Susan Sarkauskas
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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...
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Kane County treasurer faces challengeNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Kane County Treasurer David Rickert is facing a party challenge in his bid to retain his office. Bob Kovanic of Sugar Grove, an accountant who owns his own firm, filed p...
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Charges for woman who wouldn't leave Geneva police stationNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - A Rolling Meadows woman was charged with aggravated battery and disorderly conduct, both felonies, after refusing to leave the Geneva police station Sunday. She is accus...
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Give extra candy to soldiersOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Perhaps you loaded up on gigantic bags of Kit-Kats, Nerds and Sour Patch candies out of fear you'd run out on Halloween. But if you're now left with a couple pounds of t...
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Son's pink tribute to mom inspires other young football playersOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Tanner Robertsen has seen his mother and a grandmother deal with breast cancer this year. And although both have finished chemotherapy treatments and are hopefully throu...
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Gustafson students hoof it to school in BataviaOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - International Walk to School Month advocates would love Bridget Ball's parents. "I only get a ride if it is thundering or lightning," the fifth-grader said Thursday afte...
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Success story: Richmond ElementaryOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - It might seem a contradiction to say there is success in a school that "failed to make adequate yearly progress" on the annual school report card. But St. Charles Distri...