Susan Sarkauskas
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North Aurora unveils new, larger police stationSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Proud North Aurora officials unveiled the village's new police station Friday afternoon. They are proud of the buildings, but they are prouder of their officers, and sai...
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Batavia Mothers Club wants your extra coats, clothingSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Sometimes even a thrift store coat is beyond someone's budget. Or maybe that person had to leave home to escape abuse so quickly that there wasn't time to pack a bag for...
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Dreams cost nothing at collectors' car auctionSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - If phrases like "1969 Pontiac GTO Judge" and "Ram Air III 400/366 HP" spark your interest, this week's Mecum Auction in St. Charles may be for you. Even if you don't hav...
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Sugar Grove parish getting closer to own buildingSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Meeting by meeting, dollar by dollar, St. Katharine of Drexel parish is getting closer to having a home of its own. The Sugar Grove parish, established in August 2008, e...
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Man takes deal in jury-tampering caseSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - A Schaumburg man pleaded guilty Tuesday to communicating with a juror in an Elgin murder case. Brian D. Long, 24, was sentenced to 30 months in prison. He will receive c...
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Elgin fights gangs on new turf -- in courtSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Seventy-nine members of an Elgin gang are being sued by the Kane County state's attorney on behalf of the city of Elgin. As part of the suit, State's Attorney John Barsa...
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Holiday testing for DUI defendants starts in Kane CountySep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Some people accused or convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol in Kane County are now being ordered to spend their holiday weekends taking alcohol tests. The...
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Road mural in place and area fundraisers flourishingSep 12, 2010 11:00 pm - It's been forever since I've written a column. I have reasons: I was filling in on the courts beat for another reporter for a couple of weeks, I had a couple weeks of va...
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Sugar Grove man who was at ground zero urges remembrance of 9/11Sep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Mike Fagel hopes you will do two things Saturday. First, remember what happened on Sept. 11, 2001. Think about the victims, and contemplate what the terrorist attack has...
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Sugar Grove Library trustee quitsSep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Longtime Sugar Grove Library Trustee Carol Olsen has resigned. Olsen, 55, cited "personal reasons" in the letter she submitted to the board, library Director Beverly Hol...