Hinckley News

The popular Pumpkin Festival in Sycamore is a hard act to follow, but the first Sycamore Thanksgiving at the Sycamore Public Library held its own this week with an array of musicians, authors and a fashion show.

The Fox Valley United Way has a special wish this season: To brighten the holidays for local families hit hard by the faltering economy.

Instead of dwelling on the ongoing recession, City Administrator Joe Misurelli discussed achievements made by the city in 2009 at Thursday's Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce meeting.

First it was a late start to planting. Then there was the cold, wet summer, leaving crops immature when the first frost hit.

The annual Halloween Fest on Oct. 24 sponsored by Big Rock, Hinckley and Sugar Grove was a great success.

Genoa-Kingston United Way fundraiser: 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Genoa-Kingston High School, 980 Park Ave.

For his continued advocacy of multiple sclerosis issues, state Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Hinckley, recently received the Legislator of the Year award from the Greater Illinois Chapter of the National MS Society.

DeKALB – Three candidates are vying for a newly created resident circuit judge position.

Tom Sparks Chevrolet in Hinckley will be closing their location. HINCKLEY – It's been a difficult year for Tom Sparks, as General Motors restructuring has shifted the very foundation of his more than 75-year-old business.

Last updated on 10/26/2009 at 12:27 a.m. Police were unable to determine the cause of a structure fire that broke out at Old Orchard Place Townhouses, 1001 W. Lincoln Highway, Friday night.

Last updated on 10/27/2009 at 7:52 p.m. The DeKalb Fire Department has determined a malfunctioning electrical heating unit was the cause for the fire that occurred at Old Orchard Place Townhouses, 1001 W. Lincoln Highway, on Friday night.

DIXON – On March 30, 1981, Tim McCarthy became the second agent in Secret Service history to take a bullet while protecting the president.

DeKALB – No one was injured in a fire at an apartment complex late Friday night.

Last updated on 10/24/2009 at 12:38 a.m. A structure fire was reported at Old Orchard Place Townhouses, 1001 W. Lincoln Highway Friday night.

Pumpkin Fest food offerings • Sycamore Kiwanis Prayer Breakfast: 7-8:30 a.m. Thursday at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave.

Published on Friday, October 16, 2009 Click the photo to enlarge. Northern Star Gov.

The Little Sisters of Hoboken are staging a variety show at the Mount Saint Helens School Auditorium.

DEKALB – Recently, a woman was interviewed on television explaining her transformation from being chronically homeless to a full-time student at Harvard University.

Hinckley Methodist Church, 801 N. Sycamore St., will host an “Italian Feast” supper from 5-7 p.m. Oct.

Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra celebrated” Happy 200th Birthday Felix Mendelssohn!” on Oct.