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The growing specialty coffee chain will open a location on State Road 70 just east of Manatee Technical College.

Plenty to watch with Fox Valley mayoral elections From left, Richard Irvin, John Laesch and Judd Lofchie are candidates for Aurora mayor in Tuesdays election. Kevin Burns, left, and Tom Simonian, right, are candidates for Geneva mayor in Tuesdays election. Jeff Lynam, left, and Lael Miller, right, are candidates for East Dundee village president in Tuesdays election. Timothy Hoeft, left, and Charles Sass, right, are candidates for Huntley mayor in Tuesdays election. Maureen ...

Geneva mayoral hopefuls spar on style of governing, how long to serve Kevin Burns, left, and Tom Simonian   Updated 3/6/2021 12:46 PM A previous version incorrectly stated the number of aldermen who were interested in discussing whether the city should have police enforce the governors COVID-19 orders regarding restaurant closures. The former Geneva alderman seeking to replace Mayor Kevin Burns says the five-term incumbent has been in office too long and hasnt done enough to help r...

Updated 12/21/2020 8:11 PM The final day of candidate filing added four more contested village president and mayoral races in the Fox Valley to what was already shaping up to be a spring election with possible sweeping changes in local government. Geneva, East Dundee, Hampshire and West Dundee will all have contested races for the top spot in local government.   Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns has been part of the city government since 1997. To keep that streak alive, hell face a rematch of the 2017 ...