Susan Sarkauskas
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Batavia has home rule; now, what will it mean?Nov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Batavia assumed additional authority this week, and now has to decide what to do with it. First on the mayor's list: Instituting a program to license and inspect rental ...
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Sugar Grove workers to get unpaid days offNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Sugar Grove will shut village offices for two days and send 25 employees home without pay as it tries to keep a spending hole from getting bigger. The village board deci...
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Proposed North Aurora bike path hits another snagNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - A bicycle path that would have connected the Kane Mid-County Trail on the west side of North Aurora to the Fox River Trail is going nowhere. The North Aurora village boa...
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Elburn man charged with sexually abusing woman passed out at partyNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - An Elburn man has been charged with felony criminal sexual abuse, accused of putting his hand inside the undergarment of a female who was passed out at a party. Christop...
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Food pantry to open in Sugar GroveNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Melisa Taylor is marveling this week at the generosity of Sugar Grove-area residents. They've filled the shelves, refrigerator and freezer at the new Between Friends Foo...
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North Aurora cuts residential building feesNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - North Aurora decided this week to keep it simple when it comes to cutting the price of residential building and impact fees. Instead of establishing a program that would...
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Batavia budget counts on unions making cutsNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Batavia really, really hopes more unionized employees will agree to wage freezes or salary cuts. Otherwise, the $1 million deficit projected in its 2010 operating budget...
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Batavia utility bills go paper-freeNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - One less bill to file, recycle or lose. And less chance of forgetting to pay it. Those are the conveniences Batavia officials tout for signing up to get your utility bil...
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Primary races shaping up in the Fox ValleyNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - McHenry County A pair of high-ranking McHenry County Board members from the same district, including Chairman Ken Koehler, will face stiff challenges from three fellow R...
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Lottery held to determine ballot positions in Kane Co.Nov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - A lottery conducted Tuesday at the Kane County Clerk's determined name order for the Feb. 2 primary ballot in cases where two or more candidates filed election petitions...