ELBURN—The Elburn Village Board is considering whether to eliminate the taping of Village Board and village committee meetings.

Elburn—The Fox Valley Wildlife Center will hold a Spring Break Kids Day Camp Tuesday through Friday, March 30 through April 2.

Kaneland—The Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival is coming on Sunday, April 18, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the campus of Kaneland High School. Getting involved with the festival is easy, and there are free opportunities...

Geneva—This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. The Geneva History Center is celebrating the occasion with a new exhibition, Scouting: A Century of Values.

Geneva—Women take on lots of roles—mom, wife, daughter, businesswoman, coach, cook, chauffeur—the list is seemingly endless. No matter what a woman’s life entails, she deserves a day designed to inspire and rejuvenate her spirit.

Kaneland—The Kaneland High School Scholastic Bowl hosted the IHSA Regional Championships on March 8, and Kaneland concluded the event with a second-place finish.

Sugar Grove basketball team the Fireside Grille, formerly the Aurora Country Club, won Sugar Grove Park District's Over-32 Men's Basketball Tournament again this year.

ELBURN—The Elburn Police Department will switch its emergency dispatch services in mid to late May.

Sugar Grove—For four days in late February, 13 Waubonsee Community College students experienced what it’s like to run the state’s government as they participated in the 32nd annual Model Illinois Government Simulation in Springfield. ...

Kaneland Knights baseball is holding a Spring Training Baseball Camp on Saturday, March 27 and Tuesday, March 30.

Photos from the Kaneland High School production of Guys and Dolls. Photos by Susan O'Neill

Kaneland—For the first time, individual teacher's names are part of the record, with the reality hitting home for everyone involved.

All of the budget talk, all of the numbers, all of the discussion on potential cuts became reality this week when the Kaneland School Board authorized the dismissal of 118 teachers and professionals (see related story).

SUGAR GROVE—Kaneland Middle School eighth-grader Julia Hoyda has a 16-year-old brother, Matt, who has autism, behavior problems, a rare seizure disorder and developmental delays.

KANELAND—Unpaid Kaneland School District fees have reached an all-time high this year, with $50,179 being equivalent to the cost of a full-time teacher.

KANELAND—Kaneland School District officials said they have appreciated the generous offers of funding recently made by parents and parent groups in the past several weeks to save various programs from being eliminated through the budget reduction process.

ELBURN—Elburn village officials' latest step toward their goal of reducing an expected 2010-11 budget shortfall is cutting a position from the Public Works Department, which will save the village nearly $42,000 per year.

SUGAR GROVE—Charles Douglas, a Sugar Grove resident who recently opened a tax business in town, said he wants to be an alternative to high-priced tax preparers.

BATAVIA—A two-car crash this week resulted in the death of an Elburn resident, Jesus J. Escalante, 31, of the 900 block of President Street.

MAPLE PARK—A new tavern at the Maple Park American Legion, H.D. Rockers, is not just a biker bar, although it does have a motorcycle theme.

ELBURN—After Erin Schaefer moved to Elburn in 2005, she wanted to make new friends and become involved in the community. At a friend's urging, she joined the St. Charles Mothers' Club four years ago and found it...

Congressman Bill Foster (IL-14) announced provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care act that went into effect Tuesday after attending the White House Signing Ceremony to witness President Barack Obama sign the legislation into law.

Elburn—The Elburn Lions announced the winners of its calendar raffle for the month of March.

Kane County—You may see some individuals around town with badges saying, “Ask Us How To Improve Illinois Politics.”

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.

A look through the faith community's news and events

MAPLE PARK—Ideal conditions met the Kaneland High School girls soccer team on Tuesday afternoon, as did an ideal result.

The fun continues for Knights boys basketball standout Dave Dudziunski.

Carroll University sophomore Lindsay Gruenke wasted no time in having a productive spring track season.

MAPLE PARK—Kaneland High School baseball seems to raise the bar every year, and this season hopes to be no different.

Maple Park—Can the Kaneland High School boys track roster top last year’s exceptional finish?

MAPLE PARK—What happens when most of the Lady Knights soccer squad that scored a sizable upset over Hampshire in regional action returns?