Archive for Susan ONeill

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Decorating Coaches transform homes

ELBURN—Kim and Steve Warner have lived in the same house in Geneva for 20 years. They raised four children in the house, but now that their children are grown, they want to downsize and move into a town home.

August 31st, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Fun Fest: Kids bike, wagon parade returns for 2nd year

Maple Park—The bike and wagon parade was such a hit last year that it is back again for this year’s Maple Park Fun Fest.

August 30th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Fun Fest: Parade

Maple Park
Fun Fest Parade

Saturday, Sept. 1
6 p.m.
Main Street, Maple Park

August 30th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Fun Fest: Local expert to stage fireworks show

Maple Park Fun Fest
Fireworks Show

Sunday, Sept. 2
8:30 p.m.
View from the baseball field,
Casey’s General Store,
Heritage Hills or
Squire’s Crossing subdivisions
Free parking

Rain date: Monday, Sept. 3

August 30th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Elburn Days features carnival fun

Elburn—The Elburn Days carnival has something for everyone—fun but tame rides for the youngsters and more exciting rides for the older kids, no matter how old.

August 16th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Jo-Jo the Clown to miss Corn Boil

SUGAR GROVE—This summer will be one of the few times that Jo-Jo the Clown (aka Sugar Grove resident Karen McCannon) has missed the Sugar Grove Corn Boil.

July 27th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Sugar Grove Lions Club looks to grow

Sugar Grove—The Sugar Grove Lions Club, chartered in 1969, is working to rebuild its membership. Sugar Grove resident Bill Keck, one of the Lions Club founding members, said he remembers an event at which there were between 70 and 100 people, although they were not all members.

July 26th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Sugar Grove Lions Club—Fireworks, take 10

Sugar Grove—The Sugar Grove Lions Club will present its 10th annual fireworks display at dusk on Saturday, July 28, at the 2012 Sugar Grove Corn Boil.

July 26th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Local author’s grandchildren are her inspiration

ELBURN—Linda Brodine began telling stories as a way to entertain her grandchildren.

“They would ask me, ‘Grandma, tell me a story,’” she said. “It turned out to be a wonderful gift I didn’t know I had.”

July 20th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Kindness of strangers and friends saves a little girl’s sight

MP family receives support for infant daughter’s eye surgery
Maple Park—Katie Sexton noticed some things about her daughter Bridget (or Bri) just a few days after she was born, but it would take her four months to convince her family doctor that there was something wrong.

July 19th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Conley Farm: a perfect spot for a wedding

KANEVILLE—Hidden in the middle of farm fields is an idyllic outdoor setting in western Kane County for wedding ceremonies and/or receptions.

July 15th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Sun sets for good on Moon Dance Diner

MAPLE PARK—The windows of the Moon Dance Diner, once so lively and inviting, are currently covered with brown wrapping paper.

July 13th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Health care business benefits from Fox Valley entrepreneurs

ELBURN—Elburn resident Maria Kuhn and her partner Dr. Christina Krause launched their award-winning Integrated Health Advocacy Program (IHAP) over a decade ago.

July 13th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

SG Medallion Committee anxious to award winner

SUGAR GROVE—The hunt for the Sugar Grove Corn Boil Medallion for 2012 is in its fifth week, and Corn Boil Committee President Steve Ekker said he believes someone may have already found the medallion.

July 5th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Business owners help each other

FOX VALLEY—Pirok Design owners Kevin and Cynthia Pirok are in the business of helping other businesses establish themselves. They work with business owners to build their identity through developing a logo and designing signage, a website and other supportive graphics.

June 29th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Center brings entrepreneurs, experts together

FOX VALLEY—Steve Gaspardo, a manufacturing engineer with 15 years of experience in the field, founded Gaspardo & Associates in 1996.

June 22nd, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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HorsePower riding program helps build skills, confidence

MAPLE PARK—Maple Park resident Carrie Capes said she learned very early on with Max, her 11-year-old son with multiple disabilities, that “a child with a disability really and truly needs a village.”

June 21st, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Elburn church welcomes new visitors

Elburn—The Revs. David and Jessica Jones opened the doors of their Living Word of God Church in February of 2011, at 526 N. Main St., on the Great Lakes Leadership campus in Elburn.

June 17th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Entrepreneurs plus mentors equal success

FOX VALLEY—Position-Tech, a sports equipment manufacturing company created by four former Northern Illinois University students, was one of several companies featured last Thursday at an event celebrating the successes of entrepreneurs from the Fox Valley area.

June 16th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Elburn native son home from Afghanistan receives rousing welcome

ELBURN—Spc. Nick Sepeda doesn’t like to be the center of attention. He said he is usually the guy in the background, but that definitely wasn’t the case on June 2, when Sepeda arrived home for a one-month leave from the U.S. Army, after a one-year deployment to Afghanistan.

June 7th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Kaneville event highlights local historical figures

KANEVILLE—You can’t drive through the middle of Kaneville without noticing a small, white building on the south side of Harter Road.

June 3rd, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Shodeen development public hearing stays open

ELBURN—The Elburn Village Board will keep the public hearing on the Shodeen property annexation open until Monday, June 4. Village President Dave Anderson said he hopes the three remaining issues are resolved by that date.

May 24th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Elburn board fails to vote on school impact fees

Elburn—Progress on the Elburn Station development came to a halt on Monday night, after four Village Board trustees declined to vote on an agreement with the Kaneland School District.

May 17th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Welcome Home

Neighbors, friends help pave the way back home for Elburn woman
Elburn—Several women wearing large yellow rubber gloves sat in front of storage bins full of cleaning solution, methodically wiping down kitchen and other utensils. They joked as they cleaned.

May 17th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Reducing the stigma

GENEVA—May is the month designated for Mental Health Awareness, but TriCity Family Services (TCFS) works all year long to raise awareness and the importance of mental health.

May 11th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Elburn Station takes 2 steps forward

Village disconnects property; approves agreement with KC
Elburn—The Elburn Village Board on Monday took two actions to move the Elburn Station development along.

May 10th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

School impact fee agreement delayed

Elburn tweaks agreement, pushing final vote
Elburn—The Elburn Village Board made further modifications to the intergovernmental agreement between the village and the Kaneland School District regarding fees for the Elburn Station development, pushing the vote out possibly another two weeks.

May 10th, 2012 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Local country band plays Nashville

Nashville—Back Country Roads, a local band in the Kaneland area that describes its music as “the big sounds of Nashville (brought) home to the Midwest,” recently brought their sound to Nashville. The band was invited to play at the Wildhorse Saloon, a three-level, 66,000 square-foot live music and dance venue.

May 6th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Pound 4 Pound offers fitness, fun

Elburn—Danny DeKing, co-owner of Pound 4 Pound Fitness in Elburn, has been a fitness proponent from an early age. He participated in a variety of sports in high school, including football, basketball and boxing. When he joined the United States Navy, he was a command fitness leader, responsible for the fitness of the units.

May 5th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Downtown Elburn parking lot closes

ELBURN—Although the Community Congregational Church closed its parking lot on Sunday as promised, Elburn village trustee Jerry Schmidt asked the question anyway during Monday’s Elburn Village Board meeting.

April 19th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

End (of negotiations) in sight for Elburn Station development

ELBURN—Village officials and Shodeen Construction representatives continue to work through the details of the annexation agreement for the Elburn Station development, with a special Village Board meeting set for Monday, May 14, to vote on the agreement.

April 19th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Police chief recommends increase in parking fines

ELBURN—Parking illegally in the village of Elburn could soon get a lot more expensive, according to a rewrite of the traffic codes.

April 12th, 2012 | | 1 comment | Continued