BATAVIA – Barber Craig Foltos wants to give people the opportunity to buy fresh produce year-round.

BATAVIA – Aldermen have decided to start charging a $3 monthly fee for leaf and brush pickup and dip into city reserves to cover a $1 million deficit in the city's general fund.

BATAVIA – The City of Batavia Zoning Commission will hold an open house today to receive public comments on the city’s proposed new zoning code.

BATAVIA – Mayor Jeff Schielke envisions homes rising someday from what once was the Siemens factory at Van Nortwick Avenue and McKee Street.

BATAVIA – The Batavia Police Department continues to investigate a crash that injured a pedestrian Saturday at the intersection of Wilson Street and Randall Road.

BATAVIA – Batavia has joined the village of Elburn in banning video poker.

BATAVIA – A St. Charles woman is being sued by the City of Batavia in connection with an accident that they claim she caused, which injured a police officer.

BATAVIA – Without health care reform, Amy Ruppert, 48, of Batavia, faces becoming uninsured and uninsurable by April 2010.

Don Henry, 52, of Batavia, was picking up books at the Batavia Public Library when Chronicle reporter Brenda Schory asked him 10 questions.

BATAVIA – The 12 people sickened at Dean’s Ice Cream from an ammonia leak Thursday night were expected to return for their next shift at 8 p.m. Friday, a company spokesperson said.

Terry Kasper, 61, of Batavia, was working at his business, the 10 South Coffee House, inside the Batavia Public Library when Chronicle reporter Brenda Schory asked him 10 questions.

BATAVIA – J.B. Nelson kindergarten student Tyler Vercillo didn't quite understand why the lunch attendant was asking him to put his finger across a scanner so he could purchase his lunch.

Earle Thomas, 23, of Batavia, was downloading music into his laptop at the Batavia Public Library when Chronicle reporter Brenda Schory asked him 10 questions.

BATAVIA — Several workers at a Batavia factory had to receive emergency medical treatment after smoke from a small fire filled the facility on the city's east side Monday morning.

BATAVIA – Sugar Grove resident Vicki Ryan knows that now is not the best time to open a business.

BATAVIA – Former Batavia alderman John Stolarz held fast to his opinions.

BATAVIA – Dreyer Medical Clinic can't see any new patients because it has run out of room at its current 9,000-square-foot building on Fabyan Parkway.

BATAVIA – Holding flags and signs against a proposed health care reform package, about 50 people protested at the Batavia office of U.S. Rep. Bill Foster on Thursday.

BATAVIA – City officials are still weighing how they plan to use the city’s newly acquired powers as a home rule community.

BATAVIA – The Quarry Beach will need an estimated $86,000 in repairs before it can reopen next summer.

BATAVIA – City officials haven’t made a decision on whether to start charging for leaf pickup to help plug a projected $1 million deficit in the city’s general fund.

BATAVIA — A local businessman has officially filed to run for Congress.

BATAVIA – In the face of a tight budget, Batavia School District officials are looking at cost savings everywhere they can.

BATAVIA – Egypt will be on full display at Rotolo Middle School next week.

BATAVIA – Start warming up your pumpkin rolling arm if you are planning to go to today's BatFest in downtown Batavia.

Inga Holzl, 71, of Batavia, was returning a book to the Batavia Public Library when Chronicle reporter Brenda Schory asked her 10 questions.