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Lisa O'Leary-Volk, 44, of Geneva was at the Geneva Public Library when Chronicle reporter Brenda Schory asked her 10 questions.

GENEVA – Before county officials say they’ll pay the rest of this fiscal year’s bills for the Sheriff’s Office, they want to know how to avoid the same situation next year.

GENEVA – The president of a manufacturing company admits a process at the plant is releasing a noxious odor and officials are taking steps to stop the release of the smell.

NORTH AURORA – Fox Valley residents seeking someplace other than a landfill in which to toss their Styrofoam trash now have another option.

Susan McDonnell, 44, of Geneva, was at the Geneva Public Library when Chronicle reporter Brenda Schory asked her 10 questions.

ST. CHARLES – First Avenue from Cedar to State avenues will be closed for repairs for the rest of the week, St. Charles city officials said Wednesday.

ST. CHARLES — Movement for the proposed mixed-use town center at the former St. Charles Mall site has idled at the city review stage for the past six months as developers revise their plans, officials said.

GENEVA – The driver of a car that crashed into an SUV, killing an 88-year-old woman, was drunk and had marijuana in his system, police said Wednesday.

CAMPTON HILLS – A longtime critic of the Wasco Sanitary District filed a civil racketeering lawsuit alleging a 15-year scheme to defraud the district's taxpayers and developers.

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.

The Kane County Health Department has received another shipment of H1N1 vaccine and will be partnering with the Visiting Nurses Association to conduct a number of appointment-only clinics at the VNA’s Aurora location, according to a release sent from the department.

BATAVIA – Batavia Park Board commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved $86,500 in emergency repairs to Quarry Beach so it can reopen next summer.

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.

ST. CHARLES — A St. Charles holiday tradition threatened this year by fire plans to return this month after receiving help from the community.

Laura Heine, 39, of Geneva, was at the Geneva Public Library when Chronicle reporter Brenda Schory asked her 10 questions.

BATAVIA – Delnor Hospital will open its first walk-in clinic in the Walmart shopping center at Randall Road and Fabyan Parkway.

SPRINGFIELD – As parties involved in the lawsuit surrounding a 2006 fatal crash on Route 25 await a ruling from the state's high court, attorneys wonder if the court's ruling could broaden who can be held responsible for someone else's drinking.

ST. CHARLES – City police shot two sick raccoons within the past nine days, but authorities did not test the animals for rabies, spokesperson Paul McCurtain said.

GENEVA – After nearly 20 years representing Geneva on the Kane County board, Robert McConnaughay said he will withdraw his candidacy and not seek re-election in 2010.

ST. CHARLES – Police are looking for information on two women seen on Illinois Avenue driving an older model sport utility vehicle with several stickers on the tailgate, spokesperson Paul McCurtain said.

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

BATAVIA – Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke continues to see good things on the horizon for the city despite a sluggish economy.

Susan Dennison, 40, of Geneva, was at the Geneva Public Library when Chronicle reporter Brenda Schory asked her 10 questions.

GENEVA – Kane County Republican Party leaders urged the more than 300 people at the 14th Congressional District candidates forum on Sunday to support whichever man wins the February primary so that the party can reclaim the seat from the Democrats.

GENEVA – As an assistant state’s attorney, Joseph Rago was fearless and aggressive in prosecuting felonies.

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

ST. CHARLES — The St. Charles City Council approved Monday to rezone 30 acres of open farmland northeast of Charlestowne Mall into three parcels for business and residential purposes.

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

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

GENEVA – As an assistant state's attorney, Joseph Rago was fearless and aggressive in prosecuting felonies.

ST. CHARLES — The Downtown St. Charles Partnership has selected resident Jennifer Faivre as its new executive director.

The Illinois State Police along with local and county law enforcement agencies will conduct a traffic enforcement blitz on Route 31 in Kane County from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.

GENEVA – Assurances made Friday by the chairman of the Kane County Board Judicial and Public Safety Committee to meeting end-of-year payroll for the Kane County Sheriff’s Department might have been premature.   

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.

Brad Cauffman has heard the refrain from frustrated would-be vendors for years. "They see the final price that we accept, and they say things like, 'All I had to do was drop my bid by $500? I would've done it,' " he said. "So to us this just made sense to try it out.

GENEVA – Assurances made Friday by the chairman of the Kane County Board Judicial and Public Safety Committee to meeting end-of-year payroll for the Kane County Sheriff's Department might have been premature.   

ST. CHARLES – A 21-year-old man faces a felony aggravated battery charge after attacking another man Thursday in the 1500 block of Indiana Street, the St. Charles Police Department said.

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.

Michael Morris, 19, of Batavia, was enjoying a day off work while sitting outside the Batavia Public Library when Chronicle reporter Brenda Schory asked him 10 questions.

The Kane County Bar Association will conduct its monthly “Ask A Lawyer Days” on Saturday.

ST. CHARLES — The St. Charles Police Department will conduct Click It or Ticket, a traffic safety campaign, during the next two weeks.

ST. CHARLES — Firefighter and paramedic David Chmelar slept under an 86-decibel alarm bell at two St. Charles fire stations for three years. The noise was a shock to his system, he said.

ST. CHARLES – Fifteen businesses along the Main Street corridor have agreed to participate in Chamber Land, a St. Charles Chamber of Commerce event modeled after the children’s game Candy Land.

ST. CHARLES – Sheriff Pat Perez recognized three local women Thursday for their efforts in helping those struggling financially and troops overseas.

Barely a week after filing to run against incumbent U.S. Rep. Bill Foster in the February primary, Aurora resident James Pistorius announced he was withdrawing from the race in the 14th District.

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.