Tomcat Youth Tackle Football team receives honors at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday for capturing the Big 10 State championship.
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...
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...
Teams at Benet Academy in Lisle won an impressive three State championships recently in Fall sports....
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 running back Ethan Greenfield looks for room to run in the playoff game against Wabash College (Ind.) Saturday.
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...
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...
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...
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.,...
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...
Volunteers from the Noon Rotary Club of Aurora put together the lights for the Festival of Lights in Aurora.
Mary Watson Hawkins leads choristers and audience members at the InterFAITH community Thanksgiving service.
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Owning a business often takes a little elbow grease. Other times it takes a lot of partying. I recall when Cat Battista and I first met at Tredwell Coffee to get to know each other. Battista, who is the director of Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, said she loves a...
A soft opening Friday, Nov. 22 at the Aurora Winter Lights finds diners..
#ILGive is a State-wide, 24-hour digital fundraising event Tuesday, Dec. 3 that connects individuals with the causes that matter to them. Water street Studios, based in Batavia, uses the arts as a tool to elevate the community, especially those in need. All contributions go to support art education and outreach...
The A+ Foundation for West Aurora Schools, along with the Aurora East Educational Foundation, will hold a joint fundraising event on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Spartan House, 1032 Prairie Street in Aurora, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. The East/West #ILGIVE Celebration Party will be a joint effort to...
The Naperville Park District’s ninth annual holiday lights recycling program, in partnership with Elgin Recycling, will be through February 1, 2020. Residents and businesses are invited to bring their old, nonworking lights to any of the following locations: Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center, 305 W. Jackson Avenue, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m....
By John W. Whitehead By all means, let’s talk about impeachment. To allow the president, or any rogue government agency or individual to disregard the rule of law whenever, wherever, and however it chooses, and operate above the law is exactly how a nation of sheep gives rise to a...
