Susan Sarkauskas
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Batavia drops out of online learning cooperativeJan 30, 2014 5:19 pm - The Batavia school district is dropping out of the group planning an online and blended learning program. The school board voted 4-3 to do so Tuesday, according to board...
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Batavia WWII, Korean War officer Wyllie was dedicated to helping othersJan 30, 2014 11:51 am - Service to his country and to his fellow man were important to James “Bill” Wyllie. It wasn’t enough to serve in combat in World War II and the Korean War, sustaining a ...
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65th House candidates address state’s financial woesJan 29, 2014 4:15 pm - There’s no disagreement among the Republicans running for the 65th District state house seat about extending the temporary income tax increase of 2011. Absolutely not, s...
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Worst winter ever in the suburbs? Not just yetJan 29, 2014 4:15 am - Is this the worst winter we've ever had? Not even close, if you go by temperature or snowfall. But yes, it's pretty bad — especially if you weren't around here for the ...
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Batavia schools consider online learning cooperativeJan 27, 2014 4:58 pm - The Batavia school board Tuesday will consider whether to join three other school districts in a cooperative to offer online and blended learning. It is being asked to e...
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Police: Man left kids alone at home before robbing storeJan 27, 2014 1:11 pm - A Chicago man has been charged with robbing a Batavia liquor store Saturday afternoon. Antwann L. Hunt, 27, of the 1300 block of South Spaulding, was charged with armed ...
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Geneva library to appraise Sixth St. site for new buildingJan 25, 2014 7:00 am - The former Sixth Street School site is still in play as a place to build a new Geneva Public Library, with the library board voting to have the site appraised. But a lib...
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Arrest made in Elgin post-party shootingJan 24, 2014 1:05 pm - A Carpentersville man has been charged with aggravated battery in connection with a Jan. 12 shooting that injured five people. An arrest warrant was issued Jan. 23 for A...
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Youth symphony conductor, painters, musicians to join Fox Valley Arts Hall of FameJan 23, 2014 5:27 pm - Randal Swiggum, conductor of the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra, was taken aback by the news that he is being inducted to the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame. For one thing...
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Geneva library director steps down, cites health issueJan 23, 2014 4:30 am - A struggle with depression and anxiety prompted Geneva Public Library director Matt Teske to resign Wednesday night at a special library board meeting. But the board the...