Susan Sarkauskas

Batavia, Illinois

Reporter for the Daily Herald, covering DuPage and Kane county courts. Still keeps an eye on life in Batavia, North Aurora, Sugar Grove, Geneva and Elburn area.

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Articles

Fit for a suburban king: Oak Brook ‘castle’ house is on the market

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Susan Sarkauskas

A luxury home its owner calls a castle is for sale in Oak Brook. It can be yours for $4.99 million, according to a listing on Realtor.com. It took masonry business owner Pawel “Paul” Iwanski more than two years to build the house, which was completed in 2012. The five-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bath house, which is in the 3000 block of Lincoln Street, features a master-bedroom suite that takes up about 2,500 square feet. The listing says the house is 12,000 square feet.
Marmion Abbey selling part of site to housing developer

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Susan Sarkauskas

Marmion Abbey plans to sell a chunk of its longtime home in Aurora to a housing developer. Roughly 21 acres on the east side of the abbey and Marmion Academy high school site would be sold to Pulte Homes, if the Aurora City Council approves a change in land use for the site and several variations from zoning requirements. The council is expected to vote on the matter at its next meeting.
Local news and high school sports for Kane County, Illinois

1 week ago | kcchronicle.com | Susan Sarkauskas

NewsSportsBearsNewslettereNewspaperObituariesWeekend PlansEvent CalendarDeepen the connection to your community with Kane County text alerts from Shaw Local News Network. Engage with our newsroom, get breaking news updates, community news, high school sports and more. We'll usually text you a few times per week. Enroll today to start your enhanced connection to Kane County news. You're all set!You're all set!Send private messages directly to your host by replying to their texts.
Local news and sports for northern Illinois, since 1851

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Susan Sarkauskas |Katlyn Smith |Charlene Bielema |Michelle Meyer

April 17, 2025 NewsHigh School SportsBearseNewspaperEvent CalendarWeekend PlansShaw Local Radio The exposure marks the eighth incident of staff hospitalization from drug exposure at the Thomson facility in the past 15 months Northwest Herald The Herald-News Illinois Valley Friday Night Drive Sauk Valley News - Kane County Daily Chronicle Bears Kendall County Now Suburban News The Herald-News Daily Journal word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word...
‘It’s all my fault’: Sentencing begins for driver in crash that killed 2 of his friends

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Susan Sarkauskas

A sentencing hearing for a man who killed two of his friends when he slammed into the rear of a stopped school bus began with testimony about how he pleaded with deputies at the scene to take him to jail because “I did this. I killed them. I did this. It's all my fault.” The hearing for Tyler Schmidt began Wednesday with testimony from Kane County sheriff’s deputies who responded to the Oct. 31, 2022, crash on Empire Road near Campton Hills.
Marmion Abbey selling part of site to housing developer

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Susan Sarkauskas

Marmion Abbey plans to sell part of its site in Aurora to a housing developer. Rick West/[email protected], 2021 Marmion Abbey plans to sell a chunk of its longtime home in Aurora to a housing developer. Roughly 21 acres on the east side of the abbey and Marmion Academy high school site would be sold to Pulte Homes, if the Aurora City Council approves a change in land use for the site and several variations from zoning requirements.
Fit for a suburban king: Oak Brook ‘castle’ house is on the market

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Susan Sarkauskas

The owner of this castle-like structure near 31st Street, just west of York Road in Oak Brook, tried to sell it in 2011. The home is back on the market. Daily Herald file photo, 2011 A luxury home its owner calls a castle is for sale in Oak Brook. It can be yours for $4.99 million, according to a listing on Realtor.com. It took masonry business owner Pawel “Paul” Iwanski more than two years to build the house, which was completed in 2012.
Local news and high school sports for Kane County, Illinois

1 week ago | kcchronicle.com | Susan Sarkauskas

NewsSportsBearsNewslettereNewspaperObituariesWeekend PlansEvent CalendarDeepen the connection to your community with Kane County text alerts from Shaw Local News Network. Engage with our newsroom, get breaking news updates, community news, high school sports and more. We'll usually text you a few times per week. Enroll today to start your enhanced connection to Kane County news. You're all set!You're all set!Send private messages directly to your host by replying to their texts.
Four men charged with stealing from three Home Depots

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Susan Sarkauskas

Four men have been charged with stealing items from three Home Depot stores in Carol Stream, Woodridge and Downers Grove. DuPage County prosecutors say it happened in February, March and April, including twice at the Carol Stream store. Criztobal Alvarez-Olivera, 31, of the 4100 block of West 58th Place, Chicago; Marcos Alvarez-Olivera, 29, of the 4100 block of W.
State worker pleads guilty to COVID-19 relief loan fraud

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Susan Sarkauskas

A Woodridge woman who worked for the state has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief loans from the federal government. Candice Brumfield, 35, was sentenced Monday to two years of Second Chance Probation and ordered to repay $32,175 to the Small Business Administration, according to DuPage County court records. She also has to perform 30 hours of community service. If she completes her probation successfully, the case against her will be dismissed.