By Anthony Stanford – The Aurora Public Library’s (APL) Back to the 1980s BBQ Bash, with music by Voyage, will be held Saturday, Aug. 25 at the Santori Public Library of Aurora at 7 p.m.. According to APL Foundation manager, Laura Stoney, the BBQ Bash is one of two events
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit http://www.planolibrary.info/ or call 630-552-2009. • Knit and Crochet Group, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon. This informal group works on its own projects, discusses types and colors of yarns, and helps
Resident registration for Fox Valley Park District Fall programs will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Individuals can view the guide at issuu.com/danleahy5/docs/fallguide2018_f-web and register at foxvalleyparkdistrict.org. Non-resident registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13. —Fox Valley Park District
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in August. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. • Friday, Aug. 10 and Thursday, Aug. 23, 10:15 a.m. 10:45
The Chicago Cubs will be the topic at the Little White School Museum’s next “Meet the Author” presentation at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12 in Oswego. Author and Chicago sports historian Charles Billington will chat with visitors about his 2005 book, “Wrigley Field’s Last World Series: The Wartime Chicago Cubs
By John Schutt – NASCAR Monster Energy series, Gander Outdoors 400, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa., Sunday, July 29. Daniel Suarez won his first poll position in a Joe Gibbs Toyota. However it was his teammate, Kyle Busch, who was in the right place at the end of the race
Aurora American Legion League regular season champion Geneva Construction built a challenge in the semifinals by suffering a setback at the hands of A-Z Tax Service Monday. Geneva Construction, 15-1 in the regular season, fell to Tuesday’s loser’s bracket and was eliminated in the playoffs for boys baseball teams 17
It is never over until it’s over. An old adage attributed to the late, great, Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees was never more true for the Chicago White Sox and their fans Saturday and Sunday. When facing the Toronto Blue Jays in the final game of a three-game
The turmoil and changes in the wind with high school conference affiliation realignment continue to accelerate, instead of diminish. West Aurora may have been caught up in the maelstrom. Solutions and calm winds are the answer. The DuPage Valley Conference has been reduced to five schools from its nine by
Is that the drugs talking? How often have we heard, “That’s not like Obi Wan Kenobi (of Star Wars). It must be the booze talking”? It’s common and expected. We all seem to understand that alcohol often does things that changes a person’s personality. Gentle individuals can become belligerent, and
Elburn last week reflects a town in the middle 1950s for the production of HBO television drama horror series, Lovecraft Country. The scene above was during a lunch break. Note the change in the barber shop name for the series. Below, the crew sets up in an area along Main
Ibtihaj Muhammad, left, at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville engages in conversation after signing her book Thursday, July 26. Muhammad excelled in fencing in a world of wealthy white men. She initially struggled to fit in, however, she prevailed. She became the first woman in hijab (head covering) to compete for
Studiously captivating: The focus of the individuals at Sunday’s annual Geneva Arts Fair is fine art photography along Third Street. Carter Crane/The Voice
Milwaukee executive John Lindstedt, right, July 17 recalls how the Polaris missile submarine fleet helped win the Cold War. Lindstedt, U.S. Navy lieutenant (retired), was the speaker at the July dinner meeting of Aurora Navy League Council 247 at Grandma’s Table in Montgomery. Lindstedt served on the USS Kamehameha as
Elf Lauren Wiesbrook, right, distributes candy canes to kids during a visit by Santa Claus, Paul Eggert of Aurora, to Banana Split ice cream parlor in Aurora Tuesday, July 24 in a fundraiser for Salvation Army and Toys for Tots. Al Benson/The Voice
