Susan Sarkauskas
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Barn sale back to one giant weekend of bargainsMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - St. Peter Catholic Church in Geneva experimented last year with the 33rd annual Barn Sale. Instead of having the gigantic rummage sale on one weekend in September, it sp...
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Geneva council considers allowing pedicab serviceMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - Pedicabs may be tooling around downtown Geneva this summer. The Geneva city council is inclined to allow the human-powered bicycle-based vehicles on a trial basis. It di...
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North Aurora candidates spar over loss of Walmart, Democratic politicsMar 17, 2011 12:00 am - North Aurora Trustee Mark Guethle is defending himself against charges from an opponent that he is responsible for Walmart being denied permission to build in the town i...
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Sugar Grove subdivisions to leave drainage districtMar 16, 2011 12:00 am - A Sugar Grove subdivision that has experienced basement flooding groundwater problems will likely be de-annexed from the Rob Roy Drainage District as part of the process...
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Finances on questioners’ minds at Geneva election forumMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - No surprise that a group that is focused on taxes and spending would ask school board candidates at its forum a lot of questions about school spending. Candidates for Ge...
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Batavia Quarry Beach leak analysis: It’s the riverMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - When you jump around in the water at Harold Hall Quarry Beach in Batavia, your feet don’t land on the bottom of the former quarry. Your toes are on 1 to 2 feet of beach ...
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Geneva closer to final budget planMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - No Segway for the police department and cross off the Cultural Arts Commission’s $5,000 allotment. At least that’s what the Geneva City Council committee of the whole sa...
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Relatives’ employment an issue in Kaneland raceMar 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Should somebody be a school trustee if their spouse or children work for the school district? Can they really put personal feelings and interests aside when voting on ma...
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Kaneland candidates share views at forumMar 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Collective bargaining, yes. Tax increase, no. How many school board meetings have you attended? Umm ... The seven people running for Kaneland school board gave their vie...
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Batavia arts group puts away paletteMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - The Batavia Artists Guild is disbanding, in large part because no one is willing to lead the group and its role in supporting artists doesn’t seem as necessary as it onc...