Susan Sarkauskas
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Survey shows little support for Geneva arts centerJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - Geneva doesn’t want a cultural arts center. Not while the economy is bad, not with taxpayer dollars, and not in a new building. That’s the conclusion from a cultural nee...
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Aurora mom blames 'legal stuff' for son's deathJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - Max Dobner was in a panic, so he called his brother, Justin. “I smoked that legal stuff. My heart is pounding,” the 19-year-old said. Justin told him to take a shower, t...
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Quarry Beach repair bids soughtJul 22, 2011 1:00 am - The Batavia Park District is soliciting bids for fixing Harold Hall Quarry Beach. The park board gave staff the go-ahead to do so this week. Bids are due Aug. 10 and the...
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Longtime Sugar Grove Library director firedJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - The longtime director of the Sugar Grove Library has been fired. The reason? “That is one of the best-kept secrets going,” Village President Sean Michels said Friday. “N...
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Sugar Grove residents to get cheaper electricityJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Sugar Grove residents can expect to pay less for electricity, beginning with the bills delivered in October. The village has signed a two-year contract with Direct Energ...
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Downed tree closes Route 31 in BataviaJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - A tree in the 200 block of North Batavia Avenue, between McKee and Illinois streets, fell onto Batavia Avenue during Friday’s midmorning storm, taking electrical wires w...
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2 will share principal’s duties at West Aurora HighJul 21, 2011 1:00 am - Two people will serve as interim principal of West Aurora High School for the 2011-12 school year, District 129 officials have announced. The district has hired Rudy Kel...
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Witnesses, good Samaritans from North Aurora crash soughtJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - North Aurora police are looking for witnesses to a July crash that critically injured a motorcyclist. Accident investigators have learned that several people stopped to ...
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Aurora man charged in North Aurora robberyJul 20, 2011 1:00 am - An Aurora man has been arrested in connection with the June 6 robbery of the Dollar General Store in North Aurora, police announced Wednesday. Dexter G. Robinson Jr., 21...
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Batavia may repeat 9/11 luminaria ceremonyJul 20, 2011 1:00 am - Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke wants to re-enact a luminaria ceremony for the city’s Sept. 11 10th anniversary memorial rite. He announced his idea at the Batavia City Coun...