Members of the Kiwanis Club of Aurora delivered more than 1,700 new Winter coats to Aurora public schools Friday, Oct. 26 as part of the Coats for Kids program which is sponsored by the City of Aurora, Communities in Schools, and the Kiwanis Club of Aurora. Annually the program is...
Grandpa, You are such an idiot. Do you really believe half of the goody- two-shoes advice you give? Sometimes you don’t even give them advice, you just gloss over the problem with pablum in print. And that (deleted) about telling you what people are grateful for on Thanksgiving! It is...
By Anthony Stanford – Aurora Public Library (APL) recently hired Stephanie Brandwein as the new teen librarian at the Richard and Gina Santori Public Library of Aurora. With Stephanie on board, all three APL locations have teen librarians. Flannery Crump serves as the teen librarian at Eola Road Branch and...
North Aurora Police Chief David Fisher, center, honors three North Aurora Police officers and an Illinois State Police master sergeant at the North Aurora Village Board meeting Monday. The group was honored for their efforts of working together to pull Ed Poe out of the Fox River after he suffered...
Ernie Poochigian reflects on his more than 40 years as a sports field and floor official at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora luncheon Tuesday at the Prisco Center in Aurora. Poochigian was behind the whistle from 1970 to 2013. He officiated middle school, high school, and college basketball games throughout...
Charlie Zine, president of Rotary Club of Aurora presents a Rotary umbrella to Keith Gerald from OnLight Aurora, Monday, at the Rotary Club of Aurora, at Two Brothers Roundhouse. Gerald presented updates about OnLight Aurora which is a community fiber internet services provider focused on improving the communications infrastructure in...
The playoff run ends and the season is over for the Yorkville High School football team Friday against host Richards in Oak Lawn. The players listen to coaches following the game and reflect. Richards rallied to win, 35-21, in a Class 6A second round game. Steve Groth photo...
Class 8A Game 17 – Brother Rice 27, Oak Park-River Forest 17; Game 18 – Warren 17, Hinsdale Central 14; Game 19 – Homewood-Flossmoor 30, Barrington 7; Game 20 – Marist 38, Naperville Central 35; Game 21 – Lincoln-Way East 45, Glenbard West 0; Game 22 – Edwardsville 45, West...
Class 8A Game 25 – #8 Warren (10-1) at #1 Brother Rice (11-0), Sat., Nov. 10, 6 p.m.; Game 26 – #5 Marist (10-1) at #4 Homewood-Flossmoor (10-1), Sat., Nov. 10, 1 p.m.; Game 27 – #23 Edwardsville (8-3) at #2 Lincoln-Way East (11-0), Sat., Nov. 10, 6 p.m.; Game...
By Bobby Narang – After entering the season as a prohibitive favorite to capture the Class 3A boys State cross country championship, Wheaton Warrenville South High School lived up to that billing Saturday. Paced by three runners who finished in the top 15, the Tigers captured the 3A State championship...
By Craig Lynch – The Oswego High School Panthers couldn’t get untracked Saturday afternoon. They played Loyola Academy in Wilmette in a Class 8A second round football playoff game. They were blanked, 22-0, to end their season with a 10-1 record. “I think we play good competition, but this was...
Former Kaneland High School and Northern Illinois University football star, P.J. Fleck had a rough afternoon Saturday in Champaign. Fleck, head coach at the University of Minnesota, saw his team routed, 55-31, by visiting Illinois. The Illini racked up 646 yards in total offense, highlighted by 72-yard and 77-yard touchdown...
With all five starters returning from last season, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team could break through to the top teams of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Huskies were 13-19 overall last season. In the MAC, Northern Illinois finished 6-12 and lost all nine conference road games. Junior guard...
The rugged playoff path on the high school tournament trail winds up with one champion. Every team along the way ends with defeat, albeit much pride and happiness ultimately may spring to the surface. Six top notch football teams from The Voice circulation area in the Class 8A fell to...
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By John Montesano – The Fox Valley Breakfast Club named John Muschler the November Veteran of the Month. He was born, May 20, 1942 and raised in Aurora. He attended Nancy Hill and St. Paul’s Lutheran Elementary Schools and was graduated from West Aurora High School, class of 1960. After...
