Susan Sarkauskas
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State pledges $40 million for Longmeadow Parkway bridgeJun 04, 2014 1:01 am - Kane County's plan to build the Longmeadow Parkway bridge has received a big boost with the state pledging to pick up about one-third of the estimated cost. The county a...
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Batavia OKs incentives to keep SuncastJun 03, 2014 5:00 am - Batavia aldermen decided Monday that it is worthwhile to give incentives of more than $7.5 million to keep plastic-goods manufacturer Suncast Corp. in town as it expands...
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Batavia VFW asks city to drop ban on video gamblingJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - Batavia will reconsider its ban on video gambling, at the request of leaders of a Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Dale Richard, past commander of Overseas Post 1197, told...
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Kaneland middle schooler dies after being hit by freight trainJun 02, 2014 1:01 am - Kaneland Harter Middle School eighth-grader Parker Wolfsmith died Saturday night after being hit by a freight train in Maple Park. Maple Park Police Chief Mike Acosta sa...
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Fix old, rent, or build new Batavia school maintenance building?May 28, 2014 5:30 am - Batavia school board members want more information about the likely longevity of the district's maintenance building before deciding whether to make safety-related repai...
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Batavia offering electricity incentives to keep Suncast factoryMay 28, 2014 5:30 am - Suncast Corp., maker of consumer plastic storage and furniture products, is agreeing to stay and increase production in Batavia, if it can get a break on how much it...
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Geneva schools chief gets 2 percent raise each of next 4 yearsMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - Geneva schools Superintendent Kent Mutchler will get a pay raise of almost 2 percent each of the next four years. The school board voted 5-2 Tuesday to amend his contrac...
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DuPage honors those who lost their lives in U.S. warsMay 25, 2014 1:00 am - Roughly 60 people gathered Sunday for a ceremony at the DuPage County Veterans' Memorial in Wheaton to honor and remember residents who died in military service. The mem...
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Opening ceremony 10 a.m. Saturday for Healing Field of HonorMay 23, 2014 5:30 am - Rudy Keller never served in the United States' armed forces. One might not suspect that, given his passion for promoting patriotism. "I'm just very appreciative of those...
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Dinges hired to lead Bartlett public worksMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - The city of Geneva is looking for a new public works director after Dan Dinges announced he is quitting to become Bartlett's public works director. Dinges has worked for...