North Aurora resident Ed Young, right, receives a service award June 26, from Tammy Robinson, Advocate Medical Group West Region operations vice president. Young was a volunteer for 25 years at Aurora Advocate outpatient clinics’ reception desks. Young, 87, received the award in his final year as a volunteer. Advocate
Kiwanis Club of Aurora president-elect Kim Groom and president John Ross give an overview at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora Tuesday at the Prisco Center in Aurora of the 2018 Kiwanis International Convention. The convention was June 28 – July 1 in Las Vegas, Nev.. They attended along with Kiwanians
Bill Hannah, finance director for the Village of North Aurora, presents information about North Aurora’s electric aggregation program at the North Aurora Village Board meeting Monday. The program, in place since approved by voters in a 2011 referendum, is set to expire in September. Dynegy is an independent seller of
By Jason Crane – A focus at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) was to work on amending the City of Aurora Code of Ordinances, relative to the permitting, regulation, and development of small wireless facilities. The ordinance is in response to the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment
The Youth Peace Pals International Art Exhibit, July 11-August 9, at the Santori Public Library of Aurora, in the Dunham Atrium and co-sponsored by St. John United Church of Christ, Aurora, includes art and music. The first place winner, above, submitted art to Peace Pals International Art Contest by youth,
By Anthony Stanford – The Aurora Public Library (APL) will be host to its 10th and final Teen Talent Show this Summer. The event is presented by APL’s teen librarians, Flannery Crump and Pat Schultz, and will feature contestants ranging in age from 12 to 18. This year there are
By Amy Roth – Jim Pilmer sums up the Fox Valley Park Foundation’s Golf for Kids fundraiser in one simple sentence: “It’s all about dollars that go directly to recreational opportunities for kids.” Pilmer, who has been the executive director of Fox Valley Park District since November 2015, gives credit
Rudy Elizondo of Kirhofer’s Sports delivers a pitch to a NewLife Medical batter in Sunday’s Aurora American Legion League American Division game at Tiger Field in Aurora. Kirhofer’s won, 9-6, to force a tie at 10-3 for the lead with NewLife. The regular season will end Wednesday, July 25 with
The Chicago White Sox have been struggling all season, and should be grateful for small signs of improvement. White Sox’ taking three of five games in a mini-homestand last week was most welcome. There is no projecting a .500 finish for the Sox. Playing .500 the rest of the season,
By Craig Lynch – The Chicago Cubs were 17 games above .500, entering this week’s all-star break. That’s the Cubs’ best record of the season. They were 55-38, 2½ games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers through Sunday. The Brewers lost eight of their last 10 games. The Cubs were 7-3
The football programs of Northern Illinois University and Miami University will honor the late Bill Mallory, the only head coach in Mid-American Conference history to lead two MAC schools to league championships, by playing for the Mallory Cup. It will begin this year when the teams will play at Huskie
The Chicago Wolves will enter their 25th anniversary season with four league championships, six conference championships, nine division championships, and more than 1,000 victories. Head coach Rocky Thompson’s squad seeks to increase all of these totals during the 2018-2019 season that will begin with the schedule released last week by
Men’s amateur golf tournaments allow some players, who have enough time and commitment, to form a bit of their own tour within a 50-mile radius of Aurora. Last weekend, Glenn Przybylski won his third Naperville amateur championship in the last six years. If he has time and inclination and could
Glenn Przybylski holds the first place trophy following Sunday’s 36-hole final round of the Naperville men’s amateur championship medal play. He shot 137, including the tournament low 67 the first day Saturday at Naperbrook Golf Course. Sunday’s final day was played at Springbrook Golf Course. Par is 72 at both
By Barb Nadeau – How difficult we make the world for our older brothers and sisters. Everyone can relate to the frustration of calling in to a service line only to hear an almost endless stream of automated prompts. We have to listen carefully to try to discern which prompt
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. • Inter-Generational Talent Show, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 6:30 p.m.. Singers, musicians, dancers, and more will perform at talent show, sponsored
