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The Batavia Unit District 101 school board Tuesday approved an intergovernmental agreement to create a tax increment financing district for a new Aurora casino.

The Batavia Public School District 101 boards tentative 2024-25 budget is expected to have a surplus of more than $2 million, officials announced last week.

The pros and cons of the Batavia school districts $140 million referendum request were the subject of a voters forum Monday night.

Batavia school district voters will decide Tuesday whether to borrow $140 million to replace two elementary schools and fix up other schools.

The Batavia school board voted Tuesday to add a question to the Nov. 8 election ballot asking to borrow $140 million to tear down and replace two elementary schools.

Posted4/26/2021 5:30 AM If Batavia Unit District 101 school buildings got grades, none would be proud of its report card. Three of the eight are in poor condition, according to a consultants analysis. The rest are in fair shape. None are "good" or "excellent."   Taking care of all the "must" and "should do" fix-up items would cost more than $86 million. Thats why a district committee says it would be more cost-effective to replace up to four elementary schools, and possibly eliminate one. But ...