By Woodrow Carroll Lovie Smith is in his fourth season as head coach of the University of Illinois football fortunes. The Orange and Blue are 9-27 after his first three years. Smith is the first Illinois head football coach not to get a team into a bowl game within three
The Professional Bowlers Association returned to Parkside Lanes in Aurora in a week-long, three-event series later this week, the finale to the FloBowling PBA Summer Swing that will award three PBA Tour championships and decide three important competition points races. The Summer Swing, presented by the Brands of Ebonite International,
Friday, Aug. 30 Fox Valley Burlington Central at Dundee-Crown, 7 Cary-Grove at Crystal Lake South, 7 Jacobs at Hampshire, 7 McHenry at Huntley, 7 Prairie Ridge at Crystal Lake Central, 7 Upstate Eight East Aurora at Bartlett, 7:30 Glenbard East at Elgin, 7:30 Larkin at Fenton, 7:30 South Elgin at
Summer calm shifted in Autumn-like activity recently at Mooseheart when the campus’ students walked to school to begin the 2019-2020 school year. Although no tests had been taken, no homework had been assigned and all desks were just being occupied, the anticipation and expectation for the year was apparent when
Cars and spectators participate in the Oswego East High School Auto Club event Saturday, Aug. 24 at the School. The Auto Club, led by sponsor Tyler Friedland, a teacher at the school, holds the annual event to raise funds for the Club. The initial event, May 7, was rained out.
Naperville mayor, Steve Chirico, and the Naperville City Council extend an invitation to Naperville high school students to fill student positions on several Naperville government boards and commissions. The deadline to apply is Monday, Sept. 16. Interested students should apply online by clicking the apply button on the appropriate board
The next Kane County one-day recycling event will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 14 at 540 S. Randall Road. There will be document shredding available with a limit of four boxes. Electronics, books, and latex paint will be accepted at this event. There is a fee for
Archie is a male Domestic Short Hair Brown Tiger who was born August 2017. Archie is a big, confident boy who loves to play. He loves to play with other cats but really loves to play with kittens! We have not introduced him to dogs, but based on his personality
Third annual Grace Gala September 6 The Grace Holistic Center For Education (GHCE) will hold its third annual Grace Gala from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6 at the Homestead 1854, 611 Main Street in Plano. The fundraiser for the school in Yorkville will include a craft beverage
By John W. Whitehead The U.S. government is working hard to destabilize the Nation. No, this is not another conspiracy theory. Although it is certainly not far-fetched to suggest that the government might be engaged in nefarious activities that run counter to the best interests of the American people, doing
August 29At a remote test site at Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan, the USSR successfully detonates its first atomic bomb, code name “First Lightning.” – 1949. Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, La., as a Category 4 hurricane. It is believed that the hurricane caused more than 1,300 deaths and up
Twenty new engraved stone pavers have been added to the walkway around the historic Settlers Cottage in front of the Montgomery Village Hall and join more than 200 engraved pavers previously installed to commemorate residents or businesses in the Village. The new pavers were set in place to honor those
Livia Italian Eatery served a Garden Harvest Dinner to benefit the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry Saturday, Aug. 17, at 834 North Highland Avenue in Aurora, the Marie Wilkinson Community Garden and West Side Food Pantry. Guests enjoyed a five-course meal served outdoors al fresco under an elegant white canopy at
It is living the American Dream. It is about following plans and designs. It is making a difference. At a time when tributes and praises roll in by longtime Aurorans about the late 94-year-old John Galles, who died August 14 after many years as owner of Johno’s on Downer Place
August 14, 2019Dear editor; Okay, I give, I want to Make America Great Again. That’s why I’m voting Blue in 2020 for Democratic Party members with brains and morals who will act as a check on our corrupt and incompetent president and GOP-ruled Senate. See, I’m not anti-Donald Trump, I’m
