Wheaton Academy basketball team wins East Aurora tournament championship
Wheaton Academy team members pose for a team photo after defeating Plainfield Central, 53-48, for the East Aurora tournament championship Saturday. Al Benson/The Voice
IHSA football comments; salute to tournament champions
It is notable that Oswego High School captured the boys basketball tournament at DeKalb’s Chuck Dayton and the school girls team took third place at the Oswego East tournament which continues to grow in stature. The West Aurora boys won three games in a row to take the consolation championship
Chicago area product stellar in Arizona
By Woodrow Carroll – Tuscon, Ariz. When a football game ends up with 16 punts and five interceptions, it should be low-scoring. Such was the case in Saturday’s Arizona Bowl when Nevada edged Arkansas State, 16-13, in overtime. For 58 minutes the two sides generated little offense. The final two minutes
High school boys basketball selected results, schedules
Schedule Thursday, Jan. 3 Upstate Eight Bartlett at Elgin, 4 South Elgin at Glenbard East, 4:30 Non-conference Zion-Benton at Kaneland, 7 Friday, Jan. 4 Catholic Crossover Brother Rice at Mount Carmel, 7 De La Salle at St. Francis de Sales, 7 Loyola at Providence, 7 St. Ignatius at Providence-St. Mel,
Why blindly visit the doctor for annual check-ups?
In response to, “why do we get annual physicals?”, Google reported 1.34 Trillion results. When asking everyday people that question most reply, “because we should”, then they pause, and you can almost hear the wheels turning, until their life training takes over and they relax knowing their answer was good.
Let’s Go Green!
• Kane County’s recycling guidelines: On average one in four items placed in a recycling cart is not recyclable, which has led to increased contamination. Plastic containers such as bottles, tubs, jugs, and jars are allowed, but flexible plastic packaging, pouches, bags, and wraps are not recyclable. Other items not
Jack: Loves to play, lay in lap
Jack is a male Domestic Short Hair black and white who was born in May 2018. Jack is a big boy, but still a kitten at heart. He loves to play, but enjoys curling up in his foster mom’s lap. Jack’s adoption fee of $150. includes up-to-date vaccinations, microchip, and
Fundraiser forum
Minature Golf Fun Raiser in Yorkville The Friends of the Yorkville Public Library will be host to its sixth annual Mini Golf FUN Raiser Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. This event will take place on both floors inside the Library. Players hit balls between the book shelves and around obstacles provided
A Focus on History – January 3 through January 9
January 3 In an event that heralds the birth of modern Japan, patriotic samurai from Japan’s outlying domains join with anti-shogunate nobles in restoring the emperor to power after 700 years. The young emperor, Meiji, and his ministers, move the royal court from Kyoto to Tokyo, dismantle feudalism, and enact
Illinois rates second best in U.S. for electric grid leadership
For the third year in a row, Illinois has received the second best ranking among all states for its leadership in moving toward a modernized electric grid, according to Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) chairman Brien J. Sheahan. Gridwise Alliance in collaboration with Clean Edge Incorporated recently released the results of
Shutdown or not, assault on U.S. Constitution will continue
The government has shut down again. At least, parts of the government temporarily have shut down over president Donald Trump’s demand for a $5 Billion border wall. Yet, although these political games dominate news headlines, send the stock market into a nosedive, and put more than 800,000 federal employees at