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  • Village discusses gaming license

    SUGAR GROVE—Slot machines and video poker are unlikely to come to Sugar Grove anytime soon, despite an application by the American Legion for a state-issued gaming license last Friday.

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  • Open house updates SG drainage plan

    SUGAR GROVE—The Village of Sugar Grove on Tuesday hosted an Open House for the Mallard Point/Rolling Oaks area drainage project.

    • Posted 457 days ago
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  • Down the drain?

    Sugar Grove ends Mallard Point drainage negotiations SUGAR GROVE—The solution to the drainage problems in the Mallard Point and Rolling Oaks subdivisions in Sugar Grove just became more complex.

    • Posted 485 days ago
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  • Growth coming to Sugar Grove

    SUGAR GROVE—Keeping up with the flux of retail that set up shop in Sugar Grove last year, the village in 2012 will see some big names established in the village, namely a Walgreens pharmacy and Jimmy John's...

    • Posted 506 days ago
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  • Village approves IGA for electronic message board

    SUGAR GROVE—The Sugar Grove Village Board on Tuesday voted 6-0 to authorize an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for an electronic message board.

    • Posted 534 days ago
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  • Sugar Grove won’t renew IGA with Kaneland

    KANELAND—The Kaneland School District in December 2010 reached an 11th-hour deal with the village of Sugar Grove to enter into a one-year Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) requiring village developers to pay 60 percent of the capital-impact and transition...

    • Posted 555 days ago
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  • SG approves resolutions tied to local drainage project

    SUGAR GROVE—Sugar Grove Village Trustees on Tuesday voted 6-0 in favor of four resolutions pertaining to proposed improvements and an extension of the drainage system in the Mallard Point and Rolling Oaks subdivisions.

    • Posted 569 days ago
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  • SG cancels TIF District

    Village plans to discuss concerns before restarting process SUGAR GROVE—Sugar Grove's proposed Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District is officially off the table for now. It likely won't be out of commission for long, however.

    • Posted 625 days ago
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  • Sugar Grove TIF District hearing cancelled

    SUGAR GROVE—The village of Sugar Grove announced Wednesday that the continued public hearing regarding the proposed Tax Increment Financing District has been cancelled.

    • Posted 632 days ago
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  • Village Board designates old hotel site as Veterans Park

    SUGAR GROVE—The Sugar Grove Village Board on Tuesday voted 6-0 to approve designation of the old Sugar Grove Hotel site as a Veterans Park.

    • Posted 702 days ago
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  • Village approves IGA with Rob Roy Drainage District

    SUGAR GROVE—The Sugar Grove Village Board voted 5-0 to authorize an Intergovernmental Agreement with Rob Roy Drainage District No. 2 to aid storm water drainage improvements for the Mallard Point and Rolling Oaks subdivisions.

    • Posted 800 days ago
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  • Village Board approves new Farmers Market management

    SUGAR GROVE—Farmers Market vendors in Sugar Grove will now have to learn how to pronounce “Bensidoun.”

    • Posted 814 days ago
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  • Residents upset over Sugar Grove water bill fee

    Sugar Grove—Residents upset to learn of a processing fee for their water and sewer bills told the village they were not happy with its decision to penalize residents who do not use the village's automatic debit system....

    • Posted 1129 days ago
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  • State shortfall could increase Sugar Grove budget deficit

    SUGAR GROVE—The $50,000 deficit in the village's 2010-11 budget could easily turn into a $250,000 deficit, if the state of Illinois follows through with its proposal for a reduction in the local government distributive fund (LGDF).

    • Posted 1143 days ago
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  • March 5 Village notes

    Kaneville gathers info on waste haulers; Kaneville contemplates snow plow contract; SG Book Nook Cafe seeks off-site signage

    • Posted 1178 days ago
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  • Village cuts budget deficits through employee furlough days

    SUGAR GROVE—Residents looking for service at Sugar Grove Village Hall on Wednesday would not have found employees working - and not because it was a paid holiday for village workers.

    • Posted 1290 days ago
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  • State shortfall worsens village budget woes

    SUGAR GROVE—The Village Board on Tuesday explored ways of increasing revenues and decreasing expenses, but a recent notification from the state of a $120,000 decrease in funding to the village may force officials to take a harder...

    • Posted 1325 days ago
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  • Village to pass its own stimulus package

    SUGAR GROVE—The Sugar Grove Village Board on Tuesday agreed on a short-term reduction in developer fees to encourage residential growth within the village.

    • Posted 1325 days ago
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  • Village approves wind moratorium on energy

    SUGAR GROVE—The Village Board on Tuesday approved an ordinance for a six-month moratorium on windmills, wind turbines and other electricity-generating wind devices.

    • Posted 1416 days ago
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  • Progress continues on Mallard Point drainage issues

    Several months ago, the village hired engineering firm Trotter & Associates to study the wetlands and retention pond to determine the reason for elevated water levels and flooding in the Mallard Point area.

    • Posted 1437 days ago
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  • County to facilitate solution to village flooding

    A meeting about the flooding in Mallard Point scheduled for the beginning of June cannot come soon enough for resident Mike Schoenberger.

    • Posted 1465 days ago
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  • SG budget shows deficit

    The Sugar Grove Village Board on April 21 approved the coming fiscal year's $4.3 million budget that includes a $37,000 deficit despite staff cuts.

    • Posted 1486 days ago
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  • Village Board addresses declining revenue issue

    Village officials have taken several actions to make up for a loss of revenue due to the slow-down of the housing market and general economy, as well as a decrease in sales tax projections.

    • Posted 1507 days ago
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  • Village to receive stimulus dollars for roads

    Sugar Grove may soon reap the benefits of the federal government's stimulus package. The Illinois Department of Transportation's (IDOT) list of proposed highway improvement projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 includes $1.4...

    • Posted 1549 days ago
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  • Strategic plans take shape

    The Sugar Grove Village Board had on Jan. 6 what may be, for now, its final discussion regarding strategic plan priorities.

    • Posted 1591 days ago
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  • Police contract approved by village

    Sugar Grove police officers are working with a union contract since the village and the Metropolitan Alliance of Police came to terms in December.

    • Posted 1591 days ago
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