Elburn to participate in Conservation Foundation’s project ELBURN—Conservation Foundation’s Dan Lobbs attended Elburn’s Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday to obtain village trustee support for the Foundation’s proposed stormwater management project.

ELBURN—Look for red Salvation Army Christmas kettles this December throughout the Kaneland-Big Rock area.

SUGAR GROVE—Sugar Grove Village Board members on Nov. 20 discussed hiring the company Tricom to answer 911 calls and take care of dispatch.

Father Bob Jones (left to right), Scott Resetich and Keith Rich, both of Rich Harvest Farms, and Ted McCannon, building committee chair, cut the ribbon for the St. Anthony Chapel at Saint Katharine Drexel Catholic Church in...

The 7th Annual Blackberry Creek Turkey Bowl brought out neighbors both young and old for a little touch football before the big Thanksgiving dinner later in the day.

Restaurant slated to reopen under former name ELBURN—Fisherman’s Inn restaurant closed its doors in December 2009 and has since sat vacant, leaving behind only memories of the food and banquets that used to take place there.

KANELAND—The sky could be falling for Kaneland John Shields Elementary School ... sort of.

KANELAND—Kaneland School District Special Services on Friday, Dec. 14, at MorningStar Church in Aurora, will conduct a pre-school screening for students who may qualify for special education.

Wrestlers get on right side of mat with sweep at KHS KANELAND—Coaches and wrestlers have often said the Knights tend to be a different tournament team than a dual team.

Clean sweep of IC tourney brings 4-0 start KANELAND—It might be too early to see if the season-opening Immaculate Conception tournament in Elmhurst, Ill., is an accurate indicator of things to come for Kaneland girls basketball.

KHS drops first 3 contests as part of Windmill Invite KANELAND—Good news for Kaneland boys basketball is that it's still November.

KANELAND—The Kaneland High School bowling team dropped a pair of meets this week, starting out the season 0-3.

The Kaneland Knights high school and middle school wrestling teams spent the day at Johnson's Mound on Nov. 17.

The Kaneland United Soccer club recently partnered with the LivingWell Cancer Resource Center in Geneva and collected nearly $1,000 in cash and gift cards to go along with nearly 100 items needed from the organization's wish list.

Kaneland—A number of Kaneland High School fall athletes were recognized for their performance from throughout the 2012 season.

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

onstance “Connie” Samson Luettich, 78, a Yorkville resident for 50 years, passed away on Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at her daughter’s home. She was born in Holyoke, Mass., on May 4, 1934, to Elzear and Yvonne (Fontaine)...

John C. “Jack” Goehring, 83, of Browns Valley, Minn., died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at the Browns Valley Health Center.

Of all the great debate topics in this country (Pepsi or Coke, Bears or Packers, G.I. Joe or Transformers, etc.), perhaps the most underrated is the question of when the Christmas season should officially commence.

The Elburn Countryside Food Pantry sincerely thanks the Elburn Community Fire Department and Lt. Matt Hanson for organizing and collecting food on Nov. 17 at the Jewel/Osco.

Start your holiday season off by attending the annual Elburn Christmas Stroll on Dec. 7, hosted by The Elburn Chamber of Commerce.

The Elburn Fire Department would like to thank our community for the support shown last weekend at our annual food drive. With your help we collected a truck full of food.

Dan and Carrie Murphy of Elburn announce the birth of their daughter, Teagan Brianna, who was born Oct. 27, 2012, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 21.5 inches...

SUGAR GROVE—The Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees recently appointed Dr. Scott Peska of DeKalb to the position of Dean for Students.

SUGAR GROVE—Waubonsee Community College President Dr. Christine Sobek was recently appointed to the Illinois Pathways Advisory Council by the Illinois Community College Board.

KANELAND—Kaneland School District 302 was recently honored by the College Board with placement on the third annual AP District Honor Roll for simultaneously increasing access to advanced placement course work while increasing the percentage of students earning...

BIG ROCK—The death of a Big Rock woman has been ruled the result of wounds sustained during a dog attack.

KANEVILLE—Kaneville Village Board trustee Pat Hill on Nov. 15 gave an update to the board regarding the reduction in window hours for the village’s post office.

Bans motorized vehicles on bike paths ELBURN—The Elburn Village Board on Monday approved an ordinance to increase fines and penalties for parking and other traffic violations.

Kaneland High School presented its performance of "You Can't Take It With You," a comedy by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, on Nov. 16, 17 and 18 in the High School auditorium.

The Elburn and Countryside Fire Protection Department (ECFPD) teamed up with Elburn Jewel-Osco for a food drive on Saturday.

Grace United Methodist Church in Maple Park hosted its annual Turkey Drop on Sunday. The church, working in partnership with St. Mary's Catholic Church in Maple Park, collected donated turkeys, hams and canned goods for families in...