Susan Sarkauskas
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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 ...
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Batavia council OKs German festivalApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - An Oktoberfest got unanimous "ja's" Monday in response to its requests for a liquor license and street closure from the Batavia City Council. The Fox Valley chapter of t...
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Batavia mayor: Chuck E. Cheese fails liquor sales checkApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Chuck E. Cheese in Batavia is in trouble again over liquor. It sold alcohol to an underage, undercover agent last week, according to Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke. Schielk...
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Shift from retail to wholesale works for The Natural Garden in St. CharlesApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Veteran gardeners know that every year usually brings a surprise - a new weed here, a volunteer tomato plant there, maybe a flower where you know you didn't plant anythi...
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Oktoberfest on the Riverwalk in Batavia proposedApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Wiener schnitzel and oompah music may come to the Batavia Riverwalk Oct. 1 to 3 after a German-American social club proposed an Oktoberfest for the area. City officials,...