Batavia plans app for self-guided tours of windmillsJul 18, 2018 1:00 am - In 2013, the Batavia Public Library published "Batavia Windmills: A Guide to the Historic Windmills of Batavia." It describes many of the windmills displayed throughout...
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Batavia group wants referendum to remove city's home-rule statusJul 18, 2018 1:00 am - Batavians for Responsible Government is again hoping for a referendum to remove Batavia's home-rule powers. The group is working to collect 1,200 signatures on a pet...
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Geneva to let most businesses allow pets, as long as sign is postedJul 17, 2018 5:30 am - Shoppers will soon be able to bring their pets in to some Geneva businesses, but only if those businesses post a notice at their entrance saying they allow that. The cit...
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Kane County Fair adds wine-tasting, gambling to offeringsJul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Corrected "June" to "July" in lede and caption The 150th annual, consecutive Kane County Fair opens Wednesday, July 18. But just because it is old doesn't mean it i...
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Heat a serious occupational hazard for vest-wearing cops, police dogsJul 13, 2018 5:02 am - When it's 90 degrees out, like the forecast calls for today, who wants be out in the heat wearing a synthetic, close-fitting 5-pound vest? Our guess is nobody. But that'...
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Geneva OKs using public money to bring Dunkin' Donuts to townJul 10, 2018 5:30 am - A Dunkin' Donuts franchise will get financial incentives from Geneva, despite protest from another doughnut-shop owner and her customers. Sonita Chheng of Fresh Donuts, ...
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Inexperience, indifference, deference. How Donnie Rudd almost got away with murder.Jul 06, 2018 5:00 am - The red flags were everywhere. A teenager found dead along a rustic Barrington Hills road, just 27 days after marrying her 31-year-old groom following a whirlwind court...