It may be awards season for Hollywood blockbusters, but this year films from some of the best new directors of the indie circuit will come straight to Oswego. The Oswego Cultural Arts Commission will celebrate women in the arts with the return of LUNAFEST, a fundraising film festival of shorts,...
Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin, left, listens to Rotary Club of Aurora president, Linda Kemp's enthusiastic report about a record-breaking 31,100 vehicles for the 13th annual Festival of Lights (FOL).
A countdown balloon drop was the highlight of the Fox Valley Park District's annual New Year's At Noon celebration Tuesday, Dec. 31 at Vaughan Center in Aurora.
The Aurora Area, Central Kane County, and Naperville chapters of the League of Women Voters (LWV), along with the Batavia Chamber of Commerce, will sponsor candidate forums in Winter 2020 for select contested primary elections. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Seating is limited so the audience members...
Politics is a fact of life. It has negative connotations, draws disdain from many who claim no interest, and can be rough and tumble. Politics is a fact of life. We can find some joy, however, above all, we should understand it is the grist which can advance our democracy...
January 3, 2020Dear editor; What was Illinois lieutenant governor Juliana Stratton thinking when she purchased recreational marijuana in Chicago on the first day of its legal sales in Illinois? Does she not understand that as a public official she is setting a reckless and foolish example, especially for children and...
December 26, 2019Dear editor; Summer is on the way and the cry of play ball soon will be heard every where. I urge all young persons to get out and enjoy the great American past time. The Village of North Aurora has an excellent program and I urge those who...
Nonprofits in the Dunham Fund service area scored big with donations during the #ILGive 2019 campaign. More than 2,000 donors generously contributed more than $954,824 to approximately 85 Aurora area service agencies. Earlier this year, the Dunham Fund provided marketing workshops to help nonprofits become prepared for this fundraising event....
Plano mayor Bob Hausler will be host to Coffee with the Mayor Saturday, Jan. 25 from 10:15 a.m. to noon at Plano Community Library. Mayor Hausler will be joined by Jeanne Valentine, Plano Library’s adult services manager, and author of the 2019 book, “Better than the Reaper: Plano’s Harvester History.”...
The Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club’s 18th annual Wine & Chocolate Experience will be from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Stonebridge Country Club in Aurora Saturday, Feb. 1. The event presents a nice experience and a filled evening, in addition to good food and drinks. The Rotary International motto is...
Angela Soderquist of Naperville received a surprise visit Friday, Dec. 27, from Woody, owner of Woody Buick GMC, the presenting sponsor of the Naperville Park District’s Santa House on the Riverwalk. He was hand-delivering the prize that she won as the 2019 Santa House raffle winner, which is a $500...
It is my intention again this year to focus on success stories of individuals who, by dent of their work ethic, commitment, and drive, transformed their earthly sojourn into meaningful and productive lives. I had never heard of Madam C.J. Walker prior to seeing a bookmark from the National Trust...
Aurora • Friday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m. to Saturday, Jan. 11, 7 a.m. Hawk’s Lock-In Aurora Sports Dome The 12-hour event will have many activities for boys and girls ages nine through 14. There will skill challenges for baseball, softball, and kickball, movies, dancing, and something for everyone! Proceeds will...
America seems to have an abundance of angry individuals these days. I’m not one of them, except when my cable cuts out during The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. But, I’ve noticed infusions of anger when it comes to politics or driving. It would be nice if it stayed in...
Aurora’s first poet laureate will be inducted next week, to start a new era of poetic expression in the City of Lights. Longtime Auroran, Karen Fullett-Christensen, will be installed for the inaugural poet laureate term at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.15. The ceremony will be held at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School,...
Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora, will show “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (PG) at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17. The public is invited. Admission, parking, and refreshments, are free. Reverend John Bell, pastor, said, “(participants can) enjoy a night out with unlimited buttered popcorn...
Ingredients 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 tablespoon garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger root 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 pound beef flank steak, sliced 1/8 inch thick 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 cup vegetable oil for frying 2 bunches green onions,...
You may not be a Jew, and so the Holocaust Means next to nothing in your mind—the human cost. In your mind, they had to have done something to bring This all about, which would explain most everything. And, since you were not, are not, personally involved You won’t concern...
By Jim Nowlan In a recent column, I noted that most, not all, downstate school districts perform below statewide averages on 11th-grade English and math tests. I didn’t blame anyone, instead noted that performance is directly correlated to the household incomes within each district; the lower the average incomes, the...
A new scholarship program, the Inspire Scholarships, was launched by the Batavia Chamber of Commerce. The scholarships will be given to Batavia Public School District 101 high school seniors each year, with up to four awards given. The four scholarships, worth at least $500 each, are motivated by the makeup...
