Susan Sarkauskas
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Kaneland hopes $1,000 bonus will get it some bus driversSep 28, 2015 1:00 am - The Kaneland school district will pay a $1,000 signing bonus to get experienced bus drivers to join, and stay with, the district. The district has four vacancies, and no...
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Batavia police warn of fake military charity solicitorsSep 25, 2015 1:00 am - Batavia police are warning people about a company soliciting money for care packages for soldiers, saying it appears it is not affiliated with any charity. It has issued...
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Geneva dropping idea for downtown business districtSep 25, 2015 1:00 am - "Put a fork in it. It's over" is how Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns described a proposal to create a special district that would have financed and implemented public and priva...
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Martini bar seeks loan from city to open in BataviaSep 24, 2015 1:00 am - The owner of Pal Joey's restaurant wants to open a martini-and-wine bar in a former gelato shop in Batavia, with financial help from the city. John Hamel is asking for $...
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Batavia survey details the where, why of flooding in June stormSep 24, 2015 1:00 am - On an extra-rainy June 15, three inches of rain fell in less than two hours on already soaked Batavia. And then city officials received a deluge of calls - at least 250 ...
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Batavia may use ex-Buffalo Grove manager to aid in administrator searchSep 23, 2015 1:00 am - The Batavia City Council is considering hiring a consultant to help it determine what it wants in a new city administrator, and to then help find one. Mayor Jeff Schielk...
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Plank Road crash victim identifiedSep 23, 2015 1:00 am - A Rochelle woman was killed in a fiery two-vehicle crash in Plato Township Wednesday afternoon, police said. A semitrailer truck was westbound on Plank Road just west o...
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Batavia hires power plant suit lawyers to advise itSep 22, 2015 5:30 am - Batavia is hiring the law firm that sued entities last year over the advice they gave city officials regarding investing in an electrical power plant. Doing so could hel...
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Batavia Golden Corral closes suddenlySep 22, 2015 1:00 am - While addressing the annual Chamber of Commerce breakfast in 2011, Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke was finally correct about the Golden Corral Restaurant: He said it was goi...
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St. Charles man gets 7 years for stealing bongsSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - The second of two men accused of stealing expensive bongs from a St. Charles store pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated robbery. Rayshawn Vanperbandt, 21, agreed to a sen...