Susan Sarkauskas
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From working dog to family pet: Police dogs in retirementAug 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Shane loves tug-of-war. He walks around his backyard with a tug toy or a deflated ball in his mouth, ready to play. And unlike when he was working, the German shepherd d...
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Batavia school board questions need to extend TIF district lifeAug 29, 2014 5:30 am - The Batavia school board is questioning why the life of a tax-increment financing district in downtown Batavia should be extended 12 years past its original expiration d...
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Geneva considering request for tattoo studioAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - The Geneva City Council will decide Tuesday whether to let a tattoo studio open in a strip shopping center on Randall Road, over objections of some of the owners of the ...
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Why Kaneland's interim superintendent quit after 1 dayAug 29, 2014 1:00 am - Ken Sorrick made it clear why he quit as Kaneland's interim school superintendent the day after he was named: He can't stomach outspoken school board member Tony Valente...
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Gas pipe work to disrupt Kaneland High, soccer club activitiesAug 28, 2014 1:00 am - Kaneland High School is dealing with an unexpected challenge this fall: Part of the campus will be fenced off while three gas lines are replaced. Kaneland school board m...
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Batavia school support workers contract OK'dAug 27, 2014 5:30 am - Batavia school support workers will get a 65-cents-an-hour raise in the first year of a four-year contract the school board approved Tuesday. In the remaining years, rai...
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Kaneland interim superintendent hired Monday quitsAug 27, 2014 1:01 am - The interim superintendent the Kaneland school board hired Monday is quitting. School board President Cheryl Krauspe confirmed Wednesday that Ken Sorrick has submitted a...
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Sugar Grove library director leaving for Zion-BentonAug 27, 2014 1:00 am - The Sugar Grove Library director is quitting to take a full-time job elsewhere. “It's been a lot of fun to work here. It's not that I don't enjoy what I'm doing,” Carol ...
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Kaneland picks ex-Palos Hills chief as interim superintendentAug 26, 2014 5:30 am - The Kaneland school board Monday hired former North Palos District 117 chief Ken Sorrick to serve as interim superintendent. The board approved a 100-day contract, which...
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Batavia school board refining needs for referendum moneyAug 26, 2014 1:00 am - If it comes to spending $15 million quickly on capital projects, the Batavia school board wants to make sure high-priority work on school buildings isn't pushed down the...