ur community baseball and softball league has come upon some sad times. As of July 20, 2010, we are without a president, vice president, field maintenance coordinator, concessions coordinator, registrar, arbiter (reschedules rainouts), to name just a few.

Elsie G. (Riedelsperger) Rissman, 91, of Shabbona, Ill., formerly of Elburn and Hinckley, passed away at the Shabbona Health Care Assisted Living Center, where she had recently made her home, on Saturday, June 5, 2010.

Frances B. “Fran” Koenig, 88, of Maple Park, passed away in the early morning hours, surrounded by the prayers of her family on Saturday, June 5, 2010, at Kishwaukee Community Hospital.

St. Charles—The 28th Annual St. Charles Pride of the Fox RiverFest will be held Friday through Sunday, June 11-13.

The Kaneland High School class of 2010 didn't have the only graduation in the district this year. Kindergarten students from John shields celebrated the end of their first year with their own graduation celebration. Photos by John...

SUGAR GROVE—Five students from John Shields Elementary School, along with Kaneland social worker Nicole Pryor, recently collected lots of needed articles for the Between Friends Food Pantry, but none of the items were edible.

SUGAR GROVE—The Sugar Grove Village Board on June 1 unanimously approved a renewable-energy ordinance, which will define regulations for all small wind-energy systems constructed in the village.

COUNTY—It seemed like local video gambling would never see the light of day after Elburn voted to ban poker and blackjack machines from its bars and restaurants in September 2009.

MAPLE PARK—A new drop-in center in the Maple Park Civic Center needs parent volunteers before it can become a place for youths to gather for games and movies.

County—Now that Kane County reversed its video gambling ban, making it legal in unincorporated areas of the county, establishments in those areas need to decide whether or not it’s worth the time and effort to install the...

AURORA—An Elburn resident was chosen to speak for classmates at 117th annual Aurora University commencement ceremonies May 9 on the campus quadrangle at 347 S. Gladstone Ave., Aurora.

ELBURN—Three fourth-grade teachers from John Stewart Elementary School in Elburn are leaving Kaneland School District this month, Suzanne Girsch, Andrea Zietlow and Barbara Romack, who all were honored with a retirement reception at the Town & Country...

ELBURN—John Stewart Elementary School in Elburn will have a new principal for the 2010-11 school year, seven-year district employee Laura Garland. Garland said she plans to follow the current principal's example of community involvement and commitment to...

ELBURN—St. Gall Catholic Church is in the process of buying the vacant lot immediately to the south of its existing cemetery on Main Street, just north of the Elburn & Countryside Community Center.

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.

Geneva—Beautiful weather and more than 1,500 participants, plus a record-breaking $240,000 in fundraising, helped make the fifth annual LivingWell Bridge Walk at Fabyan Parkway on May 15 a success.

A look through this week’s church news.

Julie Richardson and Marcus Simmons of DeKalb announce the birth of their son, Jaymeson David Simmons.

Ron and Rhonda Flint of Maple Park announce the engagement of their daughter, Lynette Flint, to Nicholas Piller, son of James and Martha Piller.

Sugar Grove resident Cory Heyob was among 10 Aurora University students and faculty members inducted into AU’s Psi Mu Chapter No. 563 of Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society.

Matt Kneller of Maple Park was among those promoted at Aurora University. Kneller is an assistant professor of communication.

Andrea Bornemann of Sugar Grove graduated from Ripon College during its 144th Commencement on May 16.

Followers of KHS track maybe have seen a boys track roster for the ages in 2010. Actually, judging by the second-place team finish at Friday and Saturday’s Class 2A Boys Track State Finals at Eastern Illinois University, there’s...

SYCAMORE—Maybe the scales were tipping to Sycamore all long. After slaughtering the Lady Spartans in their first meeting, Kaneland Lady Knights softball dealt with 16 innings of action in a tight 2-1 win three weeks ago. It all...

SUGAR GROVE—Waubonsee Community College recently honored its' top student/athletes for 2009-2010 at the school's annual Athletic Awards Banquet.

Kaneland High School student Olivia Fabrizius (left—shown with her mom and KHS teacher Judy) and her classmates graduated as the Kaneland High School class of 2010 this past Sunday.

Thanks to Elburn’s Scout Pack 107, downtown Elburn is beautiful for the spring and summer seasons once more.

A few months ago, I wrote an article in regard to global warming. I strongly suggested that promoting off shore oil drilling was not smart, and we were headed for a catastrophe.

For the past several years, the Elburn Chamber of Commerce has worked in partnership with its leads group to donate as much money as possible to the Elburn and Countryside Food Pantry.

The Elburn Chamber of Commerce thanks all of you who supported our first pork chop dinner in March to raise funds for the The Day in the Park Fireworks. Forty-two tickets were also purchased for the Food...

The Illinois Press Association recently recognized the Elburn Herald in the organization’s annual advertising and editorial contests.

The Sugar Grove Village Board on June 1 voted unanimously to approve a contract with Testing Service Corporation, allowing the company to begin boring soil in the Mallard Point subdivision.