Susan Sarkauskas
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Batavia gives preliminary OK to downtown massage businessApr 06, 2016 5:30 am - A massage business could open in downtown Batavia, as long as its owner understands that if anything illicit takes place, she will lose the privilege. Aldermen voted 11-...
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North Aurora increases garbage sticker priceApr 05, 2016 7:40 am - North Aurora residents will pay more for trash stickers starting June 1, under a five-year contract the village board approved Monday. But those who instead rent large t...
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Geneva names new fire chiefApr 04, 2016 1:00 am - Geneva has named a lieutenant from its paid-on-call ranks as its next fire chief. The city council Monday appointed Lt. Michael Antenore to the position, starting Aug. 8...
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Fairdale man's video shows tornado that took wife's lifeApr 03, 2016 1:00 am - Clem Schultz was sure the tornado weather forecasters were warning about was going to miss him, but he knew based on experience his Fairdale home would lose electricity....
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A year after tornado, 'little, bitty town' is pulling itself upApr 03, 2016 1:00 am - It wasn't long after a tornado destroyed Fairdale on April 9, 2015, that residents figured out that if they wanted to move back home, the community had to come up with i...
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High winds, snow squalls pelt areaApr 02, 2016 1:00 am - Electricity largely has been restored to a portion of northwest Batavia after high winds snapped utility poles and caused power outages along Western Avenue. Retailers a...
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Geneva fire chief retiringMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - Geneva Fire Chief Steve Olson is retiring June 30, after a 42-year career that saw substantial growth and change in the town. "Four decades of service to the citizens an...
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'More room to do more' at Elburn meat marketMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - Who gets excited when a butcher shop moves to a larger space? Fans of the cranberry chicken "stix," apple-chive bratwurst and veal loaf lunchmeat produced by Ream's Meat...
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Plano man charged with DUI after fleeing Aurora crashMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - A Plano man was charged with resisting arrest and driving under the influence of alcohol Tuesday in Sugar Grove after a crash near Orchard Road and Interstate 88 in Auro...
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Geneva budgeting less for downtown parking, maintenanceMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - Geneva may rely more on volunteers to keep the downtown looking spiffy in the next fiscal year as it budgets less for the area. The proposed 2016-17 budget calls for spe...