Elburn

Man in ski mask holds up Mobil store

ELBURN—A white male dressed in a black wrestling mask with a white and yellow design on the face held up the Mobil gas station at 213 S. Main St. on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at approximately 9 p.m.

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Local businesses pass compliance test, refuse to sell tobacco to minors

ELBURN—All six Elburn businesses that sell tobacco products passed the compliance test for not selling tobacco to minors.

February 3rd, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

Police blotter for Feb. 3

The following reports were obtained from local police departments. The individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

February 3rd, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

Elburn Scholarship Fund applicants have until March 1

Kaneland—The Elburn Scholarship Fund will be awarding grants for studies at the college level. All applications must be postmarked no later than March 1.

February 1st, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

Vote on Elburn Station set for Feb. 6

Board discusses Elburn Station plan prior to vote
ELBURN—The Village Board will have the opportunity to vote whether or not to approve the Elburn Station development at its next meeting on Monday,Feb. 6.

January 27th, 2012 | | 2 comments | Continued
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One year down … many to come

Personal Trainer Sarah Jackson (left to right), owner Rich O’Brien, managers Wendy Haacker and Barb Hookham, along with Karen Park from Old Second Bank, cut the ribbon celebrating the one year anniversary of Snap Fitness in Elburn.

January 27th, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Photos: Elburn’s own Derby Day

Jacob Grisch (above) of Elburn talks to his dad, Fred, after the Elburn Boy Scout Pack 107 Pinewood Derby at Family Life Church on Keslinger Road in Elburn Friday night.

January 27th, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

Walgreens seeks full retail liquor license

Elburn—Walgreens has app-lied for a full retail liquor license that would add the sale of spirits to their current wine and beer license.

January 27th, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

Elburn water/sewer rates to increase

ELBURN—Residents will likely see an increase in their water and sewer rates. Public Works asked for the increase to keep costs even with expenses that have been rising.

January 27th, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued

District 302 offers preschool screening

Kaneland—The Kaneland School District will offer preschool screening by appointment only on Friday, Jan. 27, at Family Life Church at 44W555 Keslinger Road, Elburn.

January 23rd, 2012 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Bridging the divide: Elburn’s past and present meet

ELBURN—Over 10 years ago, the Elburn Town and Country Public Library Director Mary Lynn Alms and other library staff sorted through piles of boxes filled with papers and assorted historical items that were stored in a back room at the Elburn and Countryside Community Center.

January 20th, 2012 | | 1 comment | Continued
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‘Founding Fitmamas’ help cut the ribbon

Elburn—Erin Schaefer of Elburn stands with her son, Grayson, daughter Ainslie, and husband Bill while being surrounded by the members of her fitness club, FitMama, in La Fox. Members of the organization, both before and after FitMama transitioned from a group of friends and neighbors and into an official business with members, are known as [...]

January 20th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Police blotter for Jan. 20

The following reports were obtained from local police departments. The individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Off to school in style

Elburn—When Deloris and Jim O’Connell of Elburn thought about how to make the first day of school special for two of their grandchildren, they didn’t have to look very far.

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New beginnings at Northside

Thursday marked the Grand Opening of Northside Pub at 117 N. Main St. in Elburn.

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Jan. 13 Elburn police blotter

The following reports were obtained from local police departments. The individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Hammering it out

Following series of meetings, Elburn Planning Commission recommends approval of plan for Elburn Station Development

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Elburn business owner suffers fatal gunshot

ELBURN—Local business owner suffered a fatal gunshot wound in Elburn last Friday.

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Elburn man dies in single-car accident

Kaneville Township—An Elburn man died following a single-vehicle accident on Monday in unincorporated Kaneville Township.

January 13th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Metra permits available

Elburn—First-quarter Metra parking permits are now available. They are good now through the end of March, and they cost $85.

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A ‘Vital’ donation

On Monday, Dr. David Foss (right) of Vital Chiropractic Family Wellness Center handed a check to Rita Burnham, director of the Elburn Food Pantry.

January 8th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

Village looks to maintain services in 2012

ELBURN—As the Elburn Village Board looks to the new year, it will be challenged to find ways to keep up services and finish projects that will affect the future of the village.

January 6th, 2012 | | 2 comments | Continued

Elburn man dies in New Year’s Day house fire

ELBURN—A house fire on New Year’s Day claimed the life of an Elburn man.

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New electronic products disposal law in effect

ELBURN—Did you get a new TV for Christmas? Are you ready to throw out the old computer? You will have to find other ways to get rid of these outdated products, according to a new law.

January 6th, 2012 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Changes & challenges: Elburn’s year in review

ELBURN—The year 2011 saw changes and challenges for the village of Elburn. One of those changes was an increase in the number of residents: Elburn now has more than 5,000 people living within its borders—5,506, to be exact.

December 31st, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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More miracles for Meagan

Community donates wheelchair for 2-year-old who defies all odds
ELBURN—Scott and Luellen Seals of Elburn had spent the last year in search of donations to be put toward a custom-built wheelchair for their 2-year-old daughter Meagan, who suffers from the conditions encephalocele, microcephaly and lissencephaly.

December 30th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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On the scene

Multiple fire departments worked to extinguish a fire at a single-family home near Elburn Friday evening, Dec. 23. The blaze broke out about 5 p.m. at a home on the 2S200 block of Willow Creek Drive, in a subdivision located south of the intersection of Route 47 and Main Street in Blackberry Township.

December 30th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Fitness Fun Class in Elburn this winter

ELBURN—Is it too cold for the kids to go out to play? Come to Fitness Fun Class.

December 29th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Winners announced for library drawing

ELBURN—Erin Rothenbaum of St. Charles was the winner of the Wedding Fantasy Barbie 1989 Collector’s edition, and Jennifer Thiel of Elburn won a John Deere toy Monster Treads Gator tractor in a drawing sponsored by the Friends of the Town and Country Public Library.

December 26th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Elburn Lions help Kaneland kids, food pantry

Toys, hats, gloves and more for Kaneland Kids and the Elburn Food Pantry are donated by Elburn Lions every year to West Towns Human Services in Sugar Grove.

December 24th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued
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Christmas Spirit lives through Mom’s Swap Shop

Elburn—If anyone has a doubt that the Christmas spirit is alive and well in Elburn, they should have been at the Elburn Community Center on Saturday for the Authentic Moms’ Christmas Swap Shop.

December 24th, 2011 | | Comments Off | Continued

Home rule referendum tabled—for now

ELBURN—The Elburn Village Board reversed last week’s Committee of the Whole recommendation by voting to postpone placing a home rule referendum on the March 20 primary ballot.

December 23rd, 2011 | | 1 comment | Continued