Maple Park News

'The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940' West Aurora High School will present its fall play, "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940," at 7:30 p.m. Nov.

A suburban Elburn man is charged with videotaping his alleged sexual abuse of a young woman who was passed out at an underage drinking party in Elburn last weekend.

Last year, crop revenue insurance passed the acid test for protecting against price declines.

Local people who turned out in bitter cold in January 2008 to pose as zombies for the movie "Bled White" - or who simply were inconvenienced because Hampshire's main downtown street was closed to traffic for parts of three days during the filming - finally will get a chance to see what came of their pains.

As part of the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Oct. 25, the Sycamore Kiwanis Club held its annual Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest.

In an official press release from Kaneland High School, Brian Willis was introduced as the head varsity softball coach after an internal and external interview process involving other candidates.

The Kishwaukee College Horticulture Department has received a special request: Design the landscaping around the Jane Addams Homestead in Cedarville, located near Freeport.

19, on a warrant from DuPage County • Juan L. Pavon-Sanchez, 35, of the 45W200 block of Lees Road, Maple Park, was charged Friday, Sept.

Completion of the comprehensive plan brings them one step closer to that goal. Now that the Kaneville comprehensive plan has been approved, the next step will be to negotiate boundary and land-use agreements with neighboring communities.

MAPLE PARK – After more than a year without a chief, village officials hope to fill the top spot at the police department by early December.

The village Personnel Committee will spend the coming weeks reviewing the more than 10 applications it received for the position, and will recommend several to the Village Board to interview.

Vincent J. Baldwin, 26, of the 100 block of South Main Street in Burlington, Ill., was arrested at 11:32 p.m. Oct.

ST. CHARLES – A Maple Park man faces felony charges after police say he tried to pass off someone else's urine as his own for a drug and alcohol screening.

A retired Illinois Supreme Court Justice will chair an advisory panel put together by Northern Illinois University administrators to review the performance of the school's police chief.

I note with horror that the folks in Sugar Grove are pondering a massive reduction in the building impact fees for their community .

Though I have graduate degrees in and experience practicing both family therapy and school counseling, the truth is, I often find myself bewildered when parenting my own children.

Joe Wiltse would prefer not to harvest anything while working in a cold rain. But for the last few days, Wiltse and a number of his family members have worked in the rain and mud to bring in the year's last harvest of fruits and vegetables from their fields near Maple Park.

Kaneland Knights soccer weathered a lean week to take two out of three recent contests.

Editor's note: Information in Police Briefs is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and city police departments.

Kassandra "Kassie" Barteau has earned bragging rights to almost every young rider honor available.