Susan Sarkauskas
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Elburn raises water, sewer chargesJul 18, 2012 5:31 pm - A drink of tap water will soon cost more in Elburn, as the village board raised charges for water Monday night. Trustees also voted to increase the charge for sanitary s...
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Geneva bans backyard fires due to dry conditionsJul 18, 2012 4:35 pm - If you want to make s’mores in Geneva, you’ll have to do so in the range or microwave oven. The Geneva Fire Department has banned outdoor fires — including the use of pe...
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Batavia man also faces felony charge for vandalism to squad carJul 17, 2012 10:00 am - A Batavia man has been accused, for the second day in a row, of throwing a party where alcohol was served to minors. And now he also faces a felony charge and several mi...
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North Aurora reconsiders, allows video gamblingJul 16, 2012 9:00 am - North Aurora will allow video gambling after all. Two trustees changed their minds on the issue Monday night, and the village board voted to allow it in a 4-2 vote. Both...
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What the drought has done to cornJul 14, 2012 8:00 am - The corn crop in northern Illinois is hurting during this drought, the worst seen in the area since 1988. And the heat waves aren’t helping. Robert Flider, the acting di...
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5 batches test positive, including 2 in CarpentersvilleJul 13, 2012 3:40 pm - The Kane County Health Department reported Friday it has found three more batches of West Nile virus-bearing mosquitoes. The batches were found in department traps in Mo...
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Judge cracks down on man and his three-decade home projectJul 13, 2012 12:00 pm - Saying putting Clifford McIlvaine in jail “would not accomplish anything,” Kane County Judge Thomas Mueller Friday said he will impose fines on the St. Charles man if he...
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Lisle man charged with stalking woman from Plainfield to GenevaJul 12, 2012 1:45 pm - Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect that Don W. Serpas pleaded guilty on Feb. 7, 2013 to a reduced charge of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. He was fine...
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3 siblings to be sentenced together for abusing momJul 11, 2012 5:00 pm - A Kane County judge intends to sentence three siblings at the same time for the abuse and neglect of their elderly mother. Kevin, Connie and Alan Roberson of Aurora have...
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$50,000 bail for Batavia man charged in attempted armed robberyJul 11, 2012 11:06 am - A judge set bail at $50,000 Wednesday morning for a Batavia man accused of trying to rob a woman at a drive-up automated teller machine. “I am concerned about the seriou...