Somonauk News

The 85th National Spelling Bee is under way and DeKalb County's representative at the event has already spelled his first words correctly.

A tour of Ellwood House in DeKalb in 1972 changed everything. In the 40 years since that tour, Bigolin has become one of DeKalb County's prominent local historians and guides tours of some of the most historically significant sites in the county.

ROCKFORD, Ill. - Mr. Kenneth Lyle Hubbard Jr., 83, of the Rockford, Ill., area, and formerly of Somonauk, Ill., passed away peacefully with his family at his side in his home Saturday, May 19, 2012, after suffering and struggling from a brief illness.

Agustin Hernandez, 37, 412 Penn St., was arrested Sunday at Van Buren and State streets on complaints of driving while license suspended, unlawful number of passengers and failure to properly secure a child under age eight.

More than70 volunteers came out for the inaugural Somonauk Christian School Work-A-Thon Saturday.