GENEVA, IL—The Kane County Cougars, Class-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, have announced that a Veeck Family “Night of 100 Promotions” will take place on Thursday, Aug.11, at Elfstrom Stadium.

by Douglas Hartman Sugar Grove is a less-friendly, sadder place today. In a display of callousness more representative of a Mid-East autocracy than a Midwest community, the Sugar Grove Library Board summarily and without comment fired the Library...

The Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce & Industry was saddened to learn of the dismissal of Sugar Grove Library Director Beverly Holmes Hughes on July 14.

The Sugar Grove Library District and the village of Sugar Grove have enjoyed 22 years of encouragement, support and volunteerism from Library Director Beverly Holmes Hughes.

The district sent a mailing to all property parcel owners regarding the requests for maintenance to the courts for August 2011.

Norma J. White, 71, of Yorkville, formerly of Aurora, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by the love and prayers of her family, Sunday evening, July 24, 2011.

Fr. Richard W. Paddock, 77, of Aurora, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at his home. He was born Aug. 4, 1933, in Volo, Ill., to Earl and Kathryn (Wagner) Paddock.

The Village of Elburn, in conjunction with Sho-Deen, Inc., will host an Open House on July 27, to present the proposed Elburn Station Development Plan. A workshop on the Development Plan, hosted by CMAP, will also take...

ST. CHARLES—A St. Charles man needing a heart transplant will get some help from a fundraiser at the St. Charles Bowl on Saturday, July 30, at 7 p.m.

Landrey Davey Barshinger was born May 3, 2011, to Shelley Lee and Andrew Barshinger of Elburn at Delnor Community Hospital, weighing 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 21 inches long.

Jesse and Rebecca Kinsland of Sugar Grove announce the birth of their son, Jack Andrew, who was born Monday, April 25, 2011, at Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva.

KANE COUNTY—The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley recently awarded 16 scholarships to southwestern Kane County residents for the 2011-12 academic year.

Kirksville, MO.—Emily Rose Fahey of Elburn was named to the Truman State University spring 2011 provost and vice president for academic affairs' list.

Nathaniel Davidson, a first-year history major from Elburn, has been named to the dean's list at Ripon College for the spring 2011 semester, which recognizes academic excellence.

Elburn—Premier Boys State of Illinois, a citizenship training program sponsored by the American Legion, and funded in part by various community service organizations, has announced that William Osborne III, a resident of Elburn, has been elected to...

Wendy Krauss of Sugar Grove is among the 181 students named to the Bryan College dean's list for the spring 2011 semester.

Crash last year severely injured other vehicle’s driver ST. CHARLES—A former St. Charles man was sentenced to two years in prison for driving his car into an oncoming vehicle last Augustan act that caused serious injuries to...

ELBURN—STS Foundation, a local foreign exchange program, needs host families for a group of foreign exchange students coming to Illinois for the upcoming school year.

New program allows residents to choose electricity provider SUGAR GROVE—The village of Sugar Grove chose Direct Energy as the electricity provider of choice for residents and small businesses in the community through September 2013 billing cycles.

GENEVA—The Forest Preserve District of Kane County reminds the public that all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), recreational golf carts and other motorized vehicles are not permitted in the forest preserves.

Beverly Holmes Hughes' time as Sugar Grove Library Director ended on a sour note, but in the wake of the Library Board's decision to terminate her employment, village residents have come forth with high praise for the...

2010 Sugar Grove Citizen of the Year let go with no official reason provided SUGAR GROVE—Sugar Grove's next library director will have some pretty big shoes to fill.

Kaneville—Gerald Blazey knew the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy was looking for someone. The distinguished research professor of physics at Northern Illinois University said a casual inquiry was made.

MAPLE PARK—The Maple Park Committee of the Whole on Tuesday discussed the possibility of changing the Motor Vehicle License ordinance, as well as researching the possibility of implementing a gas tax.

MAPLE PARK—Nine different fire departments came together for ethanol fire training on Saturday.

10-year old Georgia Elwood of Maple Park gets her hair cut at Shear Image Salon in Elburn to donate to Locks of Love.

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

ELBURN—Families in Elburn are needed to host high school exchange students from all over the world. Academic Year in America is bringing hundreds of high school students to the U.S. to learn about American culture while living...

Three Kaneland volleyball players playing on the Kane County Juniors 18 Gold team took home the championship at the Volleyball Festival in Phoenix, Ariz. in late June.

Cars spin around the track during the Spectator Trophy Dash at Sycamore Speedway on Friday evening. Cars in different categories compete in these dashes.

SUGAR GROVE—Four years of writing, filming and editing are about to pay off for Sugar Grove resident Alyssa Huber, whose film, “Cursed Waters,” will premier at the Sugar Grove Library on Friday, July 22.

2007 Kaneland High School graduate Casey Crosby, who now pitches for the Erie SeaWolves, a Double-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, started the Eastern League All-Star game July 13.