Barbara Sherlock

Treasures of man and nature can be discovered this weekend in Batavia and Geneva. More than 120 homes in Batavia will be participating in the City-Wide Garage Sale from 8...

An open house and tour will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the new professional studios for Batavia's community-access television network in Batavia High School, 1200 W....

The Batavia School District 101 Board of Education delayed a final vote Tuesday night on where to draw new elementary school boundaries after some board members suggested additional boundary changes...

The deadline is April 14 to apply for grants from the Lisle Community Service Corp., a non-profit organization that awards grants biannually to charitable and community organizations that provide services...

Organizers of Batavia's summer millennium celebration are searching for a three- to four-minute song to represent the city's history and its future. Batavia ACCESS Fireworks Committee is planning a celebration...

Several attractions--including a chance to throw a pie at Geneva Mayor Tom Coughlin--should draw people to an indoor community picnic Sunday, hosted by the River Park Committee. "We're having the...

After raising $8.8 million in a referendum measure two years ago and witnessing months of controversy over the demolition of an old school last year, the Batavia Public Library District...

A weeklong disaster relief trip is being planned for June by an informal ecumenical group of area volunteers with a probable destination of Owensboro, Ky. In the group's first trip...

U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R.-Ill.) is circulating a letter to members of Congress, asking to increase funding for educating homeless children from its current $28 million to $50 million. In...

Ten years ago, carpenter John Mabbs says, his Batavia house was a mirror image of his neighbor's home to the north. But now, according to Mabbs and Batavia officials, his...