50 West Aurora High School singers perform at Cinemark Tinseltown USA
50 West Aurora madrigal singers and a capella choir members perform holiday music.
Lauding Lion: Susan Koepke receives Aurora Noon Lions Distinguished Service award
Susan Koepke of Aurora, left, receives the Aurora Noon Lions Club’s top honor, the Distinguished Service award.
Oswego Christmas Walk volunteers needed
The 2019 Oswego Christmas Walk, presented by Allied First Bank, will take over Main Street the evening of Friday, Dec. 6, and help is needed to make the holiday magic happen! Volunteers will get a free commemorative Christmas Walk hat, food, and warm, fuzzy, feelings all in exchange for just
Mariah Dicksen receives honor from The Lincoln Academy of Illinois
Mariah Dicksen receives an honor from The Lincoln Academy of Illinois during a special ceremony November 16 in Springfield.
Ask Grandpa: Gratitude, tolerance, and let it be, for three
Grandpa,Thank you for asking. A blessing I have for which I am grateful is my younger sister and our pen pal relationship across the miles. Grandpa,I am sick and tired of these Bible Beaters pushing their beliefs onto real people who live in a real world. My kids just got
Montgomery Village Board meeting: CiCi Award, liquor license for May’s
Charlene Coulombe-Fiore shares the CiCi Award Monday at the Montgomery Village Board meeting with Village president Matt Brolley
Aurora City Council meeting: Tomcat Youth football wins State championship, $1,825,000 Public Works design
Tomcat Youth Tackle Football team receives honors at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday for capturing the Big 10 State championship.
West Branch Holiday Open House in Aurora December 8
Are you getting into the holiday spirit? One of the merriest of our events at the Aurora Public Library, our West Branch Holiday Open House, will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. There will be refreshments, crafts, music, and a special visit from Santa! This event
Santa to visit Plano Community Library Friday, Dec. 6
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. • Knit and Crochet Group, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon. This informal group works on its own projects, discusses types and colors of yarns, and
Benet Academy State champions in three sports: Girls cross country, girls volleyball, boys soccer
Teams at Benet Academy in Lisle won an impressive three State championships recently in Fall sports.
IHSA State high school football playoffs Semifinal results and championship schedule
Class 8A Game 29 — Warren 28, Brother Rice 0 Game 30 — Lincoln-Way East 24, Marist 7. Championship — Warren (13-0) vs. Lincoln-Way East (13-0) at DeKalb (Huskie Stadium), Sat., Nov. 30, 7 p.m.. Class 7A Game 29 — Mt. Carmel 27, Willowbrook 6 Game 30 — Nazareth Academy
North Central College football playoff game vs Wabash
North Central College running back Ethan Greenfield looks for room to run in the playoff game against Wabash College (Ind.) Saturday.
High school football clash: Nazareth and Mt. Carmel
By Bobby Narang Several Nazareth Academy players had one last request following the conclusion of Saturday’s 42-14 victory over Rolling Meadows in a Class 7A State semifinal football playoff game. Many players, while walking over to meet coach Tim Racki near the far goal post, started chanting “One more!” in
Harbison rushing bright spot for NIU Huskies football team
By Woodrow Carroll First-year Northern Illinois University head football coach Thomas Hammock’s season did not go as planned. A Northern Illinois University product, Hammock saw the defending MAC champion Huskies falter badly at times, especially, when so much was expected. Last week’s 45-17 loss at home to Eastern Michigan ended
East Aurora High School to honor four in Hall of Fame
The East Aurora Sports Boosters and East Aurora High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee recently announced the 2020 Hall of Fame Class: Chuck Mennecke, Class of 1973; Andy Toma, Class of 1985; Lou Hernandez, Class of 1993; and April Nelson, Class of 1993. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Boys high school holiday basketball tournaments
At Fenton, November 29-30: Montini, Wheaton Warrenville South, Fenton, West Chicago, Timothy Christian, Fremd, Francis Park, Rolling Meadows. At Lisle, Nov. 26, 27, 29: Lisle, Westmont, Yorkville Christian, Evergreen Park. At Naperville North/Oswego, November 25-27, 29: Oswego, Naperville North, West Aurora, Downers Grove S., Hinsdale C., Neuqua Valley, Oswego E.,
North Central, Wheaton, continue; high school basketball starts
Football gives way to basketball in both colleges and high schools, and yet there is an overlap. North Central College and Wheaton College continue in the NCAA Division III footvall playoffs, and Aurora University ends its successful season, the latter in its first postseason game since 2008. Aurora was sidetracked
Rotary Aurora assembles displays for Festival of Lights
Volunteers from the Noon Rotary Club of Aurora put together the lights for the Festival of Lights in Aurora.
Aurora’s St. John AME Church’s Praise Choir sings at Thanksgiving service
Mary Watson Hawkins leads choristers and audience members at the InterFAITH community Thanksgiving service.