KANELAND—Knights boys track has a storied history and a lot to live up to. In the last couple seasons, the outfit has not disappointed.

KANEVILLE—The Kaneville United Methodist Church’s Chancel Choir will present a Cantata Palm Sunday on April 1, at 10:30 a.m.

ST.CHARLES—Two Guys and Free Spaghetti on Sunday, March 25, 5 to 7 p.m., will provide a homemade spaghetti and meatballs dinner with salad, garlic bread and homemade dessert to anyone who attends the monthly event held at...

Klaus D. Korth, 61, of Elburn, died Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at Delnor-Community Hospital. He was born Feb. 24, 1951, in Essen, Germany.

You donated the “gift of life.” We and Heartland Blood Center thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

MAPLE PARK—On Saturday morning in the Maple Park Community Center gym, I stood in a circle with 35 other women as retired police officer and self-defense prevention specialist Tom Scott called out, “Who has the right to...

LINCOLN, NEB.—Holly Hartmann of Maple Park has been named to the dean’s list/honor roll at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the 2011 fall semester.

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.—Emily Butts of Elburn, a sophomore majoring in elementary education, participated in a concert on Feb. 4 at Augustana College, that included four choirs: Cantilena Augustana, Wennerberg Men's Chorus, Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble and the...

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.—Elburn resident Alex Kurian, a senior majoring in business administration-finance, was among 38 students initiated into the Augustana Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society founded in 1914.

SUGAR GROVE—Sarah Morgan of Elburn was named to the Waubonsee Community College (WCC) president’s list after completing her first semester in the honors program with a grade point average of 4.0.

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.—Kailey Maras of Elburn performed with the Augustana Choir when it returned to the Quad Cities for a home concert on March 9 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport, Iowa.

OXFORD, OHIO—Alexandra Hamas and Kiersten Stokes of Sugar Grove were named to the Miami University dean's list, recognizing academic performance for students who achieved a 3.5 or better grade point average for second semester 2011-12.

LISLE, ILL.—Leah Kennetz of Sugar Grove and Jacqueline Mueller of Elburn were named to the dean's list at Benedictine University for the fall 2011 semester.

Matt and Fern Walsh of Crystal Lake, Ill., announce the birth of their son, Alexander Kunadt, who was born Jan. 13, 2012, at Centegra Memorial Medical Center in Woodstock, Ill.

ST. LOUIS—Jessica Bruce of Elburn earned dean’s list honors for the fall 2011 semester at Maryville University of St. Louis. Bruce is a student in Maryville's College of Arts and Sciences.

BOSTON—Berklee College of Music announces that Alec Gaston of Sugar Grove has earned placement on the dean's list for the fall semester of the 2011 academic year.

Paul and Bambi Johnson of Maple Park announce the engagement of their son, Parker, to Brittany Martin, daughter of George and Brenda Martin of Tinley Park, Ill.

Grace Lynn Jeffrey was born Jan. 29, 2012, to Matt and Tracy Jeffrey of Elburn.

Two Republican candidates face each other in the Tuesday, March 20, primary election. The winner will face Democrat Tao Martinez, who is running unopposed, in the general election this fall.

Three Republican candidates are competing in the Tuesday, March 20, primary to represent the party in the general election this fall. Democratic candidate Edmund James Nendick is running unopposed.

In the race to represent the 25th District of the Illinois State Senate, three Republicans face each other while two Democrats pair off. The winners of their respective primary elections on Tuesday, March 20, will face each...

Two Republicans and two Democrats will face their respective party opponent in the primary election on Tuesday, March 20. The winner of each primary will run against each other in the general election this fall.

Three Republicans will face each other in the primary election on Tuesday, March 20. No Democrat candidate filed for the primary election.

KANELAND—Kaneland School Board members on Monday voted 7-0 to approve a 2012-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Kaneland Education Association (KEA).

Grandparent gives once-in-a-lifetime gift MAPLE PARK—Olivia Goodenough, 11-year old Maple Park resident and Kaneland sixth-grader, is an outdoorsy kind of girl, according to her grandfather, Geneva resident Dennis Goodenough.

Discussion turns to conflict during board meeting KANELAND—School Board member Tony Valente on Tuesday called the district's hiring practices into question during discussion regarding a resignation and employment of staff agenda item, stating his belief that the district...

KANELAND—Kaneland School Board members on Monday voted 6-1 to approve an increase in discretionary fees.

Plan includes release of more than 15 full-time equivalent positions KANELAND—Kaneland School Board members on Tuesday voted 7-0 to approve a fiscal year 2013 budget reduction plan, which will eliminate $1,101,776 in expenditures.

AURORA—St. Paul Lutheran Church offers all day pre-school to 3- and 4-year olds, half-day preschool, all day kindergarten, elementary and junior high classes.

BATAVIA—Building a new community education center and the first Catholic school in the Rockford Diocese are just some of the many accomplishments for Holy Cross Catholic Church in Batavia.

Vanik Places second in State ROCKFORD, Ill.—This past weekend 840 wrestlers met at the BMO Harris Bank Centre in Rockford for the Illinois Kids Wrestling Federation (IKWF) State Championships.

Two first-team All NIB-12 picks for boys, one for girls KANELAND—It’s as easy as a lay-up to deduce that both KHS basketball programs would get postseason honors to recognize exceptional play and postseason runs.