INDIANAPOLIS—Boosted by continued growth in several girls sports, participation in high school sports increased for the 23rd consecutive year in 2011-12, according to the annual High School Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the National Federation of State...

An Elgin writer of “Letters to the Editor” has repeatedly appeared in a local daily paper to nag Mitt Romney for not releasing 12 years of income tax information, wrongfully claiming Romney to be a “tax evader”...

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SUGAR GROVE—Sugar Grove United Methodist Church,176 Main St., Sugar Grove, recently announced its new fall schedule beginning Sunday, Sept. 9.

A memorial service for Carlton F. Juby will take place at St. Marks Episcopal Church 320 Franklin St., Geneva, on Monday, Sept. 8, at 1 p.m.

Edward J. Jungels, 83, of Montgomery, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. He was born in Aurora on March 19, 1929, to George S. and Irene (Wennmacher) Jungels.

SUGAR GROVE—Joe Testin helped found the local branch of the American Legion 53 years ago, and now the Sons of the American Legion are founding a scholarship in his honor.

SUGAR GROVE—Waubonsee Community College recently received the 2012 Central Regional Equity Award from the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT).

GENEVA—If you see drilling at the end of August at Freeman-Kame Forest Preserve, the Forest Preserve District wants the public to know it’s merely an approved project by the Illinois State Geologic Survey (ISGS).

WAUKESHA, WISC.—Amy Fabrizius, an athletic training major, was named to the dean's list at Carroll University for the spring 2012 semester.

KANE COUNTY—The Kane County Health Department announced today that a 64-year-old Elgin man with West Nile Virus died last week.

GENEVA—TriCity Family Services (TCFS) is pleased to announce the election of a new member to the agency’s governing Board of Directors. Susan Parker of St. Charles was voted into office at a recent board meeting.