Susan Sarkauskas
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Exam schedule, holiday changes made to Batavia school yearsJan 22, 2013 9:40 am - Batavia High School students will be able to go on Christmas break this year without dreaded final examinations looming over them. The Batavia school board Tuesday set c...
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Longtime Batavia alderman Beckman rememberedJan 21, 2013 1:19 pm - Charles “Chuck” Beckman Jr. of Batavia was passionate about taking care of the town in which he grew up. That included a 16-year stint as a firefighter; fixing people’s ...
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Batavia candidate says he's learned from 'mistakes'Jan 21, 2013 10:00 am - The write-in candidate for Batavia 7th Ward alderman says he has learned from “past mistakes” that have led to lawsuits and a few misdemeanor criminal matters. Steve Hol...
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Kaneland starts budget prep more positively this yearJan 21, 2013 9:22 am - Kaneland school district officials are beginning 2013-14 budget preparation without plans for programming or personnel cuts. It’s something that hasn’t happened the ...
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Elgin woman gets 20 years for pleading guilty to murderJan 18, 2013 4:07 pm - An Elgin woman pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder for her role in the 2011 stabbing death of an Elgin man. Jessica Leach, 29, of the 0-99 block of Poplar Creek...
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No criminal charges in Geneva school pledge incidentJan 18, 2013 9:32 am - Kane County State’s Attorney’s Joe McMahon has decided not to file any criminal charges in connection with a parent’s behavior last week at Mill Creek Elementary School ...
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Murder parolee accused of stalking in Kane CountyJan 18, 2013 9:03 am - An Oswego man out on parole three months after serving 19 years for murder is back behind bars, accused of stalking a dancer at a South Elgin-area strip club. Bail was s...
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Write-in candidate in Batavia 7th WardJan 16, 2013 10:20 am - Steve Holland is running as a write-in candidate for the 7th Ward in Batavia in April. Holland filed his notice to run with the city clerk Wednesday. If nobody else runs...
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$7.25 million lottery winner from Batavia announcedJan 16, 2013 8:49 am - A Batavia woman won $7.25 million on a Lotto ticket purchase in Batavia, and her neighbors couldn’t be happier for her. “They’re good people,” 7-Eleven store franchise ...
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Geneva school board picks up pace on selling Keslinger Road siteJan 15, 2013 10:00 pm - The Geneva school board has put on the market land on which it once intended to build a maintenance building and bus storage. The board voted unanimously Monday on the p...