By Miriam Meza – First Fridays continues to thrive at the Aurora Public Library (APL) when this month’s theme was Day of the Dead, which featured the fourth annual ofrenda competition! The Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, is a celebration in Latin America that has become...
By Anthony Stanford – It’s not just members of the White House press corps who are appalled by the treatment of their colleagues by the president of the United States. More often it concerns every-day Americans that the vitriol and personal attacks referring to the media, as “enemies of the...
Class 8A Game 29 – Brother Rice (12-0) at Marist (11-1), Sat., Nov. 17, 1 p.m.; Game 30 – Lincoln-Way East (12-0) at Loyola Academy (9-3), Sat., Nov. 17, 1 p.m.. Class 7A Game 29 – Batavia (12-0) at Nazareth Academy (11-1), Sat., Nov. 17, 1 p.m.; Game 30 –...
Class 8A Game 25 — Brother Rice 20, Warren 0; Game 26 — Marist 21, Homewood-Flossmoor 7; Game 27 — Lincoln-Way East 50, Edwardsville 14; Game 28 — Loyola Academy 17, Maine South 0. Class 7A Game 25 — Nazareth Academy 34, Simeon 27; Game 26 — Batavia 34, Willowbrook...
By Bobby Narang – Meggie Scott can concentrate on her main sport. After leading the Newark High School volleyball team to its first State championship, and second team championship in all sports, Saturday, Scott, a junior libero, joked about getting excited about the start of the upcoming basketball season. The...
It was a Saturday in which everything fell into place for the Northwestern University Wildcats’ football team. Northwestern was victorious over Iowa, 14-10, and Wisconsin and Purdue, the Wildcats’ nearest pursuers each fell to defeat, Northwestern locked up first place in the West Division and a spot in the Big...
By John Schutt – Nascar Monster Energy series, Can-Am 500, ISM Raceway, Avondale, Ariz, Sunday, Nov. 11. Kyle Busch took the lead with four laps to go in the final segment and held off Brad Keselowski for the victory and a spot in the final four at Homestead, Fla. Sunday...
Batavia High School, St. Charles North, Montini Catholic, IC Catholic Prep, Joliet Catholic Academy, are just a few of 32 football teams remaining in the Illinois High School Association football playoffs. Batavia just slipped past Willowbrook Saturday in Batavia in a game of teams each with an 11-0 record. Batavia...
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By Barb Nadeau – We have entered the holiday giving season, when everyone hopes to receive gifts and every cause and non-profit agency is hoping good will help its organization thrive, or survive. Many senior citizens would rather reduce their holiday giving, and focus on other priorities. We can be...
Silent auction gifts fill the table Saturday at the Jennings Terrace 60th Anniversary Pancake Breakfast Bazaar in Aurora. The Jennings Terrace Auxiliary in Aurora was host to the 60th Annual Fall Bazaar and Pancake Breakfast, Saturday, Nov. 10. The all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast offered a variety of pancakes, in addition to...
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. • Holiday Craft Fair, Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The Oswego Senior Center’s annual Craft Fair will...
• Kane County’s recycling guidelines: On average one in four items placed in a recycling cart is not recyclable, which has led to increased contamination. Plastic containers such as bottles, tubs, jugs, and jars are allowed, but flexible plastic packaging, pouches, bags, and wraps are not recyclable. Other items not...
Blondie is a female domestic short hair buff tabby who was born March 28, 2014. Blondie is a gorgeous, dainty, young lady; so sweet, but shy. It takes her time to become comfortable with new humans and new places. She will flop down for chin scratches and cuddles with her...
Children’s fundraiser in Yorkville Nov. 30 The second annual toy drive/fundraiser for Ann & Robert H. Lurie’s Children’s Hospital of Chicago will be from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30 at Rosati’s Pizza Pub of Yorkville, 1985 Marketview Drive, Yorkville. Everyone is encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped...
November 15 U.S. president Jimmy Carter welcomes Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the shah of Iran, and his wife, Empress (or “Shahbanou”) Farrah, to Washington. Over the next two days, Carter and Pahlavi discuss improving relations between the two countries. Two years later, the two leaders’ political fates would be further entwined...
