Elburn News

Eighteen will be the lucky number for one winner of the 2013 Geneva's Got Talent competition.

ELBURN – The Elburn Village Board gave a thumbs-up Monday night to a liquor license for Chico's Tacos, which opened last year at 107 Valley Drive in Elburn.

SUGAR GROVE – After six years of taking two classes a semester while juggling a full-time job and family, Elburn resident Diana Book is expected to graduate Thursday from Waubonsee Community College.

ELBURN – More than 20 car owners in the village awoke Monday morning to find their vehicles burglarized, prompting police in the village to warn people to lock their car doors and remove valuables from the vehicles.

Carrie Petrie of Elburn sits outside the Kountry Kettle in downtown Elburn collecting donations in exchange for poppies in honor of Memorial Day.

By Rick Nagel , Geneva Patch Metra trains on the Union Pacific West Line are running behind scedule Wednesday, May 15, 2013, according to the Metra website .

Sugar Grove resident Francis Saylors, 16, a junior at Kaneland High School, stopped off at Alice's Place in Elburn – on his way to prom – when he answered seven questions for the Kane County Chronicle's Al Lagattolla.

ELBURN – Kane County officials believe work to build a new bridge over the railroad tracks near the Elburn Metra station could begin later this fall.

The Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 school board Thursday took a major step toward completing preparations for next school year by filling nine vacancies among its assistant principal ranks.

In coming weeks, Elburn's busiest intersection is slated to welcome two new businesses, including a fresh seafood market and a cafe, in addition to a new pizza restaurant that opened recently.

Friends, classmates and others who knew Caitlyn Phillips sought consolation Monday, even as they remembered the teenage girl described as “bright and cheery.” “She was an absolute delight,” said Gayle Haas, an administrative assistant and teacher at Calvary West Church in Sugar Grove.

Counselors will be available Monday for students at Kaneland Harter Middle School in Sugar Grove coping with the death of a classmate killed Friday when she collided with a vehicle while rollerblading.

An Elburn man and a St. Charles man face aggravated assault and mob action charges after a confrontation that began in a fast-food drive-through lane ended with a beating in a restaurant parking lot across the street.

GENEVA – An enormous emergency drill involving hundreds of people and coordination of several agencies will be held from noon to about 3:30 p.m. Friday at Geneva Middle School South, officials said.

Kane County has seven months to make sure that its 270 sheriff's deputies are properly trained to carry their weapons.

An Elburn man and a St. Charles man man face aggravated assault and mob action charges after a confrontation that began in a fast-food drive-through lane ended with a beating in a restaurant parking lot across the street.

There are some things in life that you just have to see for yourself. Photographs are pretty, but they're not as good as being there.

ELBURN – The village on Monday night approved its budget and OK'd the creation of a director of finance position, but another key decision is now looming – the modernization of the village's wastewater treatment plant.

The following is a release from State Rep. Kay Hatcher: Editors from area news organizations will lend their spelling skills to State Representative Kay Hatcher's 2013 Senior Spelling Bee; serving as celebrity judges at the April 26 event in Oswego.