Maple Park News

MAPLE PARK – When putting together a fundraising run for the Kaneland Foundation, Eric Baron sought an event that would draw participation from several members of local families.

A birthday celebration for Virgil S. Grzywa will take place on Sunday, June 23, 3 to 5 p.m. at the Maple Park Shelter House, located on Washington Street in Maple Park.

MACOMB/MOLINE, ILL.-The following local residents earned academic degrees proceeding the spring 2013 semester at Western Illinois University: Cody Parillo and Shannon Rosenwinkel of Elburn; Jamela Charmaine Thompson and Nick Wagner of Sugar Grove; and John Brennan and Bradley Fabrizius of Maple Park.

Kaneland-The Kaneland Foundation will host its 2nd annual 5k Cross Country Race on Friday, June 21, at 8 p.m. at the Kaneland High School campus/football stadium, 47W326 Keslinger Road, Maple Park.

The list of new HD channels includes MTV, ABC Family, Hallmark Channel, WE, CMT, the NFL Network, Fox Business Channel, ESPN News, ESPN U, CBS Sports, BBC America, National Geographic, Discovery Science, History International, Disney XD, NFL Red Zone, and 20 premium channels, including HBO, Cinemax and Starz.

Mediacom cable subscribers in Elburn, Gilberts, Hampshire, Kaneville, Maple Park and Sugar Grove in Kane County and nearby counties can look forward to 51 additional high-definition channels, bringing the total to 105 after the company upgraded its network.

MAPLE PARK – Less than a year after its owner closed the doors, the Moon Dance Diner has reopened, offering the village's residents and those who wish to make the drive to Maple Park a chance at a classic diner-style weekend breakfast.

The Kane County Board's riverboat fund committee narrowed $2.8 million worth of requests to $1.18 million, then decided it would rather dip farther into the riverboat fund reserve than find another $118,000 to which to say "no."

Rosann Feldmann, center, former principal of St. Peter Catholic School in Geneva, embraces Chase Hofmann of Elburn as she says good-bye Monday, the last day of school.

Reema "Nicki" Bajaj pleaded guilty last year to misdemeanor prostitution for a single incident in August 2010, which happened before she became an attorney in November 2010.

Business Ledger news services OTTAWA - Cable television provider Mediacom said it plans to add 51 new high-definition channels to the cable television channel lineup in a five-county area of DeKalb, Kane, LaSalle, Livingston, and Ogle counties, effective June 6. The addition will boost the system's available HD channels to 105, the company said.

Barb Pondelick, of Sycamore, uses a garden hoe to mark where to plant vegetable plants at her parents' farm in Maple Park, Ill., Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

Attending a parade. Placing a U.S. flag at the gravestone of a veteran. Simply saying thank you to a man or woman who has served our country.

The Northeastern Illinois Agency on Aging held its annual meeting on April 12. The featured speaker was Ann Ford, executive director of the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living.

Midget car driver Bob Adams loses control around turn four during qualifications on Saturday at the Sycamore Speedway in Maple Park, Ill.