Lance Cpl. Jared Dixon, a U.S. Marine from Burlington, places a wreath at the foot of the war memorial in Echo Lake Veterans Park Monday at the conclusion of the area’s Memorial Day ceremony. The local observance included a parade, speeches and wreath ceremonies on Echo Lake and at the […]

Morgan Goldman, 3, of Woodstock, Ill., raises her hands at the completion of round in a chocolate bar eating contest Monday during Burlington’s ChocolateFest. The Memorial Day weekend festival offered a plethora of chocolate-themed activities along with multiple stages of entertainment and a carnival. (Photo by Ed Nadolski)

Katie Coello (left) looks over plants with the help of Burlington Area Garden Club member Jean Squire during BAGC’s plant sale at Echo Park Saturday. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

North American Midway employee Herman Van Staden helps set up the Ferris wheel at ChocolateFest Tuesday. The carnival will be open Wednesday and Thursday evenings and the festival kicks off Friday at 4 p.m. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

Hailey Ligocki (left) paints the face of 2-year-old Mitchell Guyette Saturday during the Hope Walk at Burlington High School. The event raises funds that are donated locally and regionally to alleviate the impact of life-limiting afflictions. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

King Matthew Heiligenthal and Queen Brittany Martin preside over the Catholic Central High School prom May 11 at Hawks View Golf Course. (Photo by Erin Murphy Moynihan)

A semi-trailer truck rolled over in the median and west-bound lane of the Burlington bypass just west of McHenry Street shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday. The crash forced officials to divert traffic in both directions until the truck was righted and removed. Initial reports indicated the truck driver was not […]

Lora Jorgensen (left) and Madeline Jorgensen work on a closet door at the Morrow Home homeless shelter in Burlington recently. Members of Riverwood Church helped organize a volunteer effort to remodel the homeless shelter operated by Burlington’s Transitional Living Center. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

Members of the 2012 Junior Prom Court at Catholic Central High School include (front row, from left) Kelsey Robers, Jackie Pankau, Kelly Gould, Maggie Smith, Brittany Martin, (back row) Kyle Kresken, Matt Heiligenthal, Wun Fung, Thomas Zampino and Zakkary Rios. The school’s annual spring formal is set for Saturday evening […]

Burlington resident Dominique Tuinstra checks out the plants for sale at the Our Savior Lutheran Church perennial sale Saturday. Funds raised from the  sale are going to Operation Christmas Child – shoeboxes of gifts for children in third-world countries that are packed year-long and received by the youngsters from March […]