Susan Sarkauskas
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Swiped iPad in Batavia returned after video posted on FacebookOct 07, 2013 2:37 pm - A stolen iPad was returned to its owner, about a day after it was stolen, thanks to the shaming power of social media. The Batavia Police Department posted a 35-second v...
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Area pumpkin farmers say this year's crop is goodOct 07, 2013 9:00 am - This year's pumpkin year's harvest is shaping up to produce a bumper crop, according to Illinois farmers. The weather can be thanked: Plenty of rain at the right time ea...
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Geneva considers tax-based incentive for Mill Race Inn areaOct 01, 2013 6:03 pm - A property tax-increment financing district is one idea Geneva might pursue to spur redevelopment of the shuttered Mill Race Inn and other sites along the east bank of t...
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Sugar Grove likely to keep discounting builder feesOct 01, 2013 12:01 pm - Sugar Grove is likely to continue offering house builders a break on permit and impact fees to house builders for a fourth year. This time the village expects to see a l...
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Preservationists honored for saving Pure Oil building in GenevaSep 30, 2013 5:00 am - Great things can start with the most routine actions — like checking what's going to be on the agenda of local government board meetings. Members of Preservation Partner...
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Geneva council has mixed reaction to food truck ideaSep 30, 2013 12:00 am - Don't look for trendy food trucks to park on the streets of Geneva anytime soon. And if they are eventually allowed, it's likely they wouldn't feature cooked-to-order fa...
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Batavia joins study of online learning consortiumSep 27, 2013 5:48 pm - The Batavia school district is joining several others in exploring what an online/blended-learning consortium could do for them. The school board this week authorized sc...
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Burlington teacher fired over relationship with studentSep 27, 2013 4:37 pm - A teacher at Central High School in Burlington has been fired over allegations she had an inappropriate relationship with a male student last semester. The Central Unit ...
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Trustees: Geneva Library options remain openSep 27, 2013 5:15 am - The Geneva Public Library District board is inclined to go back to the beginning in considering whether to build a new library, remodel the 105-year-old current one or d...
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Batavia expands in-school laptops to all sixth-gradersSep 26, 2013 10:46 am - Pretty soon, all sixth-grade students at Rotolo Middle School in Batavia will be using Google Chromebook laptop computers at their desks. The school board Tuesday approv...