Vote keeps Mallard Point project moving forward
SUGAR GROVE—Sugar Grove Village Board trustees on Tuesday voted 6-0 to approve easement agreements with two landowners in regard to the Mallard Point/Rolling Oaks drainage project.

SUGAR GROVE—It takes a community to cure childhood cancer.

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.

SUGAR GROVE—Sugar Grove Village Board members on Tuesday were slated to vote on easement agreements for the Mallard Point and Rolling Oaks drainage project.

Normal, ILL.—Fifty-one Illinois firms were recognized for excellence in engineering before an audience of over 300 engineers, clients and government officials at an Awards Luncheon held Feb. 3 at The Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Normal, Ill.

World-renowned historian Doris Kearns Goodwin (right), author of the best-selling book “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln,” toured Aurora University’s Phillips Library on Feb. 7 to view a traveling display on Abraham Lincoln.

SUGAR GROVE—Mallard Point subdivision residents on Tuesday spoke during the public comment portion of the Village Board meeting, venting their frustration with the fact that the village still has not reached a deal with Rob Roy Drainage District No. 2 and three land owners to allow for the installation of a pipe—18 inches in diameter and 8,800 feet long—that would convey water from the Mallard Point and Rolling Oaks subdivisions to the Drainage District ditch located near Jericho Road and Route 30.

SUGAR GROVE—Waubonsee Community College will host two events this month designed to help students apply for financial aid for the 2012-13 academic year.

SUGAR GROVE—ACT Practice Test will be held at the Sugar Grove Library on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Check-in and seating starts at 8 a.m.; the test starts promptly at 8:30 a.m.

One person can make a difference
Sugar Grove—In the fall of 2010, 17 students in NIU Professor Jack King’s Sociology 392: Organizing for Social Change class sat brain-storming ideas for a class project.

Sugar Grove ends Mallard Point drainage negotiations
SUGAR GROVE—The solution to the drainage problems in the Mallard Point and Rolling Oaks subdivisions in Sugar Grove just became more complex.

Sugar Grove—The Waubonsee Community College Foundation is offering more than 200 scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year. The application deadline is Thursday, Feb. 2.

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.

Sugar Grove—Attorneys, accountants, financial planners and insurance agents will be on hand, offering free expert advice in their respective fields on Thursday, Feb. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sugar Grove Library, 125 S. Municipal Drive.

SUGAR GROVE—Keeping up with the flux of retail that set up shop in Sugar Grove last year, the village in 2012 will see some big names established in the village, namely a Walgreens pharmacy and Jimmy John’s sandwich restaurant.

‘Hot Shot’ Carl finds a home after running 108 races in 2 years
Sugar Grove—“Hot Shot” Carl was fast—really fast. The sleek greyhound ran in 108 races at the Kenosha, Wis., race track during the two years he lived at Dairyland Greyhound Park, one of the eight racing kennels near the track. He came in first in 15 races, second in 24 of them, and third in 21 more.