KANELAND—Summer has been no time for play if you’re Kaneland High School girls basketball. Coach Ernie Colombe and crew have been keeping busy with shootouts in Genoa-Kingston, Sterling, Morris, Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., and have one scheduled...

ELBURN—Westminster Christian High School basketball coach Bruce Firchau is equipped with a brochure about the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame Museum that reads, “For over a century, the game of basketball has played a significant role in...

Kaneland United Soccer Club U-9 team came in second place in the 2011 Oswego Soccer Tournament.

Kaneland Soccer Club U13 Knights 97 Black won the Rockford Watermelon Soccer Tournament on June 11-12, after a 7-0 win in the championship.

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On the weekend of June 17, local Boy ScoutTroop 41 went on a camping trip to Sugar Grove United Methodist church property. This camp out was their summer camp shakedown.

On Saturday, June 18, seafood lovers and land lovers alike attended TriCity Family Services’ Great Lobster Fly In event.

St. Charles—The annual St. Charles July 4th Celebration is a time for friends and family to get together for picnics, leisure, entertainment, and most of all, to commemorate our nation's birthday.

Elburn—For a second year, the Family Life Church, formerly Faith Assembly Church, will hold its Keslinger Road Day Camp, geared for children aged 5-13.

Sugar Grove—Nominations are now being sought for Waubonsee Community College’s 2011 Distinguished Contributor and Distinguished Alumnus awards.

Kaneville—After months of planning and location searching, the village of Kaneville has finally installed its new village sign.

Sugar Grove—The Sugar Grove Library Board recognized 11 volunteers at the June 9 board meeting: Andrew Jacobson, Chuck Hughes, Jackie Conrad, Judy Juszak, Lori Petry, Rena Duffy, Sally Bruce, Sandy Young, plus three juvenile volunteers.

Maple Park—At a special meeting on Tuesday night, held before the Maple Park Board meeting, board members passed an ordinance concerning debt services for the village's water system.

Change makes it easier to understand what is allowed Elburn—Backyard campfires can still be enjoyed around Elburn, thanks to some modifications to the village’s burning ordinance.

SUGAR GROVE—The Sugar Grove Planning Commission at its meeting on June 15 reviewed a parking and loading ordinance text amendment, as well as an accessory and temporary use ordinance text amendment, that was recommended by the Planning...

SUGAR GROVE—During the spring 2011 semester, Waubonsee Community College purchased 17 pieces of student-created artwork to display around its campuses.

KANE COUNTY—The Kane County recently approved new district boundaries, which will include reduction of its number of districts from 26 to 24.

YORKVILLE—State Representative Kay Hatcher has launched a new season of her popular “Foxy Readers” Summer Reading Club for area students who pledge to continue reading during their summer vacation.

Matt and Tania Miller of Elburn announce the birth of their son, Eli Chance, on Jan. 20, 2011, at Rush-Copley Hospital in Aurora. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces, and was 20 inches long.

MAPLE PARK—Olivia Fabrizius and Grace Fabrizius of Maple Park, of the Just Say Nay 4-H Club, participated in the DuPage County 4-H Dog Show on May 21.

GENEVA—The Forest Preserve District of Kane County announced that the international bond-rating firm of Standard & Poor’s has upgraded the district’s bond rating from AA to AA+/stable.

DECATUR—Millikin University history student Marissa Duffey of Elburn recently made a presentation at the 31st Annual Illinois History Symposium, held at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale’s Morris Library.

Dayton, OHIO—After successfully completing requirements at Kettering College, Joanne Shona Cross of Elburn has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from the school.

CARLINVILLE, Ill.—Cynthia Roberg of Maple Park, the daughter of Matthew and Marianne Roberg, was named to the Blackburn College dean’s list after earning a 4.0 grade point average for the Spring 2011 semester.

Elburn—There may be some new playground equipment next year at Community Center Park if the village is awarded an $85,000 grant through the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Program.

SUGAR GROVE—The Sugar Grove Village Board on Tuesday voted 6-0 to approve designation of the old Sugar Grove Hotel site as a Veterans Park.

Lily Lake—Former Lily Lake resident and third-generation family farmer Leland Strom was recently honored by Northern Illinois University when he was presented with an honorary doctorate degree at the university's graduate school commencement ceremony earlier this year.

Army veteran Bob Arciola, assisted by Barb Arciola, uses a special electronic breathing devise to pull the trigger when shooting trap.

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

Air Classics Museum of Aviation, located at the Aurora Municipal Airport in Sugar Grove, held an open house on Saturday.

Enjoying the beautiful weather at Hughes Creek are Gordon Dierschow (left) of Express Evaluations and Art Sanchez from A Enterprises.

Sugar Grove—The Sugar Grove Fire Department on Tuesday was dispatched to the 200 block of Carol Street to contain a fire that was caused when lightning struck the roof peak of a house.