Susan Sarkauskas
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Food stamp purchases at Elgin, Aurora farmers markets increasesNov 20, 2013 11:04 am - Kane County officials are pleased with the growth in the use of Link cards at farmers markets in Elgin and Aurora this year. The use of the debit-style food stamp cards ...
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Kane animal control director: Mortgage payments will be caught upNov 19, 2013 11:23 am - Robert Sauceda’s first report as Kane County’s interim animal control director was a smooth and friendly affair. Sauceda did his part by announcing good news: The facili...
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Batavia proposes $1.14 million in aid for new WalgreensNov 19, 2013 10:00 am - Keeping a Walgreens in downtown Batavia is worth $1.143 million to Batavia officials. The council agreed to use $850,000 — a sum equal to the increased property tax expe...
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Batavia school board to discuss students’ homelessnessNov 19, 2013 3:51 am - The Batavia school board will learn about the district’s homeless children, including the effect of homelessness on academic performance, at tonight’s meeting. Superinte...
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Now-agreeable Sugar Grove Library board to try tax hike 13th timeNov 18, 2013 10:26 am - The Sugar Grove Library will ask taxpayers for more money to operate, and a familiar face has joined the board. Both matters were decided unanimously last week which, gi...
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St. Charles bars could pay $900 a year to stay open until 2 a.m.Nov 18, 2013 9:30 am - Staying open until 2 a.m. could cost St. Charles bars and pubs up to $900 more a year, under a plan reviewed Monday by the city's liquor commission. The revisions to the...
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Batavia eatery serving free Thanksgiving dinner to seniorsNov 15, 2013 12:56 pm - Grateful for the support of the community for the two years it has been open, the owner of Aliano’s Ristorante in Batavia has decided to show it, by feeding senior citiz...
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Geneva east bank riverside housing to stay single-family for nowNov 15, 2013 9:33 am - With no comment, the Geneva city council agreed this week to revise its Downtown/Station Area Master Plan, which calls for multifamily housing on the Fox River south of ...
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Batavia house fire blamed on wood-burning stoveNov 15, 2013 9:00 am - A wood-burning stove is being blamed for a fire on the 700 block of Lathem Street in Batavia. A child who was awake at 12:34 a.m. Friday smelled smoke and alerted the ot...
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Geneva offers curbside hazardous waste collectionNov 14, 2013 4:29 pm - Geneva has made it easier for residents to safely get rid of hazardous household waste such as motor oil and old paint. It has contracted for once-a-year curbside pickup...