Susan Sarkauskas
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Batavia firefighters get 4 percent raisesFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - Batavia's full-time firefighters, paramedics and lieutenants will get raises from 2 to 4 percent, under a new three-year contract. The contract, which the city council a...
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Kane County wants to hike after-hours stray pickup feeFeb 17, 2016 12:00 am - Kane County Animal Control Administrator Brett Youngsteadt is proposing to raise the fee charged when a warden has to go out on a call after normal business hours to pic...
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Proposed drug treatment center near Campton Hills rejected againFeb 16, 2016 12:00 am - A request to open a 120-bed drug and alcohol treatment center near Campton Hills ran in to more opposition Tuesday. The Kane County Development Committee recommended rej...
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Police chief: St. Charles bars getting better at preventing problemsFeb 16, 2016 12:00 am - Things have gotten better at downtown St. Charles bars in the last year, as far as people starting fights, getting drunk and urinating in public, or generally misbehavin...
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How multitalented Hinsdale South grad helped confirm Einstein's predictionFeb 14, 2016 12:00 am - Scientists last week announced they have evidence that supports the theories that 1. Black holes exist and 2. Albert Einstein was right about his 1915 theory of relativi...
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Kaneland bringing back pay for some coaching positionsFeb 11, 2016 12:00 am - The Kaneland 302 school board said the district will resume paying people to fill some positions as sports coaches and club advisers. The board approved a plan earlier t...
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Portable classrooms planned for Geneva HighFeb 09, 2016 4:38 am - Geneva High School students could attend some classes in portable rooms next school year. The school board Monday authorized a letter of intent to buy a used, six-classr...
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Geneva douses Dunkin' Donuts proposalFeb 09, 2016 4:30 am - As much as some of them love Dunkin' Donuts coffee, Geneva aldermen indicated Monday that they won't approve plans to build a drive-up store in a west-side strip shoppin...
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Does Batavia need to hire a communications director?Feb 09, 2016 12:00 am - Batavia aldermen are considering hiring a communications director for the city, but first they want to talk about where it would fit with their priorities. City Administ...
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Smoke prompts Batavia school evacuationFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - Smoke from an overheated motor in the climate-control system prompted the evacuation Monday morning of Holy Cross Catholic School in Batavia. School workers called the B...