Month: July 2019

Government Policy Political

Instead of reckoning, time to stop playing politics

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By John W. Whitehead “But these weren’t the kind of monsters that had tentacles and rotting skin…they were monsters with human faces, in crisp uniforms, marching in lockstep, so banal you don’t recognize them for what they are until it’s too late.” —Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children...

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Pets

April and Ava: Bonded sisters need home

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April and Ava are female Domestic Shorthairs who were born in September 2018. April is white and orange and Ava is black and white. April and Ava love to groom each other and to curl up together to sleep. April is curious and loves to meet her humans by the...

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Community Education Entertainment Events Food

New items at Veggie Fest Chicago Aug. 10-11

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Veggie Fest Chicago will have new vegetarian and vegan food booths this Summer, as well as the return of fan favorites. Veggie Fest will be on the grounds of Danada South Park at Navistar, Lisle, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. August 10-11. Admission and parking are both free. Just...

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Community Environment Events

Aurora GreenFest 10th year Sept. 28

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The Aurora GreenFest will take place Saturday, Sept. 28 and attendees can learn how to take care of the environment and have fun at the same time. It will be a day filled with fun activities to live more sustainably and help save our planet. The GreenFest will be from...

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Award Community Education

Kiwanis Foundation in Aurora grants split nine ways

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Each Spring and Fall, the Kiwanis Club of Aurora Foundation awards grants to local nonprofits. Spring awardees will be introduced during the July 30 Kiwanis Club noon meeting at Prisco Community Center in Aurora. The Kiwanis Foundation made awards of $7,500 in grants, split among nine applicants: Association for Individual...

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Community Events

Berrios, 99, Aurora Puerto Rican parade grand marshal

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Known as the “Pioneer of Latino Rights in the Workforce,” Emilio Berrios, 99, will serve as the grand marshal of the 47th Aurora Puerto Rican Heritage Parade at noon Sunday, July 28 in downtown Aurora. Born in 1920 in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, Berrios arrived in Chicago in June 1951 with...

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Community Food Fundraiser

17th Downtown Taste July 30 to help deserving students

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On the last Tuesday of July, nearly a dozen restaurants in downtown Aurora will be filled with friends, neighbors, and families when they enjoy a sampling of menu offerings at the 17th annual Downtown Taste from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 30. Aurora Downtown runs the event with...

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Sports

Cougars’ manager, Harrison: Patience

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By Craig Lynch Vince Harrison is the first-year manager of the Kane County Cougars. After Monday’s 9-3 victory over Dayton, the Cougars were 20-10 in the second half of the season and in prime contention for a ticket to the 2019 Midwest Baseball League playoffs in affiliated Class A minor...

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Autos Sports

Rebounding: Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch

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By John Schutt Nascar Monster Energy Series, Foxwoods Casino Resort 301, Loudon, N.H., Sunday, July 21. Kevin Harvick held off the Toyota of Denny Hamlin to win his first NASCAR Cup race of the season. Following Harvick and Hamlin were Eric Jones in third place, Ryan Blaney in fourth, and...

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