First Fridays, Friday, Aug. 2, will include a block party night of art, and music, in downtown Aurora. There will be food trucks, live music, live art, and vendors, at the Stolp Block Party from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The party will close Stolp Avenue from Downer Place to
The Prairie State Canoeists (PSC) and Water Trail Keepers will be host to a clean-up along the banks of the Fox River at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. We are seeking volunteers to help clean up the Montgomery and Oswego riverfront and collect trash out of the River and off
As a part of the Sugar Grove Corn Boil opening ceremony Friday evening, July 26, Larry Jones, Chamber president, announced the awarding of the 2019 Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce & Industry Scholarships. Families. Neighbors, and friends, joined Chamber president and Chamber representatives for the presentation in front of the
The Aurora Public Library Bookmobile plays many roles in Aurora. Whether it’s the big blue bus that brings smiles to faces because it’s in parades, or the place to visit while stopping at the Aurora Farmers Market, or Main Library Branch, the Bookmobile is something special to everyone. The Bookmobile
By Al Benson Aurora leadership coach Marianne Renner has released her first book, “Chaos to Clarity Success Journal.” She said the book walks readers through three daily actions to help replace negative thoughts with new, empowering, beliefs to help build confidence and more success in personal and professional life. Renner
Plano Rotary Club seeks new community interaction and encourages the public to learn more about Club membership as it commemorates this year 75 years of community involvement, service, and contribution. Rotary, established in 1905, is an international association to connect people who work together to solve community problems, to provide
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit planolibrary.info or call 630-552-2009. • Writers’ Group, Thursday, Aug. 8, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Writers will discuss their work. Open to adults and high school students. No registration
By Woodrow Carroll The headline in a newspaper read “Sox put it all together.” It was reference to the Chicago White Sox’ 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field, in Chicago. If the Sox put it all together last Saturday, the team sure disassembled everything in
By Robin Reder Dolan and Murphy’s fastpitch softball team will take a 9-13 won-loss record to the tournament on Pine Bluffs, Wis. August 3-4. The team suffered three defeats in three games July 12-14 in Denmark, Wis.. Dolan and Murphy lost to Circle Tap, 9-1. Michael Jamieson was the losing
The Naperville Park District held its annual Summer Slam All-City Junior Tennis Tournament at the Knoch Park tennis courts Saturday, July 20. The tournament was played in a round robin format, which allowed players to compete in a fun, relaxing environment, and learn from the additional match play provided in
Q: My compounded prescription always showed an expiration date of one year. The new one has for three months. Why is the pharmacist making my script last for a shorter time? I suspect the reason is for profit. If he charges me the same price for a script that is
By Russ George On a beautiful Saturday night, July 27, at Sycamore Speedway, the Aurora Cosmopolitan Club members were host to the “Race to Fight Diabetes”, with more than 2,000 race fans in attendance. All wore stickers which stated their support to: Fight Diabetes. Tiffany Olson, general manager of Sycamore
Farm to Fork at McDonald Farm Aug. 10 A four-course gourmet dinner, including wine choices, will offer diners a unique al fresco experience during a Farm to Fork dinner from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 at The Conservation Foundation’s McDonald Farm in Naperville. The 60-acre McDonald Farm
The Kane County Electronics Recycling Program will have a one-day collection event in St. Charles from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 10 at 540 S. Randall Road. There will be document shredding available with a limit of four boxes and electronics and books will be accepted at this event.
Ruth is a female Domestic Short Hair Calico who was born in March 2014. Ruth is a very talkative feline. She was pregnant when H.E.L.P. took her in and she had five kittens and was protective of her babies. She is very affectionate and climbs up on a lap and
Governor JB Pritzker has signed a measure into law sponsored by State representative Keith R. Wheeler, R-Oswego, to remove the statute of limitations on prosecuting sexual assault offenses and thereby give law enforcement and prosecutors the ability to conduct an investigation and bring charges against a suspect without a time
August 1Four days after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, two more great European powers, Russia and Germany, declare war on each other; the same day, France orders a general mobilization. The so-called Great War that ensued would be one of unprecedented destruction and loss of life, resulting in the deaths
