Denise Linke

Weather will determine when Wilson Street Bridge reopens, either Wednesday evening or this weekend, a city official told the City Council this week. "Currently [the reopening] is scheduled for the...

The "Bridge Closed" sign will stay up for trucks heavier than 5 tons, even after the Wilson Street Bridge reopens to cars March 4, the City Council decided Monday. Aldermen...

The City Council has transferred Batavia MainStreet from its charity list to its payroll. Aldermen unanimously voted Monday to hire the downtown business organization to promote economic development for $30,000...

Next week's City Council vote on a proposed smoking ban could go either way after a 4-3 vote against the proposal at a recent City Service Committee meeting. "I don't...

It was 49 years ago when the Saturday Evening Post featured a painting of a Batavia scene on its cover. To mark that anniversary, Batavia Public Library officials on Thursday...

The Batavia City Council this week voted to grant Batavia High School a conditional-use permit to install four temporary modular classrooms in its student parking lot. The decision angered some...

A public hearing on a smoking ban in Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles is set for Jan. 10 in Batavia. A draft of the proposed ordinance will be available in...

The City Council in Batavia will vote next week on whether to give paid-on-call firefighters a 5 percent pay raise, an extra holiday and a 31 percent increase in the...

The Batavia City Council has authorized Mayor Jeff Schielke to spend up to $27 million to buy electricity for the 2008 fiscal year at current prices. "Electricity prices are tied...

Elburn police could soon patrol the LaFox Metra station parking lot as well as Elburn's Metra lot, Police Chief James Linane said this week. When both stations opened last January,...