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By Joe Lacdan, jlacdan@mysuburbanlife.com

Thu Aug 28, 2008, 04:05 PM CDT
Sandra and Brad Simousek loved Jimmy John’s sandwiches so much as college students they sometimes frequented the chain twice a day.
By Joe Lacdan, jlacdan@mysuburbanlife.com

Thu Aug 28, 2008, 02:54 PM CDT
Unemployment numbers in Illinois have climbed to their highest level in nearly 15 years, and the impact is taking a toll on the Tri-Cities.
By Staff reports
Wed Aug 27, 2008, 02:53 PM CDT
To help celebrate its 175th anniversary, the city of Batavia has made limited edition items for sale.
By Erin Sauder, esauder@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Aug 27, 2008, 09:55 AM CDT
Joan Olson remembers a time when the heart of Batavia bustled with locals perusing neighborhood grocery stores, shoe shops and boutiques.
By Erin Sauder, esauder@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Aug 26, 2008, 04:18 PM CDT
There’s a birthday party coming up in Batavia, but you might have to clear out a party store’s entire stock to find enough candles for the cake.
By Staff reports
Fri Aug 22, 2008, 11:18 AM CDT
Geneva High School's 2008 graduates achieved an average composite score of 23.9 on the ACT, according to numbers released this month by ACT.
By Joe Lacdan, jlacdan@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Aug 21, 2008, 11:25 AM CDT
Lymphoma could have made Valerie Eichenberger angry or bitter.
Instead, the former Delnor-Community Hospital nurse decided the best remedy was to remain active.
By Joe Lacdan, jlacdan@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Aug 21, 2008, 11:22 AM CDT
Each time Maj. Nathan Miller’s F/A-18 Hornet climbs the skies, his mom, Cathy, grips her pair of gold wings a little tighter.
By Erin Sauder, esauder@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Aug 21, 2008, 08:49 AM CDT
A century ago, hundreds of people flocked to State and Third streets in Geneva to see the Thomas Flyer, with George N. Schuster at the wheel, pass through the city during the Great Automobile Race from New York to Paris.
By Erin Sauder, esauder@mysuburbanlife.com
Thu Aug 21, 2008, 08:43 AM CDT
Local activists hope an upcoming documentary screening will get people talking trash — literally.
By Joe Lacdan, jlacdan@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Aug 20, 2008, 01:27 PM CDT
As they prepared to deploy, soldiers of Charlie Troop, Aurora 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry, kept remarkably high spirits.
By Joe Lacdan, jlacdan@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Aug 20, 2008, 01:22 PM CDT
After two years of construction, Robert Lord Builders finally can showcase its 15,000-square-foot “green home” in St. Charles.
By Joe Lacdan, jlacdan@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Aug 20, 2008, 12:59 PM CDT
As they prepared to deploy, soldiers of Charlie Troop, Aurora 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry, kept remarkably high spirits.
By Erin Sauder, esauder@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Aug 20, 2008, 09:57 AM CDT
A Geneva man faces charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and unlawful permitting of a minor to be intoxicated in connection with an underage drinking party.
By Erin Sauder, esauder@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Aug 20, 2008, 09:46 AM CDT
Half full. Smile. Laugh. Life is good.
These are just a few philosophies adorning the T-shirts, mugs, baseball caps and other merchandise at Geneva’s newest clothing store, Geneva Jake’s - Life is Good, 407 S. Third St.
By Erin Sauder, esauder@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Aug 19, 2008, 04:35 PM CDT
When Kai Schulte came to America from Germany in the early 1980s, the first place he called home was Batavia.
By Staff reports
Fri Aug 15, 2008, 02:56 PM CDT
By Staff reports
Fri Aug 15, 2008, 10:50 AM CDT
District 303 has announced supply pickup days in preparation for the first day of classes, which is Wednesday, Aug. 27.
By Joe Lacdan, jlacdan@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Aug 13, 2008, 01:50 PM CDT
St. Charles soon soon will say goodbye to a popular eating place.
By Joe Lacdan, jlacdan@mysuburbanlife.com
Wed Aug 13, 2008, 10:55 AM CDT
As technology and classroom learning both grow more sophisticated, St. Charles Community Unity School District 303 officials will discuss how to best fit the latest enhancements into school lessons.
By Erin Sauder, esauder@mysuburbanlife.com
Tue Aug 12, 2008, 05:20 PM CDT
Windmills and Hall Quarry Beach are two of the things that put Batavia on the map.