Susan Sarkauskas
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Dist. 129 hopefuls on standardized testingFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Candidates for the West Aurora District 129 school board didn’t hold back when asked their opinion about testing mandated by the federal No Child Left Behind Act. They w...
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More art sought for Batavia bridgeFeb 21, 2011 12:00 am - The Batavia city council agreed Monday that a second piece of art should be added to the Wilson Street bridge over the Fox River. It voted to seek proposals from artists...
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Marklund names new CEOFeb 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Gilbert Fonger is the new chief executive officer and president of Marklund. He began the job for the Geneva-based charity Monday. He replaces Joel Rusco. Fonger, 54, of...
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Environment the focus of Batavia energy conservation exhibitFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Ed Weiss has been conserving since he was a kid growing up on a farm in Michigan. “We turned off the lights when we left a room or we heard about it,” he said. And livin...
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Heroin charges for Carpentersville manFeb 18, 2011 10:00 pm - A Carpentersville man already on parole for a drug-related conviction was back behind bars Saturday, accused of dealing heroin. Joshua Clay Hampton, 21, of the 100 block...
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Fermilab nervous about proposed cuts in current budgetFeb 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Fermilab’s employees are focusing on Washington legislators as well as atomic particles, as politicians hash out the 2011 federal budget. Under a budget proposal made by...
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AID fundraising telethon Saturday at WaubonseeFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - The Association for Individual Development will have its 12th annual fundraising telethon Saturday at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove. The money will help peo...
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Geneva gains and loses populationFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - To look at the 2010 Census results, one might conclude that Geneva both gained and lost. The town grew since the 2000 Census, by 1,124 people, to a population of 21,495....
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Changes ahead for farmers market in Sugar GroveFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - Sugar Grove is looking to bring the French Market to town, in place of the Sugar Grove Farmers Market. The farmers market was sponsored by the Sugar Grove Chamber of Com...
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Geneva water customers’ costs may stay the sameFeb 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Geneva water customers will likely get a reprieve from water and sewer rate hikes in the 2011-12 fiscal year. The city council disagrees with the plan it adopted last ye...