Kane County—The Agency on Aging of Northeastern Illinois is seeking a Kane County resident or person employed in Kane County to represent the county on its Advisory Council.

Kaneland—The Kaneland School District will offer preschool screening by appointment only on Friday, Jan. 27, at Family Life Church at 44W555 Keslinger Road, Elburn.

Sugar Grove/Maple Park—National Guard Spc. Jessie Miles arrived home from Afghanistan just in time for Christmas. The 22-year-old Kaneland High School graduate had joined the National Guard a year out of high school, went through basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and was stationed in California when she was deployed overseas about a year ago.

MAPLE PARK—Maple Park Baseball, Softball and T-Ball registration is now open for the 2012 season.

NAPERVILLE—North Central College has named its dean’s list of scholars for the 2011 fall term, and a number of students are from the area.

District covers 305 acres, compared to 1,800-acre prior proposal
SUGAR GROVE—Sugar Grove’s 23-year-long Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district is officially on the clock.

Elburn—Erin Schaefer of Elburn stands with her son, Grayson, daughter Ainslie, and husband Bill while being surrounded by the members of her fitness club, FitMama, in La Fox. Members of the organization, both before and after FitMama transitioned from a group of friends and neighbors and into an official business with members, are known as [...]

Sugar Grove—Julie West, PT, owner of West Physical Therapy, PC in Sugar Grove recently got “locked up for good” to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

St. Charles—Two Guys and Free Spaghetti will provide a homemade spaghetti and meatballs dinner with beverage, salad, garlic bread and homemade dessert to anyone who attends the monthly event held Sunday, Jan. 29.

Kaneland—The Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival will welcome the Main Street Kids Club to the stage of the Kaneland High School Theater on Friday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m.

Knights soccer sends goodwill Afghanistan’s way
KANELAND—In Afghanistan, moments of kindness are always welcome in the face of hardship.

KANELAND—After a Thursday snowfall shelved Kaneland’s meeting in Ottawa, the Lady Knights took to the lanes on Saturday as part of the IMSA Invite, and on Tuesday when they hosted Rochelle.

KANELAND—It’s tough to take three in a row against any opponent—much less in a competitive and tight Northern Illinois Big XII conference, and much less the Morris Redskins, who enjoy a stark homecourt advantage.

Amien Swift, 42, of Elburn, passed away tragically Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. He leaves a legacy of memories, treasured friends and a loving family who will miss him dearly.

Wedding just weeks away? Up to your elbows in planning? There is so much to do and so little time to do it in.

AURORA—As widely reported on Jan. 6, the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Kidd rescued an Iranian fishing boat that had been commandeered by suspected pirates just days after Tehran warned the United States to keep its warships out of the Persian Gulf.