The Chicago White Sox have been struggling all season, and should be grateful for small signs of improvement. White Sox’ taking three of five games in a mini-homestand last week was most welcome. There is no projecting a .500 finish for the Sox. Playing .500 the rest of the season,...
By Craig Lynch – The Chicago Cubs were 17 games above .500, entering this week’s all-star break. That’s the Cubs’ best record of the season. They were 55-38, 2½ games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers through Sunday. The Brewers lost eight of their last 10 games. The Cubs were 7-3...
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The football programs of Northern Illinois University and Miami University will honor the late Bill Mallory, the only head coach in Mid-American Conference history to lead two MAC schools to league championships, by playing for the Mallory Cup. It will begin this year when the teams will play at Huskie...
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The Chicago Wolves will enter their 25th anniversary season with four league championships, six conference championships, nine division championships, and more than 1,000 victories. Head coach Rocky Thompson’s squad seeks to increase all of these totals during the 2018-2019 season that will begin with the schedule released last week by...
Men’s amateur golf tournaments allow some players, who have enough time and commitment, to form a bit of their own tour within a 50-mile radius of Aurora. Last weekend, Glenn Przybylski won his third Naperville amateur championship in the last six years. If he has time and inclination and could...
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Glenn Przybylski holds the first place trophy following Sunday’s 36-hole final round of the Naperville men’s amateur championship medal play. He shot 137, including the tournament low 67 the first day Saturday at Naperbrook Golf Course. Sunday’s final day was played at Springbrook Golf Course. Par is 72 at both...
By Barb Nadeau – How difficult we make the world for our older brothers and sisters. Everyone can relate to the frustration of calling in to a service line only to hear an almost endless stream of automated prompts. We have to listen carefully to try to discern which prompt...
The Oswego Senior Center, 156 E. Washington Street, Oswego, will be host to many events for seniors. All events will take place at the Oswego Senior Center unless otherwise noted. • Inter-Generational Talent Show, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 6:30 p.m.. Singers, musicians, dancers, and more will perform at talent show, sponsored...
Women at the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora Saturday perform a silent, public protest, and display the exercise of legal rights to breastfeed babies. The response was to a published report that a mother breastfeeding her baby was asked to either cover-up or go into a bathroom. The event drew...
Kids dance on stage at the Ethan Bell Band concert at Montgomery Park July 11. Bell, right, invited kids to the stage during a song when his band performed during the Concerts in the Park series. The free, 7 p.m. series will continue at McCullough Park, 150 W. Illinois Avenue...
• Fox River Cleanup: The Village of Oswego’s ECO Commission will be a partner with the Prairie State Canoeists and Water Trail Keepers to clean up the bank of the Fox River Saturday, Aug. 4, and is seeking volunteers to clean the banks of the Oswego and Montgomery riverfront, collecting...
Dumbledore is a male Domestic Short Hair orange tabby who was born May 4, 2018. Dumbledore is sweet and is always happy to play. He enjoys sleeping next to humans and purrs. He plays well with his siblings and he does not mind dogs or other cats. He uses his...
Garfield English Tea Friday Scentimental Gardens owner Debra Phillips, long-time friend and supporter of Garfield Farm Museum, will hold an English Garden Tea Benefit at 35W074 Army Trail Road, St. Charles from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, July 20. A portion of the $10. per person proceeds will be...
Reverend Yvonne T. Gilmore, participates in the 25th anniversary celebration of Aurora’s Grace Community Christian Church Saturday. Gilmore was installed as pastor of the church. She was called to serve Grace Community Christian Church in October 2016. Al Benson/The Voice...
Aurora residents Susan Schindel and Dick Schindel wear gear from their expedition to Ecuador’s Galapagos islands in the Monday Aurora Noon Lions Club meeting at Luigi’s in Aurora. The couple spoke about their trip. Dick Schindel is Club past president. Al Benson/The Voice...
East Downer Place in Aurora this week was set to switch to two-way traffic Wednesday, July 18. The stretch of Downer Place between Broadway and State Street was set to change to two-way as part of multi-year conversion plan. In recent years, parts of New York Street, Galena Boulevard, Benton...
