County notes cell phones vital for emergency response

After a standoff that lasted well into the evening, a Countryside man has been removed from his home.

Dr. Nirali Patel, a board-certified internist on the medical staff at Delnor Hospital in Geneva, hopes the alarming statistic that half of Americans who continue to smoke could die of smoking-related diseases will be enough to make people want to put out their cigarettes.

The Geneva Academic Foundation will host its fourth annual Mighty Viking Boat Race during the Festival of the Vine from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at Island Park.

Sandra and Brad Simousek loved Jimmy John’s sandwiches so much as college students they sometimes frequented the chain twice a day.

 Unemployment numbers in Illinois have climbed to their highest level in nearly 15 years, and the impact is taking a toll on the Tri-Cities.

Mill Creek Elementary School will host the 11th annual Run of the Mill Friday, Sept. 5.

When teachers at Coultrap Elementary School in Geneva headed out for summer break a few months ago, they were also saying goodbye to the building many had taught in for years.

Bed linens are the newest way to keep the home fires burning as families wait for the return of troops deployed overseas.

A snide comment about his weight during his 15-year high school reunion was enough to motivate Geneva resident Gary Jamison to get in shape.

Geneva High School's 2008 graduates achieved an average composite score of 23.9 on the ACT, according to numbers released this month by ACT.
 

Lymphoma could have made Valerie Eichenberger angry or bitter.

Instead, the former Delnor-Community Hospital nurse decided the best remedy was to remain active.

Each time Maj. Nathan Miller’s F/A-18 Hornet climbs the skies, his mom, Cathy, grips her pair of gold wings a little tighter.

 A century ago, hundreds of people flocked to State and Third streets in Geneva to see the Thomas Flyer, with George N. Schuster at the wheel, pass through the city during the Great Automobile Race from New York to Paris.

Local activists hope an upcoming documentary screening will get people talking trash — literally.