Oswego High School running back Charles Coleman, 21, cruises around Oswego East defender Jason Koulback in Friday’s annual crosstown classic. Jamal Fomby, Jr., 5, prepares to block the defender. Visiting Oswego won, 32-0. Click here for a link to the Oswego Crosstown Challenge website. Jason Crane/The Voice
By Craig Lynch – The Chicago Cubs won 95 games this season. It marks the fourth straight season of 90 or more victories. What should have been a celebration seemed a bit empty when the Cubs lost a National League Central tiebreaker to Milwaukee, 3-1, Monday, Oct. 1 and lost
West Aurora High School’s Monoj Chuwan, 22, uses a headshot against defender Augustin Chavez of Elgin Saturday. Visiting Elgin won, 1-0, in an Upstate Eight Conference game. Al Benson/The Voice
University of Illinois, Northwestern University, and Northern Illinois University picked up victories Saturday, each on the road. Illinois defeated Rutgers, 38-17, Northwestern stopped Michigan State, 29-19, and, Northern Illinois nudged Ball State, 24-16. Illinois and Northern Illinois were favored, Northwestern was a decided underdog. Regardless, each came away with a
Bryson Schmidt, Plano High School quarterback, seeks to pull away from a visiting Sandwich defender in Friday’s rivalry football game. Schmidt later scored on a one-yard plunge for a 26-20 victory in the final minute. Denise Gould photo
Oswego High School improved to 14-0 all-tme Friday against crosstown classic rival and host Oswego East wth a 32-0 victory. Oswego East entered the game with surrendering only six points. Rivalries coming up: East Aurora will play at West Aurora, St. Charles North will play at Batavia, 7-0, in a
Friday, Oct. 12 Chicago Catholic Blue* Montini at Providence, 7:30 Chicago Catholic Green* Marmion at Fenwick at Triton Col., 7:30 DuKane Geneva at Lake Park, 7:30 St. Charles East at Wheaton North, 7 St. Charles North at Batavia, 7:30 Wheaton Warr. S. at Glenbard N., 7:30 DuPage Metea Valley at
By John Montesano – The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named Tom Mlynek the October Veteran of the Month. He was born April 24, 1947 in Chicago. He grew up in McKinley Park, was graduated from Holy Trinity High School, and earned an associates degree at Wright Junior College.
Tony Berg, seated, receives honors for serving in World War II and celebrating his 100th birthday September 25 in a celebrations of senior DeKalb County veterans. Standing are Steve Berg, son of Tony Berg; Cliff Oleson, Open Roads ABATE; Rob Halvax, Open Roads ABATE; Larry Aska; and Ken Smith. The
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, Oct. 16. The meeting will be at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery, just north of U.S. Route 30. A reception will begin at 5:15 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m.. The after-dinner speaker will
World War II commander Donald Thompson, U.S. Navy, offers a salute between innings of the Chicago Cubs baseball game at Chicago White Sox Saturday, Sept. 22. The Montgomery resident was introduced at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago as the Hero of the Game for his military service. He is a
The Aurora Veterans Day parade and ceremony will be Sunday, Nov. 11. The parade will step-off at the corner of Benton and Broadway at 10:15 a.m., and end at the G.A.R. Memorial Hall, where the “Honoring All Who Served” ceremony will take place. The ceremony will include a military rifle
Aurora Alderman Mike Saville of the 6th Ward and Cinco de Mayo bakery owner Gerardo Parra cut the ribbon Sunday to officially open the store at 102 N. Lake Street in Aurora. The building, vacant for three years, once was a Fanny May candy store. The Cino de Mayo store
Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, takes a scoop of the newest flavor Monday in honor of Lauren Underwood at the Riverwalk in downtown Naperville. Underwood, a Naperville resident, is challenging Republican Party U.S. representative Randy Hultgren in the 14th Congressional District election November 6. The flavor
A free wildlife program will be at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 at Schweitzer Environmental Center, 16N690 Sleepy Hollow Road, West Dundee. A Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl, and Red Tail Hawk will visit. Reservations are required by calling 815-356-6605. — Billita Jacobsen
• Oswego household hazardous waste recycling event: The event from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at 1000 Station Drive, Oswego, is open to all Illinois residents. Household hazardous waste items are materials purchased for cleaning or maintaining a home and include: Oil-based paints, household batteries, used motor
