Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve two Articles of Impeachment against president Donald J. Trump December 18: “I voted in favor of both Articles of Impeachment because the facts clearly show that president Trump abused the power of his...
Governor JB Pritzker signed a pension consolidation bill into law December 18. The legislation, SB1300, will consolidate Illinois’ 649 downstate and suburban police and fire pension funds. By consolidating pension assets, SB1300 will increase investment returns and decrease the cost of managing the funds. State representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) was...
Grandpa, I am married to a lovely, vivacious woman who has been hounding me to have a child. We have been married (less than two years) and are still looking for the right house to buy. I promised her that once we buy a three-bedroom home, we can begin planning...
Magical Starlight Theatre invites audiences, young and old, to be captivated by the familiar and beloved story of “The Wizard of Oz,” coming to the Naperville stage January 10-12, 2020 and 17-19, 2020. The company of 54 talented community actors has been hard at work for the past six weeks...
By Marilyn Huntman Giese I cannot believe two weeks from tonight is Christmas Eve. How did that happen? The older I get the more distracted I am. And then there is the ego! Can you believe an 87-year-old widow has the audacity to print a book? A book on nursery...
You may remember that beginning November 1, Macmillan Publishers severely limited your access to the Company’s latest eBook titles. Macmillan Publishers limited libraries to purchase only one copy of each new ebook title for the first eight weeks after a book’s release. That’s one copy of the latest Bill O’Reilly...
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. • Blood drive, Monday, Dec. 30, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. . To schedule a donation, please sign up at the Library or at planolibrary.info....
Ornate pieces which were part of the former Aurora Masonic Temple are on the site which remain following a destructive fire earlier this year.
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in January, 2020. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. • Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,...
Kane County Sheriff, Ron Hain, discusses his accomplishments and plans for the Kane County Sheriff’s Department at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora Tuesday, Dec. 17 at the Prisco Center in Aurora.
The first Yuletide Festival at Naper Settlement Sunday is in place of the Christkindlmarket which was there the previous three years when an agreement with the city government of Naperville couldn't be reached.
Cars line up on Smith Boulevard next to East Aurora High School to enter the 13th Annual Festival of Lights in Aurora's Phillips Park Saturday.
Dusty Road Merchants in Oswego opened in the Summer in the former Garden Faire facility at 5 South Madison Street in Oswego.
The Millennium Carillon in Naperville shows Christmas colors Sunday. Two celebrations will be at the Carillon New Year's Eve, one at 5:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m..
Team championships ordinarily are the results of building programs, unless pure talent taketh over and run away with the prize. North Central College football strength was diminished, continually, until head coach John Thorne arrived in 2002 from Wheaton Warrenville South High School and now-defunct Wheaton Central High School in the...
By Woodrow CarrollTucson, Ariz. Maybe it’s Tucson, Ariz. premature to give the Mid-American Conference (MAC) a pat on the back for the way the Conference started this season’s bowl games. Still, it was a nice surprise. Two bowl games Friday kicked off the 2019-2020 run of 40 games for the...
By Bobby Narang The North Central College football team made history Friday. The Cardinals, hailing from Naperville, captured the program’s first championship, by defeating Wisconsin-Whitewater in blowout fashion, 41-14, in the Division III national championship game in Shenandoah, Texas. The Cardinals, 14-1, made their first trip to the Amos Alonzo...
Oswego East High School’s Sam Schultz beats West Aurora players to the hoop Friday.
By Craig Lynch Sam Schultz was a driving force in Oswego East High School’s 56-36 dismantling of Rockford Auburn in the first round of the 16-team Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic Monday afternoon. He came off the bench to play 10 minutes and scored 15 points. He pulled down five rebounds...
