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WCC’s president finalist for national honor Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Waubonsee Community College is among a select group of finalists in a prestigious new program designed to recognize innovation and promising practices among two-year colleges nationwide. The American Association of Community Colleges established the Awards of Excellence this year and will award them annually.
Getting hands-on with science at Fermilab open house Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Thousands learned more about Fermilab and science during a family open house Sunday. The premier United States lab for particle physics research opens its doors annually to give families a chance to watch experiments and learn about them, talk to scientists and tour parts of the facility.
Tri-Cities police reports Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
David M.N. Gray II, 21, of Aurora was charged with obstruction of identification and trespass to land, at 7:51 p.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of East Wilson Street, Batavia, according to a police report.
Dance teams converge in Batavia for competition Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
About 40 high school dance teams gathered Sunday for the annual Team Dance Illinois tournament at Batavia High School. Nearly 80 performances filled the day as teams from across the region competed for tournament trophies as well as placement in the state competition scheduled for March 3 in Peoria.
Images: The Week in Pictures Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
This edition of The Week in Pictures features a dads and daughters dance, kids science projects, and cold and snowy weather.
Marmion sends 7 to state Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Metea Valley wrestling coach Claudio Torres spoke for many of his brethren when sizing up the field of the Class 3A Shepard sectional Saturday evening in Palos Heights. "It’s like a mini-state tournament,” Torres said. “I have seen so many state qualifiers (from past years) get eliminated already. There are ranked wrestlers not getting out (to the individual state tournament this week in Champaign).” Defending team state champion Sandburg was the true measuring stick with 10 qualifiers, and the field included some of the top Catholic schools in the state. Marmion went toe-to-toe with the likes of Marist, St. Rita — its team-sectional dual-meet foe a week from Tuesday at Hinsdale South — and Mt. Carmel to lead the area programs with seven state qualifiers.
St. Charles East regional could be a classic Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
This week’s St. Charles East Class 4A girls basketball regional tournament has a definitive Upstate Eight Conference River Division feel to it.
St. Charles East blows out Batavia Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
St. Charles East junior guard Dom Adduci started Saturday’s game against Batavia swishing long 3-pointers, making off-balance leaners and causing trouble for the Bulldogs’ ballhandlers. In other words, like most any Dom Adduci game. Except this night was a little extra special at St. Charles East, not just for Adduci but players on both sides of the Tri-Cities rivalry. St. Charles East hosted its first Hoops for Hope, an event to raise money for the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research. Every player on both teams was introduced before the game with the player listing who he would be playing the game in memory and in honor of. Adduci named his mother Jill, diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago. Jill Adduci was the chairwoman for the night which included numerous raffle items, a Jimmy V video presentation, the coaching staffs wearing sneakers, and at the end of the game players, cheerleaders and fans holding up a shoe in honor of cancer survivors. Dom Adduci got the Saints going early with 10 points in the first quarter. St. Charles East led 16-7 after the quarter and used a 14-0 run in the third quarter to turn the game into a blowout, winning 57-28 at a nearly packed St. Charles East gym.
Learn about 'Cemetery Sleuthing for Ancestors' Feb. 16Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Kathy Kult will share tips for ancestors in cemeteries effectively, recording what one finds.Join the Computer-Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois (CAGGNI) as she shares tips for searching for your departed ancestors in cemeteries and effectively recording what you find.
Gallery Theater sets audition dates for spring productionFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Gallery Theater of West Chicago has announced audition dates for its upcoming spring production of "Over the River and Through the Woods" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 and Thursday, Feb. 21. Callbacks, if necessary, will be on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 4 p.m.
Batavia catches up to Elgin Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
The Elgin boys basketball team hit five 3-pointers in the first quarter Friday night. The Maroons then didn’t hit another field goal of any kind for a quarter and half as Batavia didn’t allow the Maroons any open looks. The Bulldogs turned a 4-point deficit into a 14-point lead during the stretch and cruised to a 62-50 Upstate Eight River Division victory at Chesbrough Field House in Elgin.
Images: Photo Contest Finalists Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Each week you submit your favorite photo. We pick the best of the bunch and select 12 finlaists. Here are the finalists for the week of February 4th.
Runners to Batavia: Keep half-marathon on streets Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
The Peapod Half-Madness Marathon may end up back on Batavia streets, after runners pleaded with a city committee, saying running through neighborhoods was more appealing, and safer, than running it on the Fox River Trail.
100-year-old bridge in Fabyan could be torn down Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
he western portion of the bridge that spans the Fox River in the Fabyan Forest Preserve has foundation cracks. The bridge may be up to 100 years old. Kane County Forest Preserve Commissioners are leaning toward tearing that section of the bridge down and coupling that with improvements to the causeway it spans to improve the hydrology of the Fox River. But not everyone is pleased with potentially losing the old bridge.
Kane, Elgin gear up for foreclosure makeovers Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
The Kane-Elgin HOME consortium announces its 2013 funding levels to get local foreclosed homes rehabilitated and back on the market. The program has a higher budget than normal thanks to successful sales of nearly all its 2012 properties.
Basketball: Week 10 MVPs Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Lakes senior forward Jake Kohler and Benet senior guard Christen Prasse have earned MVP honors from the Daily Herald for their recent basketball performances. Kohler blocked a last-second layup attempt to help Lakes defeat North Chicago by a point and move the Eagles into a first-place tie in the league. Prasse tied a personal best with 30 points plus 7 assists in a decisive victory over Providence.
Images: Batavia vs. South Elgin, girls basketball Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Batavia traveled to South Elgin Thursday night for Upstate Eight Conference crossover girls basketball action.
Wentling’s 3s lift South Elgin past Batavia Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Through 3 quarters, South Elgin’s girls basketball team struggled to do much of anything offensively and trailed Batavia, 40-29. Then the Storm (16-10) finally found a hot hand in Nell Wentling. The 5-7 senior guard hit 3 fourth-quarter 3-point baskets to help force overtime and added her career-best eighth 3-pointer of the game — and 50th of the season — during the extra session as South Elgin rallied to defeat Batavia 61-56 in Thursday night’s Upstate Eight Conference crossover fourth-place game in South Elgin.
More charges in Batavia assisted living center thefts, forgeries Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
A 19-year-old caretaker at a Batavia assisted-living facility who was arrested in December on charges that she stole and forged a $1,000 check from a resident now faces a new batch of charges. Batavia police say Teejana S. Perry of Warrenville stole from four other victims at the center. Warrants have been issued for the new charges; Perry is next due in court on Feb. 21.
Batavia Riverwalk repairs need volunteers, money Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Volunteers and money are being sought to fix the boardwalk on Batavia's Riverwalk, in a campaign reminiscent of that which brought the Riverwalk to fruition in the 1990s.