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The teachers of St. Charles School District 303 didn’t demand extra compensation for earning National Board Certification, a contracted benefit that can boost their salaries by as much as $18,000.

BATAVIA – Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke is voicing concerns that a proposed Ravinia-style concert venue could cause noise problems for residents living in the Batavia Highlands subdivision.

ST. CHARLES – A Monday night fire that damaged the garage of a single-family home in unincorporated St. Charles is under investigation, said Greg Benson, chief of the Fox River and Countryside Fire/Rescue District.

ST. CHARLES – Despite a plea from one alderman to make the city’s wards more definable by geographical boundaries, the Government Operations Committee on Monday night recommended approval of a ward map that didn’t fit that bill.

ELBURN – This winter, whenever it snows, village residents will be able to count on the village to pay the costs of making sure any snow gets pushed off the road.

BATAVIA – Aldermen want to see if installing signs along Kirk Road warning motorists of left turns being made at the intersections at Giese Road and Chillem Drive as well as boosting traffic enforcement will improve safety in the area.

Mark Plantery explains a drill to Team Osos, a youth hockey team from Mexico City, during their visit Monday to the Fox Valley Ice Arena.

ST. CHARLES – Citizens Monday night questioned the proposed tax increment financing district that the Joint Review Board has unanimously recommended for approval.

Batavia resident Jeannie Siegler listened intently as Batavia reference librarian Robert Brubaker explained the different aspects of Microsoft Word 2007.

Elgin resident Tim Anderson, 43, was at the Pinewood Derby for Cub Scout Pack 165 at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Campton Hills when he answered 10 questions for the Kane County Chronicle’s Brenda Schory.

The photo sent from the Kevin Burns campaign for Kane County chairman shows county auditor candidate Laura Wallet, coroner candidate Rob Russell, 33rd State Senate candidate Karen McConnaughay and a smiling U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren on a Huntley constituent’s porch.

GENEVA – Mark Grosso was chosen as District 304’s new school board president at a special meeting Monday.

BATAVIA – City officials hope to save about $200,000 by refinancing $1.6 million in bonds originally issued in 2005 to help pay for the reconstruction of the Wilson Street bridge.

The two candidates vying for the Republican nomination in the region’s new Illinois State Senate district agree on a number of things.