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Thursday, May 8, 2025
News from the Burlington area
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor People living in the subdivision behind Cross Lutheran Church awoke last week to the sound of chainsaws. As the weather has grown warmer – and trees have become more accessible – the City of Burlington has begun its work of culling 74 ash trees […]
Pair were reported missing in Cedar Park neighborhood Residents of Burlington’s Cedar Park neighborhood were on edge for two hours Thursday night as family members, firefighters and law enforcement officials searched for two girls who had been reported missing. The girls were eventually found safe near their homes. The Racine […]
Hartland-based Town Bank will take over Wisconsin operations By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Talmer Bank, which operates 11 branches in Wisconsin, including Burlington, announced this week in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it has agreed to sell its state operations to Town Bank of […]
High school leadership club will again host annual event By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Spring finally decided to stick around this week – and it picked a good time to do it. For the first time in a few years, the Burlington High School DRIVEN program Easter Egg Hunt will have […]
Fire impacted apartments above adjacent buildings By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With as many people as there were worried about the effect on businesses following Saturday night’s five-alarm fire at the Schuette Daniels Furniture store, it could be easy to overlook the human aspect. Cristen Chaffee of The Transitional Living Center […]
Teen’s body was found in marsh in Town of Burlington Charges were filed today against a 36-year-old Palatine, Ill., man in the murder of Amber Creek, a 14-year-old runaway whose body was found in a Town of Burlington marsh in 1997. James P. Eaton is accused in Racine County Circuit […]
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief Burlington-based Fox River State Bank is now operating under a revised set of regulatory orders issued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the state Department of Financial Institutions. The consent order, which both sides agreed to in February, was formally announced by the […]
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor As consultant Nexus Solutions made its initial presentation to the Burlington Area School District School Board Monday night regarding possible facility upgrades, the company made it very clear it was impressed with the district’s finances. The facilities study gave the district a way to fund about […]
Illinois teen’s body was found in Town of Burlington marsh Racine County Sheriff’s Department investigators have made an arrest in the 1997 sexual assault and murder of a 14-year-old Illinois girl whose body was found in a Town of Burlington marsh. Sheriff Christopher Schmaling has called a press briefing for […]
Questions remain about condition of burned out buildings, future of business As fire investigators combed through the charred remains of Schuette-Daniels furniture in downtown Burlington Sunday morning, owner Matt Daniels, his employees and members of his large family searched for answers about the business’ future. The two buildings that house […]
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