There are 32 conferences in NCAA Division I men’s college basketball. As is the case with collegiate football, the eventual national champion will come from a select group every year. A group of 12 to 15 schools is made up of the likes of Villanova, Duke, and Kansas, among other
The high school sports Winter seasons are jockeying for position, conference and State tournament. The final sports assignments will be completed Thursday, Feb. 14, an unintentional Valentine’s Day gift for some teams, and a perception of a cruel hoax for other teams. The date is the final seeding for Winter
Schedule Thursday, Feb. 14 Interstate Eight Sandwich at Herscher, 7 Non-conference Downers Grove S. at Crane, 6:30 Yorkville Christian at Mooseheart, 7 Friday, Feb. 15 Chicago Catholic White* Montini at Mount Carmel, 7 St. Francis de Sales at Marmion, 7 DuKane Batavia at St. Charles North, 7 Glenbard N. at
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery. The after dinner speaker will be Lieutenant Peter Besser, USN from the Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes. Lt. Besser’s topic will be “How we transform a young
Chuck Granholm, left, receives a charter to begin the Walter E. Truemper Legion Post 1944 from Michael Calder, American Legion Department of Illinois. The presentation was Thursday, Feb. 7 at the new home of Post 1944, the Warehouse Church in Aurora. There are 25 members now. Granholm is commander, Gary
The American Legion Riders Post 181 from Sandwich coordinated “Bowl for Vets” Saturday, Jan. 26 at Sandwich Idle Hour Lanes. Focus: bowling, turkeys (bowling strikes), food, raffles, seeing friends, and making friends. Cash prizes were awarded to first place, Bobby Wilgus who bowled a 919 series with 9 pins, no
The Batavia American Legion Post 504 will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 at the Batavia VFW, 645 S. River Street, Batavia. All veterans are invited to attend and join. More information can be found on the Post’s website at bataviapost504.org. The post meets the third
AVAC (Aurora Veterans Advisory Council), in coordination with the Quilt of Valor (QOV) Foundation, present Fred Vargas of Aurora with a quilt of valor February 10. He served from 1957 to 1960 as a Marine in Kodiak Alaska as an MP. Submitted photo
AVAC (Aurora Veterans Advisory Council) in partnership with the Quilt Of Valor (QOV) Foundation, presents a quilt of valor January 26 to Robert Guzman, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Korea from 1950 to 1952. Sgt. Guzman was the recipient of two Bronze Stars and went on Honor Flight
Grand opening of the At Risk Mentoring Mobile Computer Lab with a ribbon-cutting at the Community Center on Monomoy Street in Aurora draws a crowd. Aurora alderman Mike Saville and David Smith president of At Risk Mentoring cut the ribbon. Saville assisted with the acquisition of 13 computers with a
Oswego Village Board trustees Ryan Kauffman and Judy Sollinger, Village president Gail Johnson, and trustees Karin McCarthy Lange, Luiz Perez, and Pam Parr celebrate at the project kick off for The Reserve at Hudson Crossing, on the site of the former Alexander Lumber yard in downtown Oswego Wednesday, Feb. 6.
• Bliss Woods habitat restoration work day: A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve Saturday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to noon. The group will cut and stack invasive brush and trees. Tools will be provided, but feel free to bring your favorite loppers
Slim Shady is a male Chihuahua who was born in January 2011. Slim Shady is eight pounds and he loves to snuggle and cuddle. He is best friends with a cat in foster care and snuggles with him a lot. When he is in a playful mood he will throw
East Aurora Band Booster breakfast Feb. 16 The East Aurora Band Boosters will hold on annual pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16. The all-you-can-eat breakfast will be held in the cafeteria of East Aurora High School, 500 Tomcat Lane. Tickets are $5 in advance or
Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Wheels of Soul tour, one of the most anticipated concert events of the Summer, will make its only Chicago-area stop Sunday, July 21 at 7 p.m. at Thomas J. Weisner RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway in downtown Aurora. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Unrivaled in its blend
The DuPage County Department of Community Services is offering college and occupational training scholarships for low-income individuals with high academic potential. This scholarship financing is designed in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Applicants are required to provide proof of DuPage County residency, gross household income
An adult male entered the Hollywood Casino in downtown Aurora on New York Street at approximately 1:30 p.m. and had an interaction with an employee in which he made statements that the employee perceived were threatening in nature. The employee alerted Casino security and security called 911. As a precaution,
February 14 Claudius Gothicus, Roman emperor, was involved in many unpopular and bloody campaigns. The emperor had to maintain a strong army, but was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. Claudius believed that Roman men were unwilling to join the army because of their strong
