SUGAR GROVE—An accident in unincorported Sugar Grove township has resulted in the death of an Aurora man. Dean Craig, 54, was walking east on Jericho Road at 7:40 p.m. on Monday when he was struck by an eastbound Toyota Tundra. The collision occured on the stretch of Jericho Road between Dugan and Ashe roads. Craig [...]

SUGAR GROVE—Sugar Grove Village Board trustees on Dec. 4 met with Susan Rowley of Encap Inc. to discuss procedure necessary to address wetland infestation by cattails, willows and common reds in the Mallard Point subdivision.

SUGAR GROVE—The Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees recently appointed Marc Dale Jr. as its director of Registration and Records/Registrar.

Five-month-old Dylan Jump of DeKalb doesn’t know what to make of Santa at the Town and
Country Public Library during the Elburn Christmas Stroll on Friday.

KANELAND—Kaneland School Board members on Tuesday voted 6-0 to approve the 2012 tax levy.

Sycamore ‘D’ too much; KHS nabs win over H-BR
Kaneland—There would be no duplicating the last-second magic of late November like the Kaneland boys basketball team had against Morris. The host Sycamore Spartans made absolutely sure of that on Friday along Spartan Trail.

Event at ballpark to include ornament, cookie decorating
GENEVA—The Kane County Cougars will host a Christmas Meet and Greet event, featuring Santa Claus and Ozzie T. Cougar, on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 9 a.m. to noon inside the upper deck level at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark.

The Elburn Leo Club recently served a Veterans Day dinner for our local veterans, and provided 86 care packages for veterans currently receiving treatment at the Hines VA Hospital.

We would like to thank the greatest family, neighbors, friends and strangers for their thoughts and prayers through this most difficult time these past weeks. It means so much to us.

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ELBURN—Jeff Walter on Monday was awarded the 2012 President’s Diversity Award by Blue Cross Blue Shield for his role in veteran hiring and veterans’ issues.

Greg and Krista Peck of Galva, Ill., announce the birth of their son, Matthew James, who was born Nov. 11, 2012, at Henry Hammond Hospital in Geneseo, Ill. He weighed 8 pounds and was 21 inches long.

ELBURN—An Elgin mom whose daughter is expecting a baby visited the Authentic Moms Swap Shop at the Elburn Community Center last Saturday and told swap shop coordinator Nicole Duski, an Elburn mom, that she was hoping to find a crib for the new arrival.

ELBURN—Candidates for the Elburn 2013 Consolidated Election may file their nominating petitions with the Village of Elburn Clerk, Diane D. McQuilkin, at Village Hall, 301 E. North St., Elburn …

KANELAND—On Wednesday, Nov. 28, the Harter Middle School sixth-grade red team presented an “Energy Expo,” an interdisciplinary unit, for their families and friends during first and ninth period.

Saturday’s Holiday in the Grove event featured events all over the village of Sugar Grove, including a craft show and ornament making at Kaneland John Shields Elementary School.