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Quickcast: Feb. 3, 2012

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Quickcast: Feb. 2, 2012

Geneva street superintendent indicted

GENEVA – A Kane County grand jury indicted Geneva Streets and Fleet Superintendent Stephen LeMaire on Friday on felony theft and official misconduct charges. He is accused of ... Read More »

Photo of the day: Giving encouragement

Geneva head coach Kim Hostman congratulates gymnast Ashley Puff after her vault competition of the 2012 IHSA Regional Gymnastics Championships on Thursday at Geneva High Schoo ... Read More »

Geneva girls gymnastics on its way

GENEVA – Geneva junior gymnast Ashley Puff switched her floor exercise song from a piece called "When I'm Gone" to "Atlantis" entering the season. Both selections sound pret ... Read More »

Local man featured in episode of ABC's 'Shark Tank'

ST. CHARLES – An entrepreneur from St. Charles will be featured on the ABC show “Shark Tank” at 7 p.m. Friday. Pat McCarthy created a fragrance that is supposed to smell like ... Read More »

Grammy winners heading to Fermilab

BATAVIA – The next round of the Fermilab Arts and Lecture series is at 8 p.m. Saturday as Ladysmith Black Mambazo will take the stage at the Ramsey Auditorium in Wilson Hall o ... Read More »

Payrolls jump; unemployment drops to 8.3 percent

WASHINGTON – Employment climbed more than forecast in January and the jobless rate unexpectedly fell to the lowest in three years, casting doubt on the Federal Reserve's ple ... Read More »

Re-establishing business district on tap in Geneva

GENEVA – City officials are seeking consideration of re-establishing Geneva’s downtown business district before it expires next year. The nine-member Geneva Economic Developm ... Read More »

Teen is first in St. Charles to face synthetic marijuana charge

ST. CHARLES – A 19-year-old caught shoplifting at a Randall Road retailer is the first person charged with violating the city's new ordinance banning the possession, sale and ... Read More »

St. Charles Police Reports

• A member of XSport Fitness, 238 N. Randall Road, reported that on Monday, Jan. 30, someone had stolen her BMW keys, a pair of $70 jeans and a bottle of $65 Gucci perfume fro ... Read More »

Mystery Diner: Lumes delivers breakfast of champions

BATAVIA – Breakfast is for champions, and Lumes Pancake House in Batavia made me feel like a winner. The Batavia location is one of several throughout the Chicago area. Locat ... Read More »

Letter: We support Kevin Burns

To the Editor: We support Kevin Burns for Kane County chairman. We’ve been impressed by his genuine interest in public service. He’s worked hard to bring to the forefront iss ... Read More »

Phelan: Learning a foreign language has benefits

Guten Tag! Wie geht es Ihnen? Ich habe Hausaufgaben für Französisch und Deutsch. Bonjour! Comment allez-vous? J’ai les devoirs de français et d’allemand. (Hello! How are yo ... Read More »

Life coach to speak at Geneva church retreat

GENEVA – Women of all ages are invited to hear the humor, vulnerability and transparency of Jan Silvious at the 2012 Women’s Retreat. Silvious, a speaker, author and life coac ... Read More »

Kaneland announces Students-of-the-Term

Kaneland High School has recognized the second term Students-of-the-Term winners. They are Lauren Allen in business; Esai Ponce in orientation to family consumer science; Kapr ... Read More »

Twice As Nice

From wedding bells to kettlebells, workouts bring one Batavia couple closer together. ... Read More »

Have Your (Wedding) Cake And Eat It, Too!

Equip yourself with a nuptial admiral who can steer the wedding in the right direction. ... Read More »

Joe Montana, empty nester, makes rare drop: “Villa Montana” price cut of $14 million

Planit Picks: What's going on this weekend!

t's your last chance to see A Chorus Line at the Paramount Arts Centre! You won't want to miss this award winning show in it's closing weekend. For tickets and information, v ... Read More »

Kevin Burns press release: Hultgren says 'Burns is the right man for the job'

Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns, a candidate for Kane County Board chairman, issued the following press release: During a recent walking tour with a group of candidates, Congressman ... Read More »

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Dennis Anderson press release: Three key endorsements announced

Dennis Anderson, Democratic candidate for the 14th District Congressional seat, is pleased to announce that he has received endorsements of his candidacy from three influential statewide organizations. The Illinois AFL-CIO, Illinois Federation of Teachers, and the Independent Voters of Illinois – Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO) recently announced their decisions to endorse Dennis Anderson in the 2012 Democratic Primary Election.