Denise Linke

The Popcorn Depot's proposed new location on the Riverwalk near City Hall will not be its permanent home, City Administrator William McGrath told aldermen this week. City officials plan to...

Residents consider revitalizing downtown and improving traffic flow the city's top priorities, a recent community survey reveals. Assistant City Administrator Randy Recklaus told the City Council this week that the...

The Batavia City Council announced Monday that it plans to create a tax-increment financing district to help replace an aging industrial complex with mixed commercial and residential development. Key to...

Violent crime still is virtually unknown in Elburn, despite rapid growth and increased traffic, Police Chief James Linane told the Village Board this week Crime statistics for 2005 show that...

The Batavia City Council has changed the zoning code to let restaurants located within 100 feet of a church serve liquor, despite protests from members of Batavia United Methodist Church....

Town and Country Library Board members will meet next month to discuss how to spend the proceeds from the library district's first tax hike in more than a decade. The...

Residents will get a chance Thursday to tell city officials how they want downtown redevelopment to proceed. The Community Development Department will hold two focus groups--one for business owners and...

The City Council on Monday confirmed the mayor's appointment of new Police Chief Gary Schira despite protests from residents who said the job should go to the current acting chief....

The Village Board this week hired a traffic engineering firm to help officials stop train whistles from sounding in the village. Baxter & Woodman of Crystal Lake will draw up...

Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke said this week that, contingent on City Council approval, he plans to hire Bloomingdale Police Chief Gary Schira to head Batavia's Police Department. The council is...