Northern Illinois, Illini, victories revive hopes
By Woodrow Carroll Northern Illinois University played its third home football game of the season Saturday, and, for the third time this season it rained on the Huskies’ parade. It mattered little because Northern Illinois defeated the hapless Akron Zips, 49-0, in a (Mid-American Conference (MAC) game. Northern Illinois, 3-5...
Artist Series, Alliance Brass, November 17
The 13th season of Artist Series presentations at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lombard, will continue at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17 when , sensational, versatile, and internationally acclaimed musical quintet, will appear in concert. Acclaimed as the perfect blend of virtuosity and vitality, the Alliance Brass has emerged as one...
Kane County Pumpkin & Squash Recycling Event November 2
Kane County, in conjunction with Pushing the Envelope Farm and Northern Illinois Food Bank, will offer a free pumpkin-recycling event in Geneva from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 2 at Pushing the Envelope Farm, 1700 Averill Road in Geneva. Non-compostables such as candles, yarn hair, stickers, googly eyes, plastic...
Holiday help comes from Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry
The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry reminds everyone that some needy families in our communities can not afford a holiday meal with loved ones. Anyone can help make the holidays special by: • Attending the kick-off party Friday, Nov. 1, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Ballydoyle Irish Pub, 28 W...
Archery elective hits the target
By Octavius PalmerEighth grader at Grace Holistic Throughout the first quarter of the 2019-2020 school year, Grace Holistic Center for Education offered an archery elective. One freshman student, named Maya San Miguel, said, “It was a lot of fun.” The elective took place at the archery range/store, The Archery Place...
Ghosts, Witches, Ghouls, Grace fundraiser
By: Izzy Cueller Eighth grader at Grace Holistic Ghosts, Witches, and Ghouls! Sunday, Oct. 20, at Grace Holistic Center for Education in Yorkville, was a school fundraising event called the Goblin Games. There was a haunted house, a bounce house, and many games in each classroom. Each classroom had a...
Kendall County students in Aurora
High school scholars from Kendall County’s Student Leadership Initiative Program visited the Aurora Mayor’s Office last week for a special meeting with mayor Richard C. Irvin. The students are enrolled in the immersive leadership program to learn more about their communities and to prepare for leadership. The students had thought-provoking...
The late Harvey Sterkel, legendary Aurora Sealmaster fastpitch softball pitcher
Harvey Sterkel of Aurora was a National figure in fastpitch circles from the time he arrive in Aurora from the Denver, Colo. area in the 1950s. He was the lead pitcher when the Aurora Sealmasters won the World Tournament championship in 1959, the same September that the Chicago White Sox...
Power gained by psychopaths often ends in totalitarianism
By John W. Whitehead Twenty years ago, a newspaper headline asked the question: “What’s the difference between a politician and a psychopath?” The answer, then and now, remains the same: None. There is no difference between psychopaths and politicians. Nor is there much of a difference between the havoc wreaked...
A Focus on History: October 31 through November 6
October 31 The priest and scholar Martin Luther approaches the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, and nails a piece of paper to it containing the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation. In his theses, Luther condemned the excesses and corruption of the Roman Catholic...
Naperville Pumpkin Smash November 2
Everyone is invited to drop off their leftover pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns at the Pumpkin Smash from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots, 811 S. West Street, Naperville. Kids can smash their pumpkins or families may drop off their pumpkins. This is a...
Pet of the Week: Marley: Curious cat, loves hide and seek
Marley is a male Domestic Shorthair who was born May 18, 2019. Marley’s mother was found outside a farm pregnant. He and his brother, Louie, love to chase their four Calico sisters for fun. Marley loves to play hide and seek. He is curious about everything. Marley’s adoption fee of...
Residents Invited to Trick-or-Treat at Aurora City Hall on Halloween
Aurora families are invited to trick-or-treat at Aurora City Hall for the third annual Halloween at City Hall event. From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place, will be host to costumed trick-or-treaters who can visit City departments for candy, treats, and special...