Year: 2019

Events

Pizza & Pages for kids, and other events, at Plano Library

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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 yarn, and...

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2019 in review: New club presidents, Citizen of the Year, God and Fellow Man Award, Mundy Park

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Friends and family gather around Jo Fredell Higgins, seated, middle, of Aurora Monday at Gaslite Manor in Aurora just prior to the presentation by the Kiwanis Club of Aurora at the annual award dinner.

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Sports

D-I playoff: Expand to 8 teams; Aurora Christian champion

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The controversy over whether Ohio State was robbed or Clemson was vindicated in the replay of an apparent Ohio State touchdown in the college football playoff semifinal will live on in perpetuity. The honest answer the call comes down to the eye of the beholder. It was that close whether...

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2019 in review: Champions North Central College football and Waubonsie Valley High School/Metea Valley High School ice hockey team

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Waubonsie Valley High School/Metea Valley High School ice hockey team of Aurora receives a salute from the Aurora City Council at Aurora City Hall for capturing the Illinois State high school hockey championship in the Combined Varsity tournament. Both schools are in District 204.

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East Aurora High School vs Aurora Central Catholic

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East Aurora High School’s Jabian Acosta, 2, shoots under pressure from Aurora Central Catholic’s Brendan O’Brien, 25, Monday, Dec. 23 at their 54th annual holiday tournament.

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Championship drive for Neuqua Valley High School’s Donovan Navarro at East Aurora Holiday Tournament

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Neuqua Valley High School's Donovan Navarro drives past Wheaton Academy's Marcus Bult, 5, Saturday at the East Aurora Holiday Tournament.

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Huff, Warden, help Glenbard W. prevail

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By Bobby Narang Glenbard West High School sophomore forward Braden Huff is rapidly becoming a basketball player to watch in the Chicagoland area. The 6-9 Huff put his talents on display at last week’s 18th Annual Glenbard West Holiday Classic. Armed with a sweet shooting stroke and good handles to...

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High school girls basketball: Metea Valley vs Downers Grove South at Oswego East Holiday Classic

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Metea Valley High School's Serenity McDaniel, 1, shoots in spite of defense by Downers Grove South's Cydnei Mitchell, 13, at the Oswego East Holiday Classic Saturday.

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Sports

Illinois proved a surprise team with bowl game

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By Woodrow Carroll At the start of the football season, there was a general consensus that the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) would be in the playoffs. It was apparent sound thinking, given that the Bears had made the playoffs in 2018 and were viewed on the...

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Health

Patient self-analysis, instincts, often important

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I worked in a retail pharmacy that offered regular health screenings; vision, hearing, skin cancer, and so on. During one of the events, a dermatologist was busy examining a long line of individuals who want her to look at their spots. I overheard many of the conversations and most of...

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Women’s Empowerment kickoff January 30

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The Aurora Women’s Empowerment Foundation is excited to carry on the 126-year mission of the YWCA Aurora by awarding grants to partners who deliver programs that empower women and girls and give them the tools to succeed in their communities. We are excited to be members of the Aurora Regional...

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Opinion

Christmas spirit helpful, can last all year!

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By John W. Whitehead “A very Merry ChristmasAnd a happy new yearLet’s hope it’s a good oneWithout any fear.War is over, if you want itWar is over now.”—John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Happy Xmas (War Is Over) What a year. It feels as if government Grinches and corporate Scrooges have...

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Ask Grandpa: Sexual assault treatment, rehab, needed

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Grandpa,I am in prison and serving a 20-year sentence for a sexual assault. I have done extensive therapy while here and I have learned one unwavering fact. I committed my crimes out of a need to take power away from an innocent victim to feed my own need for power...

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History

A Focus on History: January 2 through January 8

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January 2 Georgia votes to ratify the U.S. Constitution to become the fourth state in the modern United States, and was one of the original 13 colonies. – 1788. Albert Fall, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior, resigns in response to public outrage over the Teapot Dome scandal....

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