Leonard A. Douglas, 79, of North Aurora, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at his home. He was born Dec. 19, 1933, in Aurora, the son of the late C.A and Irene (Zaricor) Douglas. Len was...

Kaneland—The Kaneland Harter Middle School track team sent 28 student-athletes to Peoria on Friday and Saturday to compete at the IESA State Track Meet. They returned to school Monday with 19 medals, a second-place trophy, a handful...

SUGAR GROVE—Covenant of Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church will be begin meeting for worship at the John Shields Elementary School on Sunday, June 2. Covenant of Grace is a Christ-centered, Bible-believing, Bible-teaching Presbyterian Church with reverent worship. The...

LILY LAKE—Going Green for God (all about recycling, reducing and reusing) will take place Monday through Friday, June 17-21, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Lily Lake. The cost of the week-long event...

KANEVILLE—Due to heavy rains last week resulting in drainage problems for Kaneville, a “task force” was appointed at the April 18 Village Board meeting. The appointed group will look into the drainage problems and update the board...

Baseball beats Streator, falls to Marengo, Sycamore, in big week KANELAND—Knights baseball may have had a rougher go of it in 2013, but that doesn’t mean the boys can’t put together a stellar performance. Behind junior Curtis...

KHS baseball sports 3-2 week to even NIB-12 record at 7-7 KANELAND—Seeing Morris, Rochelle and Sycamore during a week of competition can be good or bad, depending on how you handle the field action. For the most...

The next regular meeting of the Sugar Grove Township Community Building Board of Trustees will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11 (changed from June 4), at the Sugar Grove Community Building, 141 Main St.,...

Knights Wrestling Club will host a one-night Intro to Wrestling 101 event on Friday, June 21. This event is open to kids from kindergarten through high school. This is designed for those kids who have zero wrestling...

As a volunteer with several organizations within Kane County, I constantly hear of people with needs in the community for social, health, human services and safety. The Kane County Guide provides a “one-stop shopping” listing for these...

SPRINGFIELD—Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has proclaimed May as Older Americans Month in Illinois, and joins the Illinois Department on Aging to honor more than two million adults, aged 60 years or older, who live in the state....

MAPLE PARK—The Maple Park Village Board on April 2 approved Ordinance 2013-07, adding several stop signs within the village. The ordinance will place a two-way stop sign at the intersection of Elm and Liberty streets, and four-way...

by Chris Paulus KANEVILLE—The village of Kaneville on May 8 held a special Drainage Committee meeting to discuss solutions regarding the issue of rain water drainage. The drainage committee includes Village President Pat Hill, and trustees Poul...

by Denise Blaszynski, president, Kaneland Performing Arts Boosters To some, May is considered a music-filled month at Kaneland. Between the middle and high schools, there is at least one or more concerts or performances each week. It...

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.—Alex Kurian of Elburn was among the 50 Augustana College students who studied and worked in Sydney, Australia, for the first two months of 2013. The international study program known as “Augustana in Australia” places...

CINCINNATI, ILL.—Michael Kinder of Sugar Grove recently received a Buschmann Award from Xavier University. The son of Catherine and Christopher Kinder, Michael will graduate from Kaneland High School this spring, and is active in football, drama and...

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.—The following local students were named to the Augustana College dean’s list for the 2012-13 winter term: Emma Anderson (psychology and sociology-social welfare), Kristina Bowen (biology and environmental studies), Emily Butts (elementary education), Margaret Clarkson...

by Mary Parrilli KANELAND—The Kaneland School Board on May 8 said goodbye to two of its members, Elmer Gramley and Kenneth Carter. Both men chose not to seek re-election in the April 9 Consolidated Election. Gramley offered...

John Neisendorf Jr., 89, of Maple Park, passed away Saturday evening, May 11, 2013, at DeKalb County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where he had recently made his home. He is survived by his loving wife of over...

NORTHFIELD, MINN.—Hilary Zander of Elburn was among nearly 900 St. Olaf College students recognized for academic achievement at the college’s annual Honors Day convocation on May 3. Zander is a biology and sociology/anthropology major, and holds additional...

LILY LAKE—Going Green for God (all about recycling, reducing and reusing) will take place Monday through Friday, June 17-21, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Lily Lake. The cost of the week-long event...

Sugar Grove—Waubonsee Community College has once again won the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference’s All-Sports Trophy. After a 20-year drought from 1989 to 2009, Waubonsee has now won the ISCC’s prestigious award three out of the last four...

by Mike Sandrolini MAPLE PARK—The Knights begin what they hope will be a long run in the Class 2A playoffs Wednesday at the Rochelle regional. Results were not available as of press time. Kaneland, seeded second in...

KANELAND—The Kaneland Krier staff attended a journalism competition hosted by the Northern Illinois School Press Association (NISPA) at DuPage Community College on Friday, April 12, and received awards as a whole and individually.

KANELAND—Let the search begin for a new Kaneland High School principal.

William and Georgia Hansen of Elburn announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay, to Mitchell Herwaldt, son of Rick and Toni Herwaldt of Wheaton, Ill.

The weather on May 2 didn’t stop 5 B’s Catering and local volunteers from raising money for the Kaneville Fest. Many meals were packed up to go due to poor conditions, though. Volunteer Kathy Kovach packed dozens...

First, some history: The Kaneland School Board announced a 12 percent levy increase via “black box” in the newspapers last October. Dan Nagel and I attended the levy hearing to object to such an increase. The board...

This year, Cole’s Crew will partner with The Children’s Tumor Foundation, the leading non-profit funding source of Neurofibromatosis (NF) research in the world, to host The Children’s Tumor Foundation NF Walk Chicago. On Saturday, June 29, Cole’s...

by Mary Parrilli SUGAR GROVE—Have you ever noticed a white cross placed on the side of a local road, noting where someone’s loved one has died? That cross was probably made by Sugar Grove resident Greg Zanis,...