Articles filed under Geneva

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  Kellen motivates students with piano lessonsMay 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Dave Heun talkes with David Kellen of Studio K Music in Geneva. Kellen has taught the art of piano to more than 1,000 Tri-Cities students the last two decades.
  

   

• Pension system can’t be viable May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Geneva letter to the editor: I don't want to deny state pensioners the right to collect what they were promised, but compare it to folks on Social Security who paid in just a little less, then matched by their employer. If Social Security is going broke, how can the state pensions be viable?
  

   
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  Images: Boys state track and field finals May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  The high school state track and field finals took place Saturday on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
  

   
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  Sports and spectacle a hit with fans of suburban teams May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  If you want to catch a game or two this summer, you don't have to drive to Chicago and shell out for Cubs or White Sox tickets. There are plenty of sports teams in the suburbs spending the season playing not just baseball but softball, football and basketball. Even if you're not a big sports fan, low ticket prices, accessible players and plenty of promotions make these teams worth checking out.
  

   
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  Images: Peck Farm Butterfly Release May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Images from Peck Farm Park near Geneva of the annual butterfly release on Friday May 25, 2012.
  

   
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  Teen guilty of death threat against Geneva High School dean May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Geneva teen was convicted of sending a message to a third party in which he threatened to kill a Geneva High School dean. Daniel Diomedes could be sent to prison when sentenced Aug. 8 for felony disorderly conduct. Diomedes is free on bond and cannot enter the school, from which he's been expelled.
  

   
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  2011-2012 Northwest Suburban Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  They have different backgrounds and different passions, but the high school seniors named to the Northwest Suburban Daily Herald Academic Team share the conviction it is their duty to contribute to society. "I look forward to someday being able to help those in need through the wonders of human ingenuity and medical technology -- on a scale I had never before thought possible," writes Antonio Spina, of Bartlett High School.
  

   
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  Fox Valley Academic Team honorable mentionsMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  2011-2012 Fox Valley Academic Team honorable mentions
  

   
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  Images: Boys state track and field preliminaries May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  The high school state track and field semifinals took place Friday on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
  

   

• Espy delivers as Cougars rally in ninth May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Kane County Cougars game report:
  

   
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  Images: Westminster Christian High School graduation May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Westminster Christian High School's Class of 2012 took part in the commencement ceremony Friday, May 25 at the school in Elgin.
  

   

• Tri-Cities police reports May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  A resident of the 43W800 block of Oakwood Drive near Elburn reported on Wednesday that someone opened up an AT&T account in that person's name and ran up a bill of $2,156 between March 1 and May 1, according to a sheriff's report.
  

   
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  Introducing the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Today, we introduce you to some amazing teenagers. The members of the 2011-12 Daily Herald Academic Team all have grades and test scores so stellar they could blind. But read past the test scores, and what you find are humble young people, dedicated to learning and intent on using education to further their goals.
  

   
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  2011-2012 Fox Valley Academic Team May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Meet the members of the 2011-2012 Fox Valley Academic Team. Here are 10 teenagers who know what they want out of life. Some of them settled on a life goal when they were preschoolers. Others took a little bit longer to decide. But they all know the possibilities are endless. "Putting my passion into diverse activities has opened the gateway for academic learning to be forged into life success," writes Connor Flexman of Elgin Academy.
  

   

• Big 7-run third boosts Cougars May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Kane County Cougars game report:
  

   

• Cogan tripped up twice to end Batavia career May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  The brilliant 4-year career of Josh Cogan came to a sudden end Friday afternoon when the Batavia star singles player lost both of his matches and was eliminated from the state tournament in Palatine at Fremd High School.
  

   
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  Hubble school makes donation of paper products for needy seniorsMay 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Recently, Hubble Middle School made a large donation of paper products, for the sake of needy senior citizens served by the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) of Carol Stream
  

   
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  Western Avenue garden planted with TLC May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Western Avenue Elementary School students got down in the dirt Thursday planting the Geneva school's Get Up and Grow garden. It is the second full year for the garden.
  

   
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  Kane CASA healing garden a community project May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  CASA Kane County is in the stretch run of creating a $1.5 million endowment, and part of it includes building a "healing garden" on the west side of the old courthouse on Third Street in Geneva. Constructon will begin July 1 and wrap up in about six weeks. People and businesses can sponsor benches and buy bricks.
  

   

• Michael Antonio, Cougars buzz Bees May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  Michael Antonio turned in a couple defensive gems in the seventh inning, then delivered a go-ahead, 2-run double in the eighth to lift the host Kane County Cougars to a 4-3 win over the Burlington Bees on Wednesday night at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in Geneva.