Susan Sarkauskas
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Genevans to vote on sales tax increase, with specter of dining taxOct 24, 2017 5:34 am - If Geneva residents don't agree to raise the city's sales tax in a March 20 referendum, patrons at Geneva restaurants could start paying a 2 percent places-for-eating ta...
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Suburban police monitoring Ford Explorer carbon monoxide leaksOct 20, 2017 5:03 am - Police across the country have reported carbon monoxide leaking into the passenger cabins of their Ford Explorer Police Interceptors - a staple of suburban departments' ...
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Route 31 road closure in downtown Geneva this weekendOct 20, 2017 1:00 am - Route 31 will be closed Saturday between State and Campbell streets in Geneva because of a construction project at a restaurant at the corner. Crews installing a fire su...
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Geneva mayor: 'Love Kills Pride' sign posters are cowardsOct 20, 2017 1:00 am - Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns got right to the point when he criticized people who posted anti-gay rainbow-themed "Love Kills Pride.com" signs on public utility poles. "To th...
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Man gets 30 days in jail for firebombing house, truckOct 19, 2017 1:00 am - A Geneva man was sentenced Thursday to 30 days in jail for firebombing a house and pickup truck in April 2016. Dominic Castelvecchi, 19, will also pay more than $10,000 ...
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Should Batavia borrow money for faster stormwater sewer work?Oct 19, 2017 1:00 am - Batavia might borrow $5 million or more to expedite completion of stormwater drainage projects. Finance Director Peggy Colby presented a plan to aldermen Tuesday for bor...
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GPS tracker remains on St. Charles battery suspect, for nowOct 16, 2017 1:00 am - The woman Scott Turyna is accused of beating and trying to shoot in May 2016 told a judge Monday that she is "scared to death" of what will happen to her if a GPS tracke...
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Batavia delays final vote on Campana apartment propsalOct 16, 2017 1:00 am - A previous version incorrectly stated the number of votes in favor of the delay. And the mayor did not vote. The Batavia City Council decided Monday to delay until ...
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How an Amtrak employee schemed to take $30,000 from 'Polar Express'Oct 13, 2017 5:30 am - A Downers Grove man might end up on Santa's naughty list this Christmas for using a beloved “Polar Express” holiday train ride to stuff his own stocking. Benjamin Sheets...
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Kane County courts start dismantling electronic monitoringOct 13, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County has begun dismantling its electronic monitoring program that keeps tabs on criminal defendants who are not in jail, after the county board this week prelimin...