Chef Eddie Sweeney from Catch 35, far left, holds a trophy after Catch 35 was announced the winner of the Loaves & Fishes’ inaugural Naperville Chef Showdown fundraiser, Wednesday, April 11 in Naperville. The competition was between two teams led by chef Danny Gil from Hugo’s Frog Bar & Fish...
The Naperville Police Department announced last week that Kathleen “Kathy” Anderson has been appointed deputy chief. Anderson serves as a commander in the Naperville Police Department’s Investigations Division. “Kathy has proven herself time and again as a strong and competent leader with exceptional organizational and communication skills as well as...
Colonel/president Theodore (T, TR, Teddy) Roosevelt threw strikes Saturday in Aurora. First, in the afternoon he was entertaining at the Santori Public Library of Aurora and in the evening at the Paramount Theatre. He struck the fancy of the audience which paid rapt attention. The performances varied significantly and a...
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Naperville Police Department will be a partner with state and local agencies to remind motorists that if they drive with a phone in one hand, they can expect a ticket in the other. Traffic fatalities are on the rise in Illinois...
April 9, 2018 Dear editor; Those who advocate the legalization of recreational marijuana are either users or grossly uneducated in the affect that this drug has on the human body. It impairs judgment and slows reaction time. It continues even after use is discontinued. Driving under the influence of this...
Ben Schiller of FastCompany expresses his opinion regarding the students who have taken to the streets to protest after the Parkland, Fla. school shooting massacre February 14. “If one good thing has come out of the horror of the Parkland massacre, it’s the sight of young Americans standing up to...
The first piece of public art to go through Aurora’s new public art ordinance will be unveiled Saturday. The mural will be unveiled behind Aurora Fastprint, 54 E. Galena Boulevard, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the inaugural Fox River Arts Ramble. Aurora Fastprint owner Kim Granholm commissioned artist...
In a small village named El-Monfia, one hour outside Cairo, Eqypt, Hasnaa Solmin was born. She eventually would have three brothers and two sisters. Her father was in banking and her mother grew bees to sell the honey. Once her father retired from banking, he bought a chicken farm. Her...
Oswegoland Woman’s Civic Club, old and new members, will join together at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 at Lakeview Grill in Yorkville for dinner, to celebrate its 90th year of community service to Oswegoland. Please call Judy Smith, 630-554-8097, to make a reservation by Sunday. The Club always has had...
U.S. secretary of Energy Rick Perry and India’s Atomic Energy secretary Dr. Sekhar Basu signed an agreement in New Delhi, India Monday to expand the two countries’ collaboration on world-leading science and technology projects. It will open the way for jointly advancing cutting-edge neutrino science projects under way in both...
The culinary traditions of the many ethnic groups which built Aurora from 1834 to the present will be celebrated at History on a Fork, an evening of diverse food and drink from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, April 27 at One East Benton in downtown Aurora. Guests will browse...
Teens. Are they just older children, or younger adults? According to YALSA, which is a division of the American Library Association and stands for Young Adult Library Services Association, teens are in a developmental stage that requires a unique approach to understanding them, connecting with them, and serving them. The...
My name is Marie Schindlbeck Pierce. I founded our ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) group TEAM T.O.M. with my six siblings in 2013 after the loss of our brother, Tom Schindlbeck, to ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS is a progressive, fatal neuromuscular disorder that occurs when motor nerve cells cease...
Grandpa, How is this for a scam? I placed an ad on Craigslist for a roommate. I got back a text message that said the sender was interested in my ad. She gave me a web address to reply to her. I typed in the goo.gl/MGX23F that she gave me....
Aurora City Council members listened to compliments about the Aurora Police Department at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday. Indian Prairie School District 204 superintendent, Karen Sullivan, said, “My purpose tonight is to publically thank you as a City, and to thank Chief (Kristen) Ziman and your police...
David Fisher, North Aurora Police Chief, left, stands with North Aurora C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency Response Team) volunteers Harley Linker, Beth Drendel, and Jeff Wong as they are recognized at the North Aurora Village Board meeting Monday. They were part of the gold team with more than 100 volunteer hours in...
Students and representatives from three Aurora schools gather Monday for a photo at the Rotary Club of Aurora meeting held at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora. Several times each year, student guests are invited to attend Rotary meetings. Attendees at the meeting are from Aurora Central Catholic, Aurora Christian, East...
Kane County Judge Rene Cruz gives a presentation about the dangers of social media for kids to the Kiwanis Club of Aurora Tuesday at the Prisco Center in Aurora. Judge Cruz showed the presentation designed for middle-school-age children with examples how one lapse in judgment can lead to permanent consequences....
Kane County Cougars first-year manager Blake Lalli, 15, gives a fist bump to second baseman Luis Alejandro Basabe, 1, during introductions prior to the start of their home opener against the Beloit Snappers at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva Friday. Beloit won, 9-6, in the chilly air. The Cougars in...
Not since 2000, when the New York Yankees won a World Series championship for the fourth time in five years, has a team repeated as World Series champion. The Yankees won it all in 1996, then captured three consecutive championships, 1998-2000. Since that time teams such as the San Francisco...
