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Batavia's history of honoring veterans
May 20, 2015 3:02 PM - Batavia has a rich and honored tradition of gathering on Memorial Day to remember those who lost their lives in war. We have the opportunity to honor these men and women by attending the Memorial Day service at 10 a.m. Monday, May 25, at the Batavia VFW, 645 S. River St.
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Tri-Cities police reportsJan 26, 2015 6:07 PM - This content is no longer available on dailyherald.com
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Donate $20 to toy drive, receive Riverwalk photo
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Batavia school board questions need to extend TIF district life
Aug 29, 2014 5:30 AM - Batavia school officials are questioning why city officials want to extend the life of a downtown tax-increment financing district, which offers incentives for repair and development of properties. Especially since the district doesn't expire until 2027. "I did find the letter from the mayor to be a bit vague," school board member Melanie Impastato said. "Why does it need to be extended for that long of a term?" -
Aurora man killed in Batavia Twp. crashOct 25, 2013 5:17 PM - An Aurora man has died after his car struck a tree Friday morning in Batavia Township, authorities said. Christopher Saumell, 27, was pronounced dead at Presence Mercy Medical Center in Aurora following the single-vehicle crash at about 8:15 a.m. on Deerpath Road south of Mooseheart Road, according to the Kane County Sheriff's Office.
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Decision looms on senior buses in Grafton, Rutland townships
Oct 6, 2013 6:51 AM - Rutland Township leaders never had to shuttle their senior and disabled residents around, because Grafton Township always did it for them -- for free. But now Grafton officials they can't afford this, leaving Rutland officials to decide whether to pony up or find another program. -
Cop in fatal Kane shooting back on duty; probe continuesJul 25, 2013 12:22 PM - A Kane County Sheriff's Department sergeant involved in the fatal shooting of an armed Batavia Township man on July 8 returned to active duty on July 18. The 20-year veteran was placed on paid leave, a common practice, while authorities investigated the death of Luke Bulzak, 52. The Illinois State Police have been called in to investigate and referred questions to the sheriff's department, which could not provide a timeline.
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Kane sheriff urges patience, privacy in fatal shooting probeJul 11, 2013 2:10 PM - Kane County Sheriff Pat Perez urges patience and rebuffs "arm-chair quarterbacking" during the investigation of a Monday incident in which a sergeant shot and killed a Batavia Township man who authorities said was perched on his roof with a rifle. Perez also expressed his condolences to the family of Luke Bulzak, 52, and said the investigation is going to be comprehensive.
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Sheriff: Batavia man was on roof with rifle when shotJul 10, 2013 5:46 AM - Authorities weren't saying much a day after a Kane County Sheriff's Department sergeant shot and killed a 52-year-old Batavia Township man who they say pointed a rifle at deputies while on the roof of his home. Kane County Sheriff's Department Lt. Pat Gengler said deputies responded late Monday morning to call about a suicidal subject and found Luke Bulzak on the roof. "It gave him a vantage point of several houses, backyards and residents," Gengler said.
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Man shot, killed by Kane County officerJul 9, 2013 2:51 PM - A veteran with the Kane County sheriff's office shot a man who pointed a gun at officers Monday in an unincorporated area near Batavia, police said. The man later died at an Aurora hospital.
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