Glenbard East High School quarterback Bret Bushka, a three-year starter, moves around West Aurora defenders Friday evening in a key Upstate Eight game in Lombard. Bushka kept the West Aurora defense off balance in host Glenbard East’s 17-13 victory. Carter Crane/The Voice...
Toran Harris of Yorkville High School eludes the grasp of Morris defenders Friday. Visiting Yorkville won, 34-21. Steve Groth photo...
By Bobby Narang – Oswego High School boys soccer head coach Gaspar Arias required a few seconds to reflect on his team. Prior to Saturday’s game against Rockford East, Arias wanted to praise some players for the team’s 6-2-1 start. On a sun-filled, Summer afternoon at the Inwood Soccer Complex...
By John Schutt – Nascar Monster Energy Series, South Point Casino 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev., Sunday, Sept. 16. The odds were against Team Penske getting its 500th victory at this track, but Brad Keselowski beat the odds to make it his third victory in a row....
Having lost the first two games of the 2018 season, the Northern Illinois University football team was in need of a victory Saturday against Central Michigan in the Mid-American Conference opener for each team. A start of three defeats with non-conference foes Florida State and Brigham Young University looming ahead...
By Carter Crane – High school football, girls volleyball, and an amendment on Ellsworth Hill, offer good tastes this week in this space. • Glenbard East High School continued undefeated with a second half comeback and an inspired 17-13 victory over previously undefeated West Aurora Friday in Lombard in an...
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Friday, Sept. 21 Chicago Catholic Blue* Chicago St. Rita at Montini, 7:30 Chicago Catholic Green* Mt. Carmel at Marmion Academy, 7:30 DuKane Glenbard North at Wheaton North, 7:30 Geneva at St. Charles East, 7:30 Lake Park at St. Charles North, 7:30 Wheaton Warrenville S. at Batavia, 7:30 DuPage Valley Naperville...
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By Barb Nadeau – Fall Prevention Awareness Day is September 22, a time for health care and senior care professionals across the country to gather, discuss, and recognize the dangers associated with tragic falls. Falling is no laughing matter for seniors, older adults, and their family members. Every 11 seconds...
Naperville resident Barbara Appel holds a certificate as Naperville 2018 Senior of the Year Award winner at a recent Naperville City Council meeting. Left is mayor Steve Chirico. City government of Naperville photo...
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. • Getting Started with Windows 10, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.. There will be easy-to-follow instructions about...
• Batavia Environmental Commission cleanups: The Batavia High School Natural area workday will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23 at the Batavia High School, 1201 Main Street, Batavia. The new natural area on Batavia High School’s campus will be worked on to wrap up projects from...
Col. Mustard is a male Domestic Short Hair Orange Tiger who was born in April 2018. Col. Mustard was born on a farm in Kaneville, but sadly his mother was killed by a coyote when he was two weeks old. This sweet boy will bring lots of smiles to your...
Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry Gala Oct. 6 Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry will hold its annual fundraising gala Saturday, Oct. 6 at Pipers Banquets on Butterfield Road in Aurora. This year’s event, OctoberFeast, will feature beer, wine, and whiskey tastings, a full open bar, a delicious German-themed dinner, and live...
The Oswego Literary Festival will be larger than ever this year, with more than 50 authors from around Illinois scheduled to appear in Oswego from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at the downtown Oswego campus of the Oswego Public Library, 32 Jefferson Street, Oswego. Entry is free....
A Ribbon-cutting celebration for the Plano High School landscape renovation, outdoor classroom, and learning garden, will be held Monday. A brief program will begin at 5:30 p.m. and there will be entertainment provided by the Plano High School Music Department prior to the program. Plano High School is at 704...
September 20 U.S. military spokesmen defend the use of defoliants, such as Agent Orange in Vietnam. Years later the Vietnamese citizens exposed to the compounds were subject to abnormally high incidence of miscarriage and congenital malformation. – 1968. September 21 During the American Revolution, American General Benedict Arnold meets with...
