ELBURN—As the Elburn Village Board looks to the new year, it will be challenged to find ways to keep up services and finish projects that will affect the future of the village.

ELBURN—A house fire on New Year's Day claimed the life of an Elburn man.

La Fox—FitMama is inviting women to bring their families and their resolutions to the FitMama grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 9 a.m. 1 p.m.

ELBURN—Did you get a new TV for Christmas? Are you ready to throw out the old computer? You will have to find other ways to get rid of these outdated products, according to a new law.

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.

Sergeant Buzz Hodges of the Maple Park Police Department hands Zack Gould, 13, an unloaded weapon to examine.

PLANO, Ill.—If you want to improve yourself as the year ends to give yourself hope in the new year, Kaneland boys’ basketball had the right idea.

OSWEGO, Ill.—This year, more so than most, the Lady Knights play up to tough competition and rarely get blown out.

The 5th Grade Black Kaneland Silver Stars took second place in a recent holiday tournament.

DEKALB—Kaneland’s wrestling roster made its usual stop in a first-time locale as 2011 drew to a close.

DEKALB—It can take awhile before a bowling squad can get back into the swing of things after a layoff.

SUGAR GROVE—On the morning of Dec. 10, the Kaneland Harter Middle School boys basketball team and their parents traveled to the Batavia VFW, where they helped Fox Valley Troop Support assemble over 100 care packages for our...

GENEVA—Kane County Cougars broadcaster Jeff Hem, who was the voice of Cougars radio broadcasts from 2005 through the 2011 season, has accepted a broadcasting and sales position with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.

With winter temperatures finally arriving, Illinois Department on Aging Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., reminded older adults and their families to get ready for the cold weather.

During the next few weeks, newspaper editors and talk show hosts will be inundated with protests for having to pay the new high toll/tax to use Illinois’ highways.

Elburn Chamber of Commerce is embarking on a renewed effort to welcome new businesses to Elburn, as demonstrated by the recent grand opening and ribbon cutting of Made From Scratch Pastries.

BATAVIA—World-renowned gospel pianist Huntley Brown will continue the Second Sunday concert series at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 950 Hart Road, Batavia.

St. Charles—St. Charles Episcopal Church, 994 N. 5th Ave., St. Charles, invites the community to experience Taize Worship on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Lisa (Claypool) Allen, 47, of Evanston, Ill., passed away on Friday, Dec. 30, with her loving family by her side after a courageous battle with breast cancer.

Doris E. Parson, 87, of Sandwich, Ill., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, at Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, Ill.

Lucille Lourine Eheart Peters, of Grand Rapids, Mich., formerly of Elburn, passed away Dec. 21, 2011.

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I entered 2011 with a sense that it was going to be a life-changing year for me, one way or another. I had been discussing the idea of buying Kaneland Publications Inc.—and thereby the Elburn Herald—off and...

Variety of electronics banned from landfills OAK PARK, Ill.—The Illinois Recycling Association announces a ban on the disposal of electronics in Illinois landfills as of Jan. 1.