KANEVILLE—The Kaneville Historical Society invites the public to view the artifacts of the Ravlin family on Sunday, June 14 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ELBURN—Three Elburn businesses, including Rosati's and two pubs that could open downtown this summer, asked the village for liquor licenses.

ELBURN—Elburn Police Chief Steve Smith wants the village to restore Police Department staffing to nine full-time officers, and create three new part-time police positions.

ELBURN—An Aurora man was charged with attempted murder at his home after police discovered a male near Elburn who had been shot multiple times.

Virgil Village President Debbie Washburn recently appointed a new committee, Wastewater/Stormwater Committee, to tackle the problem of lack of septic systems at some residences within the village.

Board re-appoints village clerk; Group to install picnic table

Blackberry Township Supervisor David Richmond presented a $10,000 check to the village of Elburn on behalf of the Township Board June 1, to help pay for the village's wayside horn project.

The 2009 Elburn Baseball and Softball Fundraising Committee would like to thank the following people/businesses for their support:

GENEVA–More than 2,000 survivors and families attended the Kane County Cougars’ Cancer Survivors Day, presented by Cancer Treatment Centers of America, on Sunday afternoon.

Sugar Grove—Many things that began in the 1980s are woefully out of style. But if they offer a good product and rising returns every year, thriving is in the cards.

The Kaneland High School freshman softball team completed a successful 2009 season.

Bravo to Kane County State’s Attorney John Barsanti for his valiant efforts to pursue justice in the shamefully sad and tragically premature death of 84-year-old Mary Barry.

KANE—“Primrose to Prairie” is the theme of this year's garden walk presented by the Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners on Saturday, June 20, from 10 am to 4 pm.

The Wasco Diamonds 12U took first place while the Wasco Diamonds 10U finished 2nd at the 17th Annual Sparks Invitational in Elgin on May 16-17.

Sugar Grove–Seven Waubonsee Community College baseball players recently received post-season honors.

State—Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, recently announced that the first bird testing positive for West Nile virus in Illinois this year was found in LaSalle County.

STATE—The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,268 cases of H1N1 influenza in Illinois, and four people diagnosed with the virus, all with underlying medical conditions, have died.

The following reports were obtained from the Elburn Police Department. The individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Members of the Kaneland Junior Girl Scout Troop 694 earned a bronze award by running a food drive for local charities.

COUNTY—TriCity Family Services, a private, not-for-profit human service agency serving the community members and organizations of central Kane County, is looking for board members to serve on the agency Board of Directors.

ELBURN—The home of Mark and Miriam Howlett will host Carlos Hufschlag from Bornheim, Germany, who will arrive in August and attend Kaneland High School in the upcoming school year.

MAPLE PARK—Community Therapy Services, a St. Charles provider of pediatric therapy services, offers a group called Motor Mouths every summer.

Heartland Blood Centers will host several special-event blood drives where blood donors will be entered in a Guitar Hero competition.

Geneva—Winston Churchill said, “We get to make a living; we give to make a life,” and that philosophy is shared by LivingWell Cancer Resource Center and its many volunteers and donors.

County—State Street Dance Studio, 9 N. Fourth St., Geneva, is in the final preparations for its upcoming annual studio show, “The Spinning Wheel.”

More than 200 students from 14 area high schools competed at Waubonsee Community College’s 30th Annual Business Competition Day on April 29.

Marmion Academy’s leadership programs announced their new student leaders for the 2009-10 school year during awards ceremonies in May.

Registration is under way for Rejoice Lutheran Church's 2009 Vacation Bible School, which will be held the week of June 15-19.

Lauren Contorno of Elburn, and John Konovodoff and Maddy Schaefer, both of Sugar Grove, were named to the dean's list for the spring semester of the 2008-09 academic year at Illinois Wesleyan University.

More than 100 students were honored with leadership awards from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb in April. Two local residents were among the students honored.

Community members are invited to a retirement open house hosted by the English Congregational United Church of Christ for Pastor Byron and his wife, Kristin Henn.

The annual Burlington United Methodist Church Rummage Sale will take place Thursday through Saturday, June 18-20, at 195 Center St., Burlington.