SUGAR GROVE—Local residents can learn more about the Route 47 improvement study during an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) open house on Wednesday, Nov. 3, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Sugar Grove Community House.

KANE COUNTY—Kane County Sheriff Patrick Perez on Wednesday presented three local citizens with the Roscoe Ebey Citizen of the Year Award.

Elburn—Cub Cadet, the leader in premium quality outdoor power equipment, recently celebrated 50 years of success at their National Dealer Meeting in Orlando, Fla.

KANELAND—Prospective candidates for the Kaneland School Board should know that if elected, they face a significant responsibility, Board President Cheryl Krauspe said.

Mosquito abatement expenditure debated ELBURN—The village of Elburn's proposed budget includes a new line item for 2011-12—an expenditure of $10,000 for information technology (IT) services formerly provided by a village employee.

Democrat incumbent Bill Foster seeks his second term representing the 14th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, while Republican challenger Randy Hultgren and Green Party candidate Dan Kairis seek to replace him in Washington.

Both incumbent Republican Chris Lauzen and his Democrat challenger, Leslie Juby, believe the state government needs to be reformed.

David Rickert, the Republican incumbent in the race for Kane County Treasurer, hopes to continue his service to the county after the Nov. 2 election.

Firefighters stop flames from spreading ELBURN—A barn burned to the ground at 42W733 Route 38 late Tuesday afternoon after a sparking electrical line caused a fire in the building.

Officials consider waiting another year for 8-period days KANELAND—Kaneland School District officials have set a plan in motion which, if carried out, will push the change to an eight-block schedule at Kaneland High School to the 2012-13 school...

Elburn resident Chuck Swanson went all-out with the Halloween decorations this year, but the high winds Tuesday wreaked havoc on the frightful crew in his front yard.

ELBURN—The village of Elburn will hire Gaskill-Walton to repair a leaking pump at the Williams Ridge Lift Station in Blackberry Creek subdivision, for an amount not to exceed $9,980.

KANE COUNTY—Kane County Circuit Clerk Deborah Seyller's attorney Dean Frieders said his client will seek guidance from the court about how to carry out a recent court order.

ELBURN—Galeforce winds on Tuesday led to power outages in more than 60,000 households and businesses in Northern Illinois including the Kaneland area, ComEd spokesman Alicia Zatkowski said.

Maple Park Police Chief Mike Acosta hands out bags of popcorn during the Halloween edition of Kops and Kids event at the Maple Park Civic Center Monday.

A look through this week's church calendar

Kaneland—The following are times for parent-teacher conferences at Kaneland High School this fall: Wednesday, Nov. 3, from 3 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, from noon to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m.

Dr. Richard Roland Grayson, M.D., 85, of Batavia, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill.

Football cinches first unblemished regular season since 1998 KANELAND—After Friday’s 47-7 win by Kaneland over Morris, the Redskins were probably glad the two teams met only once this season.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.—Not only did KHS tennis athletes make their way into the history books, they added a chapter.

KANELAND—It was one heck of a late-season run that the Knights’ soccer roster went on, and it will be nice to reflect on in time.

MALTA—How can fortunes still be promising with the girls cross-country season in its last throes? When you run for the Lady Knights.

MALTA—While the boys cross-country season is soon to come to an end, the Knights aren't quite ready to pack up.

KANELAND—Lady Knights volleyball continued their recent roll on Thursday at the home of the Lady Foxes by a final of 25-23, 25-21.

The Kane County Xplosion U14 girls softball team will have its annual Halloween Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.on Oct. 30 in front of both Reams Elburn Market and the Elburn Jewel-Osco.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill.—The Illinois High School Association (IHSA), in conjunction with its broadcast partner When We Were Young Productions, has announced its television network coverage for the 2010-11 school year.

Sometimes the person doing all of the hard work gets all of the criticism and none of the credit. Gov. Pat Quinn helped bring 1,200 Illinois jobs to Ford, an American car company.

David Akemann is a public servant by which I mean he has spent much of his professional and private life doing things that are a public good.

“I’m just a mom!” So many times I have made this statement thinking that I cannot make a difference.

Out of frustration, I have opted to write this letter to the editor. Is anyone out there tired of viewing the many electoral commercials along with the criticisms, judgments, degrading of characters, belittling and on and on?

Monday night's (Oct. 18) forum featuring Republican Randy Hultgren and Congressman Bill Foster was a long-overdue chance for the constituents of the 14th Congressional District to finally hold Bill Foster accountable for his disappointing record in Congress.

Most of us hope that we are never required to appear before a judge. However, the reality of today’s world is that we—or someone we love—is now or will soon be involuntarily in contact with the judicial...