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Geneva mayor Burns gets fine, supervision after December crash
Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns was found guilty this week of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, fined $175 and placed on six months supervision.
Batavia City Council mulls allowing backyard chickens
Residents will be able to voice their opinions next month on whether the city should allow chickens in residential areas. The city council’s City Services Committee will give residents the opportunity to comment on the issue at its March 8 meeting. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m....Geneva's Super Bowl Shuffle runners take Sunday snow in stride
Mother Nature gave participants of the Geneva Park District's inaugural 5K Super Bowl Shuffle a challenge Sunday morning: a blanket of freshly fallen snow. Runners, however, were not discouraged. Hundreds attended the event – organizers said 371 had pre-registered – and took the weather conditions in stride....Geneva stars show off dancing moves in fundraising competition
Students at Heartland Elementary School had some advice for their principal before he took the stage at Saturday's "Dancing with the Geneva Stars" competition – don't drop your wife....Geneva Park District earns elite accreditation
The Geneva Park District has been recognized with accreditation in a Joint Distinguished Park and Recreation Agency Accreditation Program sponsored by the Illinois Association of Park Districts and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association. ...Wheaton Park District redefines purchase plan for former Hubble site
In an effort to find a community solution to the redevelopment of the former Hubble Middle School site, Wheaton Park District officials said Friday they would be willing to sell a portion of the land for commercial use while keeping the rest for recreational programs. “This is a responsive, realistic and responsible plan that provides an immediate common-sense solution that fits the needs of the entire community,” Park Board President Ray Morrill said in a release....Geneva community garden plans growing, but slowly
Progress is being made on bringing community garden plots to Geneva, but don’t expect to plant green beans in one this year. The city, park district and the Kane County Forest Preserve District are working on a plan to set them up at Prairie Green Preserve off Peck Road. ...Cancer center in Delnor's future? Merger deal could make it happen
A new cancer treatment center and diagnostic imaging facility could be a part of the future of Delnor Hospital, should the local health system merge with Central DuPage Hospital later this year. ...New parking lot requires Geneva zoning change
Downtown Geneva shoppers will have some more parking after the city constructs another lot at 215 Campbell Street between Second and Third streets. Acting as the Committee of the Whole, aldermen Monday authorized the Plan Commission to hold a public hearing on a city-initiated request for a zoning change and special use for the parking lot. ...Geneva parks borrow $1.4M to make improvements
The Geneva Park District has borrowed $1.4 million for projects at its parks, at about half the interest rate the last time it did so. ...
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