Naperville Turning Pointe Autism Foundation Pumpkin Race
Naperville Turning Pointe Autism Foundation Pumpkin Races at Rotary Hill
Salvation Army Aurora Corps breaks ground for a community center
Salvation Army Aurora Corps breaks ground for a community center Wednesday, Oct. 23
Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry 2019 Spirit Award
Aurora resident Dick Schindel poses with his 2019 Spirit Award from Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora
Illinois House assists collegiate athletes
By Jerry Nowicki On the same day a bill allowing college student-athletes to profit from the use of their name or likeness passed an Illinois House committee Tuesday, the governing body that oversees most collegiate athletics took steps toward allowing such activity at a national level. The vote by the...
Special events: Veterans to renaissance man, Harvey Sterkel
Special. It is how we define days of importance and watershed times in our lives. Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11, is one of those special days. Veterans’ organizations had none of the three weekend celebration to include Veterans Day the second Monday in November. Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday...
Wayside Cross Mission should remain
October 23, 2019Dear editor; I am writing to make an appeal concerning McCarty Park in Aurora. My husband’s family home was across from the Park which is in the near East Side of Aurora. The Park’s purpose is to be a sanctuary and my mother-in-law spearheaded its restoration in the...
Town meeting in Aurora November 6 for Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA)
October 23, 2019Dear editor; As I become older, I have a growing concern about the quality of life that our children and grandchildren will inherit from us. How can we begin to make up for the burden polluted air, water, and climate change will have on their health and economic...
U.S. lags behind other countries for women in government
Emma Newburger, of CNBC Make It, wrote: “Despite gains, the U.S. ranks 75th globally in women’s representation in government. “When president Donald Trump praised the record number of women in Congress at his (most recent) State of the Union address, female lawmakers, many clad in white to honor the suffrage...
Free veterans’ dental helpful: Kifowit
State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, is highlighting a program from the Illinois State Dental Society (IDIS) to provide free dental care to veterans in November. “Unfortunately, many veterans are overlooked when it comes to medical coverage and their dental needs after they finish serving our country,” Kifowit said. “I would...
League topic Nov. 13: Census counts
Why the Census is Important and How You Can Help will be the topic for a Community Conversation sponsored by the League of Women Voters at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13 at the Batavia City Hall. Representatives from the Tri-Cities will share their plans for ensuring that our communities achieve...
Bird-watching will be in focus November 4
Valley of the Fox Sierra Club invites everyone to its program at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4 at Hawthorne Nature Center, 28 Brookside Drive in Elgin. The speaker will be Vern LaVia, author of the book, Make Earth Great Again. He is an avid bird-watcher and has gone bird-watching to...
Tony Bennett endures with excellence, quality, honors
Anthony Dominick Benedetto was born at St. John’s Hospital New York, August 3, 1926. His father John was seriously ill at the time of his birth and within a year, his father was unable to work. His father died when Tony was 10 years old. “I grew up in poverty,”...
Neighborhood Activities 10-31-19
Aurora • Through Friday, Nov. 15 City of Aurora’s annual Gifts from Home The City of Aurora’s annual Gifts from Home program offers our hardworking active members of the military a reminder from their hometown during the holidays. Gifts from Home thanks Aurora residents who are actively serving in the...
On more truth than just your average Halloween horror story
Just when you thought you’d had enough of Halloween horror, spooks, and spirits, I have one more tale I’d like to lay on you. It happens to be true. I know, I know, I don’t have to say that because everything I write in this column is true. Oh, it...
Hallows’ Eve holiday: Samhain
There is something special in October’s air, and I don’t mean the snow flurries that have threatened and are on their way this week. There is something in the cool October breeze that speaks to a deep, ancient, part of us as humans. It was celebrated in the ancient Celtic...
Recipe of the Week: Baked Italian Chicken
Ingredients 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup olive oil 3 tablespoons minced garlic 3 tablespoons soy sauce 1/2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon dried parsley 6 boneless chicken thighs, with skin 1 teaspoon dried parsley Directions 1. Preheat oven for 375F and lightly grease a baking pan....
Our Constitution
Through history, most governments are formed by force Or accident—and this has been the normal course, Until, in 1787, came a voice Insisting it be made through reflection and choice. Not only was this unheard of, but viewed with doubt— In governing, the common citizen was out. Our Constitution brought...
Urgent call applied to seek passage of State Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) bill
By Mavis Bates I recently presented a workshop at a youth conference on the climate crisis. One of the handmade posters in the hallway read, “My therapist told me to speak my truth: I’m scared.” Yes, our young people are scared about the future and they want us grown-ups to...
Coffee and Conversation in Oswego
The Village of Oswego invites senior residents of Oswego to a Fall edition of Coffee and Conversation with Village president Troy Parlier to learn more about Oswego’s public works operations and updates on new developments in the community. Coffee and Conversation will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8,...
Ask Grandpa: Potential problems should not be a concern
Grandpa,My son was born with a third arm. It was a tiny growth of a limb coming out at his shoulder, on his back. It was surgically removed at birth. He has a scar from the surgery, and we told him he just needed an operation at birth. We have...