By Robin Reder – Dolan and Murphy‘s men’s fastpitch won-loss record stood at 16-13 for the year after Dolan was 1-3 last weekend in downstate Lexington. Dolan and Murphy will play Friday through Sunday in St. Paul, Minn. and then in August will play in the International Softball Congress (ISC)
Aurora Pony League baseball team champion, Kiwanis Club of Aurora players show their trophies Friday at Dale Lancaster Field in the John Galles Sports Complex at Solfisburg Park in Aurora, after winning two games. They defeated Tiger Athletic Association twice, after losing to Tiger in the winner’s bracket final, to
The Chicago White Sox played game No. 100 of this season. Tuesday night of this week in Los Angeles against the Angels in game two of a four-game series. Thursday, July 26 will conclude a seven-game road trip, which opened with three games in Seattle. The lack of offensive support
If I tell you to meet me on the third floor of The DLP, and you don’t ask for clarification, you probably are an Aurora downtown regular. For those less frequent downtown visitors, let me explain. We have some amazing hidden gems in downtown Aurora, and I quickly could rattle
They show the winning quilt. The Quilters Dozen Quilting Club of Oswego recently revealed the winner of this year’s PrairieFest Quilt Raffle. Picking up his quilt is Ed Gjertsen of Winnetka. Presenting the quilt, Quilters Dozen members Sandy Dieter, left, and Diana Schlosser, club president. The “Twirling Triangles” quilt was
Jim Jarvis, Aurora Civic Center Authority vice president of programming and sales, Wednesday, July 18, shows Sebastian, a crab puppet used in Paramount Theatre‘s production of Disney’s “The little Mermaid.” Jarvis gave a talk at the West Aurora Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Group’s monthly meeting at Aurora’s Fifth Ward West Side
Yorkville resident James Weilandt, 5, decorates his clay Norwegian troll model during a “How to be a Viking” camp July 16, 18, 20 at Yorkville Public Library. Montgomery and Norway, Ill. Sons of Norway fraternal benefit lodges sponsored the fourth annual camp. Library had Norwegian stories, crafts, games, music, and
• Fox River Cleanup: The Village of Oswego’s ECO Commission will be a partner with the Prairie State Canoeists and Water Trail Keepers to clean up the bank of the Fox River Saturday, Aug. 4, and is seeking volunteers to clean the banks of the Oswego and Montgomery riverfront, collecting
Skittles is a female Domestic Short Hair who is gray and orange and was born February 11, 2014. Skittles is an affectionate kitty who loves to play with toys. She loves to run and jump and is an active cat. She still has her claws, but she is respectful of
Simply Destinee Taco Fundraiser July 27 Supporters of Simply Destinee Youth Center are invited to purchase a plate of tacos from any member of Simply Destinee for $10. from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, July 27, at the Simply Destinee building, 131 W. Illinois Avenue, Aurora. The dinner consists
Events in Aurora: More than 40 neighborhoods throughout Aurora are planning events big and small to celebrate National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 7. With the theme “A Night to Unite,” Aurora’s National Night Out encourages residents to come outside and spend the evening getting to know their neighbors, community partners,
July 26 The U.S. Postal Service is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Franklin put in place the foundation for many aspects of today’s mail system. – 1775. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is created when U.S. attorney general Charles Bonaparte
“Big Brother does not watch us, by his choice. We watch him, by ours….When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience, and their
The Goo Goo Dolls concert Saturday at Arranmore Farm and Polo Club in Oswego includes two individuals from New York who purchased tickets thinking the concert was in Oswego, N.Y.. They decided to make the trip and use the tickets to see singer Gavin DeGraw. The inaugural Cal’s Concert Series
Volunteers remove the Culture Stock sign Sunday in Aurora, after the store closed in March due to environmental health concerns. Since 2012, Culture Stock was in a building owned by the city of Aurora government at the corner of Galena Boulevard and Water Street. The Culture Stock Board spent the
