NIU's longest-serving employee to retire

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Pat Siebrasse

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• Pat Siebrasse, a 50-year employee at Northern Illinois University, will bid farewell to her coworkers later this. Siebrasse worked for School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences for her entire career at NIU, a stunning accomplishment in a time when employment experts say the average employee can expect to work for about seven different employers during the course of a career. Pat plans to take a vacation and then spend time with her three children, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. 

The Fox River Trolley Museum will celebrate Car 20.

• The Fox River Trolley Museum will host a celebration July 1 for the 110th birthday of Chicago Aurora and Elgin Car 20, a trolley car in the museum's collection. The car is the oldest operating interurban trolley in the United States. The celebration will include free cake and ice cream for riders on Car 20. The museum is located at 361 S. LaFox St., South Elgin. Single rides are $4 for adults, $3 for seniors and $2 for children ages 3 to 11. Children ages three and younger ride for free. On July 4, the museum will celebrate its 46th anniversary with a special rate of $2 for all riders. The four-mile trip runs along the Fox River and through the Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve. For more information about the museum and its offerings, call 847-697-4676.


• The University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners' fifth annual Gardenwalk and Plant Sale is set for July 14. The gardenwalk will feature gardens in DeKalb, Genoa and Sycamore. Tickets are $10 in advance, or $12 the day of the event. The plant sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the DeKalb County Center for Agriculture, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore. For more information, call 815-758-8194. 


• Brenda Schory at the Kane County Chronicle reports that Geneva water and sewer rates will increase in July and during the next two years to pay for maintenance of Geneva's aging water and sewer systems.


• Eric Schelkopf at the Kane County Chronicle reports that Batavia officials recently decided to put the Houston Street project on hold for about year. City officials said they need to focus on completing the project on nearby North River Street. 


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