Susan Sarkauskas
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Reporter goes on the prowl for prongless poly-pocket foldersAug 14, 2016 7:31 am - Shopping for school supplies is a rite of passage for parents. Mothers kneel on the floors of stores, pawing through bins for the correct-colored notebooks. Fathers urge...
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Just crayons and scissors won't cut it for back-to-school shoppingAug 14, 2016 7:30 am - Envy the mom who shopped for school supplies for a kindergartner in Geneva in 1970. According to an advertisement in a local newspaper, she had to buy: • An 8-pack of cr...
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Cool start expected this year for West Aurora High studentsAug 13, 2016 7:36 am - Returning to school Wednesday in the B Wing at West Aurora High School should be no sweat for students and staff. Thanks to the $84.2 million voters last year agreed to ...
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Geneva motorcycle crash victim's name releasedAug 12, 2016 1:00 am - Geneva police have released the name of the man killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon on Fabyan Parkway. He is Dale Slaughter, 61, of Aurora. Slaughter was riding a moto...
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Kane County warns computer vendors of scamAug 12, 2016 1:00 am - Kane County's purchasing department is warning potential vendors about a scam. According to the county's newsletter, someone has been sending fake requests to businesses...
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Batavia may buy ex-alderman's building for twice what it's worthAug 11, 2016 5:23 am - Batavia aldermen are considering paying more than double what a building is worth in order to raze it to make way for the proposed $40 million One North Washington Place...
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Lauzen: How much time will Kane prosecutors spend on McDonald case?Aug 11, 2016 1:00 am - Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen Thursday asked the state's attorney's office to provide an estimate of how much time it expects to spend prosecuting the Laquan M...
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Demolition of Mill Race Inn in Geneva draws closeAug 11, 2016 1:00 am - Plans to raze the Mill Race Inn restaurant in Geneva are picking up speed, even though no plan has been submitted for redeveloping the site. Shodeen Inc. has fenced off ...
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No sales tax vote in November, Geneva officials sayAug 10, 2016 1:00 am - Geneva will wait until April to ask voters' approval to raise the city's sales tax. Mounting a successful campaign to get the OK would be difficult, according to officia...
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Neighbors speak against proposed Geneva duplex planAug 09, 2016 5:33 am - Geneva aldermen are willing to designate the former Geneva Greenhouse property on Western Avenue for attached housing, such as duplexes, in the city's comprehensive land...