Susan Sarkauskas
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Holiday shopping: Time to treat ourselves?Nov 26, 2015 5:40 am - We are supposed to be buying gifts for other people now. You know, checking items off the list for our siblings, parents, spouses, children and friends. But more and mor...
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Informal hat and scarf giveaway makes Batavia warmerNov 26, 2015 12:00 am - The green plastic bin in the lobby of the Batavia Police Department containing hats, scarves and mittens could be mistaken for a "lost and found" depository - but for th...
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Proposed Batavia alcohol tax questionedNov 25, 2015 4:45 am - The Batavia City Council is poised to increase what customers pay for water and sewer service and for leaf and brush pickup in 2016. It is also ready to double the per-g...
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Batavia schools seek tax levy increaseNov 25, 2015 12:00 am - The Batavia school district plans to ask for $2.88 million, or 3.97 percent more, in taxes next year than it collected this spring. The school board has approved asking ...
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Gia Mia restaurant to open location in GenevaNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - The site of the former Great Harvest Bread Co. store in downtown Geneva will soon host a restaurant run by the same people who own Fire+Wine in Glen Ellyn and Gia Mia Pi...
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Glenbard Dist. 87, West Aurora could save on big building projectsNov 21, 2015 6:45 am - Taxpayers in West Aurora District 129 and Glenbard High School District 87 might end up paying less for money borrowed for school construction as a result of a state boa...
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Waubonsee moving May graduation back to main campusNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - Due to increased participation, Waubonsee Community College plans to have two graduation ceremonies next May. And it will bring the ceremony back to its new field house ...
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North Aurora approves apartments where Wal-Mart once plannedNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - North Aurora officials have approved building 300 apartments where a Wal-Mart store was planned. Continental Properties of Wisconsin plans to buy the land and build the ...
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Budget impasse has Waubonsee looking for ways to save programsNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - Waubonsee Community College is planning to shift about $1 million in its education fund to keep several programs afloat this year while the state holds up the money ...
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Contested primaries in store for Kane County coroner, auditorNov 19, 2015 12:00 am - There will be contested primaries for Kane County coroner and Kane County Board districts 10, 18 and 22, as candidates filed election petitions Monday morning for the Ma...