Susan Sarkauskas
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West Aurora asked for tax break for factory expansionMar 07, 2017 4:30 am - The West Aurora school district is being asked to rebate potentially $297,000 in new property tax dollars to convince a factory to stay and expand in Aurora. Invest ...
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2 injured in fiery crash in Sugar Grove TownshipMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - Two men were injured in a fiery crash early Monday in Sugar Grove Township when one of them drove into a no-passing zone and hit a driver headed the opposite way, police...
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Batavia candidates discuss One North Washington, sanctuary city statusMar 03, 2017 4:30 am - Is Batavia right in approving the One North Washington Place development? What are the top challenges it will face in the next five years? Should it become a sanctuary c...
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Wheeling cop opens new battlefront in war on scammersMar 03, 2017 4:00 am - As regular readers of this column know, there's no shortage of warnings and tips from police and consumer advocates about how to avoid getting scammed. And yet people -...
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Batavia history museum seeks $2 million for expansionMar 03, 2017 12:00 am - Batavians are being asked to dig deep in their pockets to preserve more local history. The Batavia Historical Society is asking for $2 million to add a two-story, 5,000-...
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Batavia to spend $400K demolishing buildings for downtown projectMar 01, 2017 4:30 am - Batavia will spend nearly $400,000 to knock down buildings to make way for the One North Washington Place apartment-and-business development at Washington Avenue and Wil...
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Second person dies as tornado devastates tiny NaplateMar 01, 2017 12:00 am - Henry Horne was delivering newspapers Tuesday afternoon in Naplate when an alert came on the radio about a possible tornado a few miles to the east, near Marseilles. The...
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Kaneland High to stay out of federal lunch programFeb 28, 2017 4:30 am - Kaneland High School students won't pay a dime more for their hot lunches next school year, but students at Kaneland Harter Middle School will. The school board set pric...
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How law-and-order suburban sheriff became a deaconFeb 24, 2017 4:40 am - Former Kane County Sheriff Ken Ramsey is a tough guy. Fighting in the Vietnam War, serving as a firefighter, and working 35 years in law enforcement, Ramsey saw violence...
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Batavia picks final sculpture for bridgeFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - A tall swirl of stainless steel and colored glass will be the fourth and final sculpture installed on the Donovan Bridge in downtown Batavia. "Spintronic," by Nicole Bec...