Susan Sarkauskas
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Back to Antarctica, a little delayed, for NIU scientistsNov 10, 2014 4:00 am - Two days. Two stinkin' days. If federal officials had been able to resolve their budget conflict and end the 2013 partial government shutdown two days earlier, Reed Sche...
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Info sought on suspicious fire in Batavia fieldNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - Batavia fire officials believe someone intentionally set the fire that burned about 10 acres of cornfields and marsh off Randall Road. The fire was reported around 10 p....
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Elgin Mental Health prisoner can stand trial on escape chargesNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - Jesse Vega, the Elgin Mental Health Center prisoner charged with escaping from custody of state guards in June, was deemed fit Friday to stand trial on that charge. Kane...
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Batavia begins debate on proposed 2015 budgetNov 06, 2014 12:01 am - In the grand scheme of a proposed $102.3 million budget, the idea of whether or not to charge a higher monthly fee for curbside brush pickup may seem like small potatoes...
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Batavia restaurant to serve seniors free Thanksgiving mealNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Mario Aliano gets a little choked up when he talks about senior citizens. "Our country was sort of built by them," he said of the people sometimes called "The Greatest G...
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Batavia school referendum: 'No' to borrowing $15 millionNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Batavia school officials wanted to know what residents thought about borrowing $15 million for buildings and grounds projects, and residents overwhelmingly told them not...
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Fire, library, borrowing questions on Kane County ballotsNov 03, 2014 12:01 am - Some voters Tuesday get to decide what fire district to be in, tell school officials whether to borrow money to pay for artificial turf sports fields, and whether to add...
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Catalytic converter thieves strike GenevaNov 03, 2014 12:01 am - Geneva is the latest town to be struck by people stealing catalytic converters off cars. Between Oct. 27 and 29 the emissions-control devices were stolen off seven vehic...
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Batavia considers lowering side street speed limitsNov 01, 2014 7:45 am - Batavia is investigating whether to lower the speed limit on side streets to 25 mph, at the request of some residents and an alderman. The city council this week directe...
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Geneva High atop local lists for science, readingOct 31, 2014 5:30 am - When it comes to the 2014 scores on state-mandated school report cards, Geneva High School was first in four of five categories among seven high schools in the Tri-Citie...