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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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Sean McGloin of Great Lakes Fire Protection observes his co-worker on a lift in the atrium of the booking area in the new Kane County jail in St. Charles Township. The jail will open later this year and will house up to 640 inmates. (Heather Eidson/Steff Photographer)
Hello, welcome to Chez Kane County Jail. We realize you may not be happy to be here, but rest assured we are thrilled you (allegedly) committed your crime in Kane County. Our luxurious new six-story facility is located just off of Route 38 in St. Charles Township, next to the Kane County Courthouse, for easy access to your various status hearings, trials and eventual sentencings.


Photo Gallery: New Jail


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Mazda3 five-door packs utility, fun in compact shell
As I am currently in the independent, no-kid phase of my life, I lean toward coupes or small sedans in terms of personal preference. But the 2008 Mazda3 Five-Door gave me a new perspective on the wagony, hatchbacky segment.
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Spring salads
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The Batavia's boys tennis team entered Day 2 of the Western Sun Conference meet in the mix with Glenbard South in the race for the team title. And the Bulldogs had three head-to-head matchups with the Raiders to help determine the outcome. But Glenbard South won all three of those matches, plus two other individual titles, to edge Batavia for the crown, 28-24.

Four years ago, my friend Becky Wilcox became a mother on Mother's Day.

Kyle Schalz tossed a one-hitter as Rosary captured the Suburban Catholic conference title with a 7-0 win over Aurora Central. Shalz finished with 15 strikeouts on the day for the Royals, now 13-10 overall and 12-2 in league play. Brenda Rocha paced Rosary at the plate with three RBIs, Jessica Fortier added two RBIs and Schalz had two hits.





Area home sales plummet
The ongoing credit crunch and a softening economy led to double-digit declines in first-quarter home sales in the area and lower prices being paid for most of them, according to the Illinois Association of Realtors' latest report. Here are first-quarter 2008-to-2007 comparisons for the Elgin area of sales and median price (a typical market price where half the homes sold for more, half sold for less):



Homebrew Shop
FBI discloses top Internet ripoffs of 2007
business briefs
Regole's Harvest Shoppe
business briefs
Chew on this: Mars to buy Wm. Wrigley for $23 billion
Jobless rates jump for Valley workers
CPR (Cell Phone Repair)
business briefs

Noble Fool addresses digital age relationships
Noble Fool Theatricals will stage I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles through July 19. Artistic director John Gawlik said the show runs the relationship gamut. "It is all about from first dates to marriage and through old age and how men and women interact with each other," Gawlik said. "There are some wonderful pieces in there that are really heartfelt."



Getting the bugs out
Geneva's 'Indiana Jones' stars in mystery dinner
Arts Hall of Fame Inducts 7
arts briefs
Here and Now
Glee Club to perform 'Promise of Song'
Musical studies love affair's life span
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