Elburn troop will be at Jewel-Osco Mar. 12
Elburn—Do you need one last fix of Girl Scout cookies before the drive is over? Don’t wait for a flyer to come out; look to your phone to keep you updated.

Village considers how to update playground at community center
Elburn—The Village Board gave the OK for village officials to apply for an Open Space Land Acquisition and Development Grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in order to replace playground equipment at the Elburn and Countryside Community Center playground.

Elburn—Elburn Village Board on Tuesday evening voted 5-1 to approve the Elburn station development’s concept plan. Jeff Walter was the sole vote opposing the plan.

Elburn—A man who was arrested for driving on an expired driver’s license has filed suit against the Elburn Police for false arrest.

Campton Twp.—Jerry Johnson has had a vision 30 years into the realizing: to create a living history farm from the 1840s on the Garfield farm in Campton Township.

Public service becomes priority during blizzard
ELBURN—Elburn firefighters, police officers, snow plow drivers, neighbors, Good Samaritans and a guy on a snowmobile rose above and beyond the usual to help those in need during Tuesday’s blizzard.

ELBURN—The Elburn and Countryside Community Center received a grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to help with the installation of a geothermal heating and cooling system, but the grant is not large enough to cover the entire cost.

Delnor Hospital’s da Vinci Robot improves outcomes
Geneva—“Scapel, please” is no longer the only word in surgical procedures.

Elburn—Variety is a luxury a growing population has when it comes, not only to restaurants and stores, but also to churches.

Geneva—Practicing leadership skills can never start too early. Annabelle Letizia, 7, of Geneva is off to a good start.

Elburn—Drive through downtown Elburn, and you may notice something missing. An empty lot sits where the two-story building on the east corner of North and Main was demolished Monday.

Elburn—2011 will be a year of progress for the village of Elburn as it continues projects begun in 2010 and looks to the future.

Local fraternal organization promotes good works and good character
Elburn—Most of us have heard of the Shriners and their children’s hospitals that treat burn, spinal cord and orthopedic conditions free of charge for any child under the age of 18. What we may not realize is that all Shriners began first as Masons.

Elburn—Elburn Police Chief Steve Smith presented the public safety budget to the Committee of the Whole in the first of at least two looks at department needs for the coming year. One need in particular is the staffing of officers in the Police Department.

Elburn MD closes solo practice after 10 years
Elburn—In this day of fast-paced, revolving-door medicine, the opportunity to spend time with your personal physician is almost non-existent—unless you were a patient of Dr. Tom Collinett of Elburn Health Associates.

Elburn—For 10 years, Cory Lipsett, who is visually impaired, used a cane to help him find his way around obstacles that he encountered in his daily life.