If Chicago White Sox fans are looking for positive signs it is a mixed bag. After the Sox 5-4 loss to the host Kansas City Royals Sunday in the 26th game of the 2018 season for the Sox, their record was 8-18. One year ago, the Sox played game 26...
The University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo. recently reported on its study results about a new, innovative, antioxidant. The report was entitled, “Novel antioxidant makes old blood vessels seem young again”, which certainly grabs the reader’s attention. Who wouldn’t want to have blood vessels that seem younger? The work demonstrates...
Master Xin Qi, right, looking into the middle of the circle, of Panda Kung Fu & Tai Chi in Naperville, leads a fitness routine Saturday for those who may suffer from Parkinson’s disease. The special event was at Jesse “The Law” Boxing Club in Aurora at the Fox Valley Park...
History on a Fork, Spring fundraiser for the Aurora Historical Society, Friday includes musicians, The Internationals, Henry Sergienko and Arkady Pevchin from Buffalo Grove. The site is One East Benton (Support Techs, formerly Aurora Public Library). Included was a kitchen, a replica of an immigrant kitchen centered around a c....
A group of 100 Aurora area residents came out for part of the third annual National Day of Prayer and Protest Against Planned Parenthood, at 150 Planned Parenthood facilities in 37 states. More than 5,000 participated. Counter-protestors turned out in some locations as well, including a group in Aurora dressed...
Kori Kasper and Bryan Kasper move new plants indoors for their new business, Branch Gardens, 77 S. Lake Street in Aurora. The urban city garden will have its soft opening during First Fridays, Friday, May 4 in Aurora. They moved the plants inside because of chilly weather Wednesday, April 25....
• Kane County’s Recycling collection event: The next one-day event will be Saturday, May 12 from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road. Electronics and books will be accepted at this event. There is a fee for TVs and computer monitors, both tube and flat screen, of $25....
Charlie is a male Red Queensland Heeler Mix who is approximately one-year old and 44 pounds. Charlie is in foster care with two pre-teens and three large dogs and he gets along great with everyone! He is active and plays ca tch, frisbee, and leaps through the air. But he...
Books needed for Used Book Sale The Friends of the Yorkville Public Library are planning their 10th annual Used Book Sale. This great fundraiser has brought in $41,800 for the Library during the past nine years, with help, we can add to this total. Money raised by the sale goes...
May 3 Four striking workers are killed, at least 200 wounded, when police attack a demonstration on Chicago’s South Side at the McCormick Harvesting Machine plant. The Haymarket Massacre is to take place the following day – 1886. May 4 In Kent, Ohio, 28 National Guardsmen fire their weapons at...
Is the U.S. government evil? You tell me. This government treats its citizens as faceless statistics and economic units to be bought, sold, bartered, traded, tracked, tortured, and eventually eliminated once they’ve outgrown their usefulness. This government treats human beings as lab rats to be caged, branded, experimented upon, and...
Aurora area residents are encouraged to participate in various prayer efforts in observation of the May 3 National Day of Prayer. This year, a couple of unique opportunities are offered: A prayer walk, 9:30 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. and neighborhood walks, 7 a.m. or 7 p.m., or when convenient. These opportunities are all part of a...
