Susan Sarkauskas
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Geneva schools turn to feds for Title I money to help low-income kidsApr 26, 2010 11:00 pm - The Geneva school district is going after more federal money to help students learn to read and write. But school board President Mary Stith called it a "bittersweet" ma...
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Owners of Geneva's McKinley-Adams house seek national recognitionApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - A couple of transplants are taking root in Geneva history, preserving the home of one of the area's first settlers. A love of history led Adam and Heidi Gibbons to Genev...
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Batavia community garden taking shapeApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - There were no honorary, gold-painted shovels at the dedication ceremony for the Batavia "Come Grow With Us" community garden Saturday morning. Instead, Mayor Jeff Schiel...
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Volunteers dig in to help Fitchie Creek preserve regain its pastApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Fitchie Creek Forest Preserve in Elgin isn't exactly new. The Forest Preserve District of Kane County bought some of the land in the early 1990s, and a large chunk in 20...
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Bond set for Elgin man who threatened judgeApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Bail was set at $525,000 Saturday morning for an Elgin man accused of threatening a Judge Friday. Alex S. Barrera, 23, of the 400 block of Columbia Avenue in Elgin, appe...
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Kane Co. joins fight to save Blanding's turtleApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Blanding's turtles can live to be 80 years old. If they aren't eaten by predators when they are in the egg, as hatchlings or juveniles. Or run over by cars or mower blad...
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Batavia leery of $400K grant for redevelopmentApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Batavia city officials want more financial information about a plan to revamp a crumbling building before giving the owner $400,000 for the project. A city council commi...
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Fox Valley inducts 8 into arts hall of fameApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Edward Cook's high school classmates nicknamed him "Class Dreamer." Huntley Brown dreamed of world travel while growing up in Jamaica. And a visit to the Fox Valley to n...
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Applications taken for Batavia 3rd Ward vacancyApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - People interested in replacing Batavia 3rd Ward Alderman Cathy Barnard have until 5 p.m. May 3 to let Mayor Jeff Schielke know. Letters of interest should be delivered t...
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Geneva OKs budget with merit raises includedApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The Geneva City Council adopted a budget Monday night that includes money for merit raises for city workers, after an impassioned speech by Mayor Kevin Burns supporting ...