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  • Filmmakers share insights in Geneva

    GENEVA – Given the choice between attending the Academy Awards and participating in a roundtable discussion about film, cinematographer Paolo Cascio w ...
    March 8, 2014 - 4:07 pm

  • Batavia apartment damaged by fire

    BATAVIA – An apartment bedroom in Batavia was "almost completely burned out" Saturday when a fire began early afternoon, Batavia Fire Chief Randy Deic ...
    March 8, 2014 - 2:51 pm

  • Face Time with Alexandra Battistoni

    Darien resident Alexandra Battistoni, 26, was at La Vita Cigars in St. Charles when she answered eight questions for the Kane County Chronicle’s Brend ...
    March 7, 2014 - 8:18 pm

  • Robots to go head-to-head in Batavia

    BATAVIA – Mia Garbaccio feels a great sense of pride when the robot she has programmed does what it is supposed to do.
    March 7, 2014 - 11:16 pm

  • Feed store Trellis helping rescued petting zoo animals

    ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – In the wake of Kane County Animal Control impounding nearly 100 animals from a traveling petting zoo this week, a local feed st ...
    March 7, 2014 - 11:19 pm

  • Grotberg remembered as ‘true musician’

    Elizabeth Jean Grotberg always had strong hands when she played music, even in her later years. “She ...
    March 7, 2014 - 11:22 pm

  • Aiston DUI case to get new judge

    ST. CHARLES – A new judge will be assigned to the case of former St. Charles economic development director Chris Aiston, who was charged by the Geneva ...
    March 7, 2014 - 11:05 pm

  • Civil War strong box reveals details of Geneva attorney’s life

    GENEVA – The Geneva History Museum will host a presentation of the letters of Col. Joseph H. Mayborne, Civil War paymaster, a local attorney and state ...
    March 7, 2014 - 11:06 pm

  • Geneva police reports

    • Paul A. Zabilka, 36, of the 200 block of North First Street, Geneva, was charged Friday, Feb. 21, with driving under the influence, driving without ...
    March 7, 2014 - 11:09 pm

  • Auroraland Archers Club to hold weekend shoot

    BATAVIA – The Auroraland Archers Club will host a Shamrock Fun Shoot from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Lippold Center, 2001 S. River St., Batavia.
    March 7, 2014 - 11:03 pm

  • Batavia police reports

    • A vehicle parked at 1187 W. Wilson St., Batavia, was reported spray painted Wednesday, March 5, causing an estimated $500 in damage.
    March 7, 2014 - 11:09 pm

  • Pure Barre open for business

    Brynn Hanson (center), owner of Pure Barre exercise studio, cuts the ribbon to her business Thursday. Pure Barre is at 500 S. Third St. in Geneva.
    March 7, 2014 - 11:03 pm

  • Third Street train crossing to be closed through Monday

    GENEVA – The train crossing on Third Street in Geneva will be closed through Monday – so that Union Pacific can make emergency repairs on two defectiv ...
    March 8, 2014 - 8:12 am

  • Time for action: Heroin summit tackles tough issue

    GENEVA – U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield, acknowledged Friday that heroin addiction is in epic proportions and requires a coordinated effort to c ...
    March 8, 2014 - 1:01 pm

  • Two more dead animals found in connection with petting zoo

    HAMPSHIRE TOWNSHIP – Two more dead animals have been found at a farm in Hampshire Township where 94 petting zoo animals were impounded this week, offi ...
    March 8, 2014 - 8:10 am

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