Batavia News

About a dozen Batavians gave up the opportunity to sleep in on Friday, opting instead to participate in their city's annual Fourth of July American Dialogue, hosted by Roger Breisch.

An invasive beetle that has killed millions of ash trees in the eastern United States and southern Canada has been found in Algonquin, the village announced this week.

Tasha Johnson, 22, of the 1200 block of East Wilson Street, Batavia, was charged with felony aggravated battery and misdemeanor domestic battery after she waited for her husband at his Aurora address at 2:32 ...

When it came to animals, Luke Laudolff's curiosity always got the better of him.

Kelly Tiberi has replanted The Red Geranium, an interior and exterior design shop, in Batavia.

A Batavia bridge committee met earlier this week and toured several sites, looking for a good crossing.

Tiny Samantha Grace Jansey of Batavia slept as nurses wheeled her incubator across the hall into Rush-Copley Medical Center's new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit last Tuesday in Aurora.

A Planned Parenthood Web site aimed at teen-agers is crude and inaccurate, a group told the public Library Board here.

What qualifies as a bikers' haven? Heather Martinello, owner of Nello's Motorcycles in Batavia, figures that would be a motorcycle shop that offers storage, apparel and food in addition to motorcycles.

Pacific Coast residents Ken and Emma Evans walked into the Geneva History Center Thursday afternoon, hoping to put some "Swede" into Swedish Days.

Severe thunderstorms wind-whipped portions of the area late Thursday and early Friday, knocking down trees in several towns, shutting down power and, in one case, blowing the roof off the home of a sleeping ...

You don't have to read the company logo on the side of the building to know what Flagsource, J.C. Schultz Enterprises Inc.

Severe thunderstorms wind-whipped portions of the area early Friday morning, knocking down trees in several towns.

Comments BATAVIA It will cost more for residents to throw out their garbage starting July 1. The City Council City Services Committee on Monday recommended renewing for another five years the city's contract ...

Their principal, Doug Drexler, said that the trademark of Batavia High School's 2008 seniors is compassion.

A Batavia woman has filed suit against a Geneva laser skin center claiming that her legs are permanently scarred after a treatment she received there eight months ago.

When Batavia-based ADP Plastics marks its 20th anniversary on Tuesday, it will have the traditional open house to celebrate with employees, clients and vendors.

One of Batavia's oldest congregations will soon become the latest church on West Main Street, which some residents are calling "Holy Row." First Baptist Church held its last service on Sunday at 15 W. ...

Comments GENEVA A Batavia woman who says she was burned from a laser hair-removal procedure has sued the Geneva treatment facility, saying employees were improperly trained and negligent to her safety.

Kane County Water Association holds meeting BATAVIA Kane County Water Association will meet at 11:45 a.m., June 19, at Apple Villa, 1961 W. Wilson St., the northeast corner of Wilson Street and Randall Road.