Mooseheart News

Mickey Hogan breaks into a smile after a reply by Nathan Hayden, 7, while tallying up the points he has earned for doing homework, good behavior and other positive actions.

Special guest at the event this year is Jean Davidson, granddaughter of Harley-Davidson founder Walter Davidson.

There is something special about Mickey Hogan. It could be her cheerful presence or her contagious laugh.

Aurora police and the city of Aurora have planned several activities for May 10 to 16 as the 13th annual National Police Week.

Mayor Jeff Schielke took the oath of office for his eighth term this week. "Each time it is exciting," longtime mayoral secretary Suzy Petkus said.

Lorenza Branecki is exactly the type of student the Chronicle Achievement Program is meant to recognize.

Fort Madison High School senior Rachel Bonar is a recipient of a $1,000 Moose International/R. Robert Dale Scholarship for 2009.

The North Aurora Days festival might not technically be held in North Aurora this year.

Mayor Jeff Schielke has started his new term in office reviewing future projects.

Rob Winner – rwinner@kcchronicle.com 12-year-old Nick Gautille stands in his new incomplete bedroom at his family's home in St.

Nine people face charges after Sugar Grove police broke up an underage drinking party shortly after midnight Saturday in the 300 block of Sutton Court.

It's good news for Lynette Olexa, cheerleading coach at Batavia High School. The dynamic coach was recently selected Cheerleading Coach of the Year by the Illinois Cheerleading Coaches Association.

Batavia fireworks fundraisers have put a donation canister on the Internet. The Batavia ACCESS committee, which runs the privately-paid-for Fourth of July show, started a Facebook group and the Web site BataviaFireworks.org to collect money.

The Accelerators running club will start its seventh track-and-field season April 6. Practice will be held from 5 to 6:15 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, April 6 to May 21, at Rotolo Middle School, 1501 S. Raddant Road.

With the rural farms of Kane County just a short drive from their classrooms, hundreds of fourth grade students took a field trip Tuesday to celebrate National Agriculture Week through hands-on learning.

For 24 years, Chuck and Beulah Swanson helped at the Kane County Farm Bureau's Farm Ag Days held at Mooseheart, near Batavia.

Westminster Christian advanced to a regional semifinal by gaining revenge on Mooseheart for an earlier loss with a 53-36 victory at the Class 1A Hinckley-Big Rock regional on Tuesday.

When most people are sleeping in on snow days, Mark McDonald gets up at 3 a.m. -- two hours earlier than usual.

H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@kcchronicle.com Moosehart High School senior physics student Basheeba Mays nervously watches her balsa wood model bridge to see whether it will crack under the weights in a bucket ...

Randy and Judy Klein have been selling farm-fresh vegetables at their Elgin stores for more than four decades.