Susan Sarkauskas
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Batavia adds gasoline tax, changes natural gas taxDec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Buying gasoline in Batavia will cost a penny more per gallon, starting Feb. 1. And the city has figured out a way to tax all natural gas purchases, not just those made f...
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Batavia monitoring for methane gas from shuttered landfillDec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Batavia officials say they are closely monitoring detection underground of methane gas in the south-central portion of the Settlers Hill landfill on Fabyan Parkway, and ...
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Tri-City Salvation Army behind in donationsDec 17, 2011 10:00 pm - The Tri-City Corps of the Salvation Army is about $20,000 behind where it was last year at this point in its Christmastide fundraising campaign. It hoped to make up some...
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State, feds come together for new Fermilab research centerDec 17, 2011 4:00 am - Fermilab broke ground Friday on a project it hopes will lead the way in developing particle accelerator technology uses for industry and commerce. The Illinois Accel...
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Kane County jail teardown bids less than expectedDec 16, 2011 4:30 am - Tearing down the old Kane County jail could cost a lot less than initially expected, judging by bids made during a reverse auction this week. The lowest bid came in at $...
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Home rule referendum vote on tap in Elburn MondayDec 16, 2011 12:00 am - The Elburn village board will decide Monday whether to ask voters in March to give the village home rule legislative authority. The board will vote on the matter at its ...
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Six campaigns challenged in Kane CountyDec 15, 2011 11:00 pm - The Kane County electoral board will meet Monday to consider objections to petitions in six races in the March 20 primary. The hearings start at 9 a.m. at the county cle...
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Burns announces GOP endorsersDec 15, 2011 12:00 am - Six township Republican Party chairmen and several Kane County Board members have announced in the last week that they want Kevin Burns to be the next Kane County Board ...
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St. Charles East student faces drug chargeDec 15, 2011 12:00 am - A St. Charles East High School student faces a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, accused of supplying a prescription amphetam...
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Geneva adopts tax levyDec 13, 2011 11:00 pm - The Geneva city council decided to not increase property taxes as much as it could have for the 2011 property tax levy it adopted this week. It could have increased taxe...