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🌱 Patch AM: Record Gas Prices For Labor Day: What To Expect In Batavia

Also, don't miss 7th Ave Bake Stand INCLUDING Hand PIES and breads and cakes on the Batavia Patch calendar

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Morning Batavia! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See where Batavia drivers can find the cheapest Labor Day gas
  • Batavia Rotary raffle offers big prizes while backing local charities
  • What crucial Tesla data are Batavia prosecutors still missing?

Also on today's calendar: 7th Ave Bake Stand INCLUDING Hand PIES and breads and cakes and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 82, low: 61.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Record Gas Prices For Labor Day: What To Expect In Batavia (patch.com) — Batavia drivers heading out for Labor Day road trips will face record-high gas prices, with Illinois and Kane County averages topping $4.25 a gallon. Local stations in Batavia are listing prices in the mid-$4 range, and global conflicts disrupting oil supplies are expected to keep fuel costs elevated into the fall.
   

• More Than $50K Up For Grabs In Rotary Club of Batavia Annual Charity Raffle (patch.com) — Batavia residents can buy into the Rotary Club of Batavia's 38th Annual Charity Raffle, where a limited number of $100 tickets support local charities, student scholarships, and community programs. With more than $50,000 in prizes and multiple drawings through November, the fundraiser channels proceeds back into Batavia and the surrounding tri-cities area.
   

• Tesla Withholds FSD Crash Data From Prosecutors in Fatal Illinois Turn Case (techtimes.com) — A fatal March crash at Randall Road and McKee Street in Batavia, where a Tesla struck a pickup during a left turn, is now under review by the Kane County State's Attorney. The piece explains how Tesla confirmed its driver-assistance system was engaged but has heavily redacted key crash data, leaving Batavia police, prosecutors, and the victim's family without crucial details on what actually initiated the turn.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Geneva

  • Geneva's Festival of the Vine marks 44th year Sept. 11-13 (shawlocal.com)
  • David Hanson Batavia Chiropractor Plea Hearing (cliffordlaw.com)
  • What can $300,000 buy you in Kane County, Aug. 24-30? (shawlocal.com)

St. Charles

  • Eastham Capital, Bender Cos. Acquire 220-Unit Fox Run Apartments in Suburban Chicago (rebusinessonline.com)

Ok Batavia! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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