KANELAND—The nominating committee for Kaneland’s Educator of the Year has selected its 2011 honorees:

Kaneland's Daniel Helm scored all 10 of his points in the first quarter Friday night as the Knights stormed out of the gate to a 25-5 lead over host Yorkville.

Kaneland—Kaneland High School teachers Javier Martizez and Norm Welker, as well as a Kaneland parent, will accompany 18 students who will travel to Northern Virginia to help the National Park Service conduct historical preservation activities at a...

The Kaneland School Board on Monday voted 6-0 to approve the donation of a PS810 Picture Scanning System to the Fox Valley Career Center.

KANE COUNTY—Kane County Treasurer David J. Rickert reminds senior citizens that real estate tax deferral applications are available through the Kane County Treasurer's Office.

Pair try to unravel a century of history at Blackberry Cemetery Elburn—On any given day you'll find real life History Detectives hard at work, looking for where the bodies are buried.

Do you own a gravesite in Blackberry Township Cemetery? Did an ancestor purchase a lot with grave space that is not used? Do you have family records that show birth dates, marriages, maiden names of persons buried...

Kaneland—The Kaneland WYSE academic team will advance to sectionals at Northern Illinois University. On Feb. 1, the team qualified with a second-place finish at the Waubonsee Community College regional competition.

WASHINGTON D.C.—U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (IL-14) released his committee and subcommittee assignments for the 112th Congress.

The Kaneland School Board on Monday voted 6-0 to approve the Business Office's solicitation of bids on items for the 2011-12 school year.

SPRINGFIELD—Some emergencies, like last week’s blizzard, come with advance warning. Others, like a tornado or earthquake, may strike with little or no warning.

Maple Park—The Maple Park Public Library has immediate openings on its board of trustees. Trustees volunteer their time to make a difference on issues related to library operations and programming.

Elburn—Public Works employees met with village officials and agreed to amend their on-call and called-in policy. The changes made would include a holiday as part of the work week.

View the lawsuit >> A United States citizen who currently resides in South Korea, filed a lawsuit on Jan 25 claiming he was illegally detained by Elburn police Dec. 22, 2010.

KANELAND—The Kaneland School District on Monday presented the School Board with an initial cost reduction plan that will seek to cut $1 million in expenditures for the 2012 fiscal year.

The Kaneland School Board on Monday announced the appointments of Theodore “Chip” Hickman as principal of Kaneland High School, and Rick Burchell as director of the Fox Valley Career Center, effective July 1, 2011.

The Kaneland School Board on Monday voted 6-0 to approve a 10-point grading scale that will be administered to grades 6-12 for the 2011-12 school year.

Elburn—The Elburn Village Board on Monday discussed an ordinance regarding the seizure and impounding of vehicles in connection with offenses such as drugs and DUIs.

Campton Twp.—Jerry Johnson has had a vision 30 years into the realizing: to create a living history farm from the 1840s on the Garfield farm in Campton Township.

Pastry Chef Rose Deneen of Food is Fun! has been creating pastries for over 20 years. On Saturday, she came to the Sugar Grove Public Library to demonstrate the preparation of chocolate treats for Valentine's Day.

KANELAND—Mr. Kaneland 2011 will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18, in the Kaneland High School auditorium.

KANELAND—Parents and professionals are hungry for knowledge about autism spectrum disorders. “The Dynamic Child,” an all-day education event at Kaneland High School on Saturday, Feb. 19, addresses that need.

GENEVA—How would you like to spend a week at a privately-owned ocean front condo in the Turks and Caicos; enjoy a 10,000 square foot villa in Mexico with nine of your closest friends; send your son to...

A look through this week's church news and events.

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.

Michael Aderman mixes pancake batter with a power tool to help at a pancake breakfast put on by Elburn’s Troop 7 Saturday.

KANELAND—It's familiar territory for Knights heavyweight Jimmy Boyle. Familiar but exceptional territory for the senior, who now goes to the IHSA Class 2A State tournament at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill., this weekend.

KANELAND—How good was the Class of 2011 group that kept finding the endzone for Kaneland football? Ask three very lucky institutions of higher learning.

DES PLAINES, Ill.—Waubonsee Community College's Dave Heiss joined a select group on Thursday in Des Plaines, Ill.

KANELAND—The Lady Knights saw their regular season end on Thursday in Rochelle by a final of 61-52, and then with a 30-27 loss on Monday at St. Francis High School in Wheaton, Ill., saw their playoff quest...

On Feb. 8, Freshmen girls won the conference tournament championship, beating Rochelle 35-33 in triple overtime en route to a 24-0 season.

KANELAND—When you hold an opponent to a grand total of zero points in a quarter, you know you’re doing something right.