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Three-story limestone Batavia Government Center building with green window trim and a wooden windmill sculpture on the lawn

Batavia committee backs 20 mph downtown and 2027 utility rate increases after budget hearing

The white Art Deco St. Charles Municipal Building with its tower, beside the Main Street bridge

Candidate filing for April 2027 local races opens Nov. 16 in the Tri-Cities

The tan brick Batavia Public Library building with its cupola and columned entrance.

Batavia library renovation starts in November, and the building stays open

Batavia City Hall, a three-story limestone building on Island Avenue.

Batavia OKs $9 telehealth charge on utility bills unless you opt out

The interior of a cannabis dispensary with glass display cases and hanging lights

Illinois moved THC drinks to dispensaries Nov. 12: what Tri-Cities shoppers should know

Front entrance of Batavia High School framed by orange and red fall trees, with a flagpole and landscaped walkway

Batavia D101 plans $12.6M safety bond sale for school repairs

Pace buses pulling out of the Elgin Transportation Center.

Pace draft plan would add Sunday buses, drop Delnor stop in Tri-Cities

Three-story limestone Batavia Government Center building with green window trim and a wooden windmill sculpture on the lawn

Batavia caps video gambling licenses at 14 under new city rules

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