Students partner with local businesses to learn about energy, health Students from Dyer Intermediate School on Thursday combined lessons in wellness, energy efficiency and business savvy at their annual Energy Expo and Health Fair. During the event, students in grades 4 through 6 acted as representatives of 13 local businesses. […]
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Plans stall for proposed gas station, convenience store
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent Plans for a Casey’s General Store in Union Grove along Highway 11 have hit snags from state authorities, but village officials in recent weeks revealed the company is still interested in operating a store within the community. At a Village Board meeting March 12, Trustee Jan […]
Student fun shines on Glow Night
Union Grove Elementary School students (from left) Courtney Fitzgerald, Mallory Woodworth, Olivia McClelland and Makayla Mackiewicz enjoy the school’s Glow Night earlier this month. Fifth through eighth grade students at the school played games and danced under black lights and disco balls during the event sponsored by the school’s student […]
Man charged for attempted rape at Burlington home
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for March 21 for an Illinois man charged with trying to have sex with a woman against her will in Burlington. Raymond Hernandez, 52, of Oswego, Ill., was charged March 12 in Racine County Circuit Court with attempted third-degree sexual assault, obstructing an officer and […]
Rochester panel gives final OK to Casey’s plans on Highway 36
By Dave Fidlin Correspondent A gas station and convenience store proposed on a high-profile parcel in Rochester has been given the green light to proceed. The decision comes after a months-long review process. Late last fall, village officials began reviewing the future of a 2.3-acre parcel near highways 36 and […]
Olivia’s first egg hunt
Olivia Rash gets her first taste of Easter March 17 while participating in the annual egg hunt hosted by the DRIVEN student leadership group at Burlington High School. Olivia was joined by her parents and hundreds of other children from throughout the area for the event, which featured 14,000 colorful, […]
A doctor who did it all
Dr. Robert Wheaton’s career included house calls, surgeries and delivering babies By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Dr. Robert Wheaton was the quintessential community physician. According to his son, he’d operate on patients in the morning – tonsillectomies and gall bladder removals were common – and then work in some […]
How much are you willing to pay?
School referendum survey will focus on tax tolerance By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Instead of inundating district residents with information and options for repair or replacement of school facilities, Burlington Area School District officials on Monday agreed to pursue a slimmed down survey that focuses on tax tolerance. “That […]
In this week’s Standard Press…
In-depth coverage of the closing of one of Burlington’s few fine dining establishments, plans for a school referendum survey that will focus on how much taxpayers are willing to pay and a profile of the late Dr. Robert Wheaton are among the stories in this week’s edition of the […]
B.J. Wentker’s restaurant closes
B.J. Wentker’s restaurant in the historic triangle tavern at 230 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington, has closed, according to a post on the business’ Facebook page. The post, which read simply: “We are permanently closed,” went up shortly after noon on Monday. The announcement touched off a flood of comments on the […]
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