Pingree Grove
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District 300 students start new year with new computersAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - Hundreds of students in Community Unit District 300 welcomed the new school year Tuesday with a special gift - a new Chromebook of their own. The Algonquin-based distric...
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Elburn Days works to accommodate everyoneAug 15, 2016 11:00 pm - The Elburn Lions Club continually works to improve its annual Elburn Days festival, and this year is no different. New this year will be a petting zoo as well as an even...
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Cougars shut out by Timber RattlersAug 15, 2016 11:01 am - Falling by a 3-0 score, the Kane County Cougars (21-28, 54-66) had no offensive solutions for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (24-26, 58-62) stingy pitching staff. The Cou...
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Did you know ragweed is part of the ambrosia family?Aug 15, 2016 5:30 am - Ambrosia - ah! Just the sound of the word is pleasing. Ragweed - ugh! The sound of that word makes us shudder. Ragweed is ambrosia, botanically speaking. Ambrosia is th...
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Retired Kane County judge who died remembered for kindness, knowledgeAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - During Leonard J. Wojtecki's 15 years as an associate judge in Kane County, he always kept extensive reading material in his chambers. Namely, the most recent appellate ...
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Trial begins for former Elburn cop accused of child rapeAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - Former Elburn police officer David Wright raped and sexually abused a girl he knew for 10 years, beginning in second grade in a bathroom at a birthday party, Kane County...
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Cougars end losing streak with 5-1 winAug 14, 2016 11:01 am - A far different narrative from the three prior games of the series, the Kane County Cougars (21-28, 54-65) stormed to a victory over the visiting Cedar Rapids Kernels (2...
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Just crayons and scissors won't cut it for back-to-school shoppingAug 14, 2016 7:30 am - Envy the mom who shopped for school supplies for a kindergartner in Geneva in 1970. According to an advertisement in a local newspaper, she had to buy: • An 8-pack of cr...
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Hundreds attend Project Backpack at Elgin Community CollegeAug 13, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin Community College's seventh annual Project Backpack Saturday added to its legacy of helping thousands of area students in need. More than 15,000 backpacks have bee...
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Cougars struggle in loss to KernelsAug 12, 2016 11:01 am - Pushing their losing skid to three games, the Kane County Cougars (20-27, 53-64) have started the home stand winless, falling in convincing fashion to the Cedar Rapids K...