Susan Sarkauskas
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Elgin violent crime up for first half of 2016; drop expected for second halfJan 13, 2017 4:00 am - It was a tale of three cities when it came to the largest suburbs and violent crime in the first half of 2016. According to statistics released by the FBI this week, the...
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No referendum on Batavia home ruleJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Batavians won't get to decide this spring whether the city should retain its home-rule authority. The city's electoral board Friday ruled the people who petitioned for s...
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2 to stay on Fox River fire district ballotJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Two candidates supported by former trustee James Gaffney will stay on the April ballot for the Fox River and Countryside Fire/Rescue District. The Kane County Electoral ...
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Kane coroner asks for budget increase due to jump in autopsies in 2016Jan 12, 2017 12:00 am - In years past, a request from Kane County Coroner Rob Russell for an extra $75,000 might have led to fireworks at a county meeting. A resolution to adjust his 2016 budge...
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Batavia school board cool to hiring consultantJan 11, 2017 4:05 am - Batavia school officials decided Tuesday they are not interested in hiring a Boston-based firm to analyze scheduling at its elementary and middle schools and examine how...
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Hearing Friday on validity of Batavia home-rule referendum petitionJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - The Batavia electoral board will meet Friday to determine if a petition for an April referendum on home-rule status is valid. Former city administrator Bill McGrath and ...
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Candidates to stay on Elburn ballotJan 09, 2017 12:00 am - Live by technical details, die by the technical details was the lesson Monday night in Elburn, as an objection saying presidential candidate Jeff Walter's petition wasn'...
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Is Chicago gang violence seeping into the suburbs?Jan 06, 2017 4:00 am - The national spotlight shone on Chicago for the wrong reasons last weekend, as a "60 Minutes" report, a Twitter post from President-elect Donald Trump and a spate of sho...
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Batavia cops investigating woman's deathJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - Batavia police are investigating a suspicious death of a woman Friday morning and are looking for her husband. Police and fire officials were called to the home on the 1...
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Elburn election challenge hearing delayed till MondayJan 04, 2017 4:10 am - The hearing into whether Jeff Walter and Kenneth Anderson should be removed from the Elburn ballot has been continued to Jan. 9. The two requested the delay Tuesday at t...