Aurora • Saturday, Jan. 25 • 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Terry Fator Ventriloquist, impressionist, comedian, and singer, Terry Fator, has been wowing audiences at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Nev., but he’s coming back to Aurora for the fourth time for another day of puppet impersonations guaranteed to give...
I have a confession to make: I nearly killed my eighth grade nun. To many of you readers who grew up attending a Catholic school, this probably doesn’t sound so bad because, just like me, you’d assumed they were trying to kill us. But this was not a preemptive strike...
Aurora Police Department traffic investigators have released two pictures of a vehicle wanted for questioning in connection to a man who was struck and killed in a hit and run crash on Aurora’s near West Side Monday, Jan. 13 evening. The vehicle in question is believed to be a light colored sedan....
How climate change affects the local ecosystems, urban green space, and even bird migration, will be the focus of the 2020 DuPage Environmental Summit from 7:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 30 at the NIU Naperville Meeting and Conference Center. The free seminar is open to community leaders, conservation groups,...
Ingredients 8 bone-in chicken thighs 1 ½ cups chicken broth 3 tablespoons paprika 3 tablespoons ground cumin 3 teaspoons minced fresh ginger root 3 teaspoons ground turmeric 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 lemon, zested and juiced 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ white onion, chopped 1 teaspoon garlic, minced 1 cup pimento-stuffed...
I know that Christmas is long gone—a memory; But something happened then that’s still dumbfounding me. My daughter had become a problem months before, And every day since then had been a constant war. It seemed that nothing that we tried did any good; And, believe me, we did everything...
Editor’s note: Chris Lauzen, Kane County Board chairman, announced Wednesday, Jan. 15 he will not run for reelection. Here is the text: These past eight years have been peaceful, productive, and prosperous in Kane County in terms of both consistently high-quality services delivered to constituents and respectful restraint on the...
By Angela Clay Thomas The start of this year is the beginning of a new decade which means it’s a census year. Article 1 Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution calls for a census, or count, of every man, woman, and child living in the United States every 10 years....
The Aurora Public Library (APL) is excited to present a comic and anime convention in the Summer to celebrate comic books, graphic novels, anime, and the world of pop culture fandom. From now through February, we will accept creative name suggestions which can be sent to kdanis@auroraubliclibrary.org. The winner will...
Grandpa,I got a phone call a few minutes ago from someone claiming to be from the county telling me that my voter registration has expired. They offered to re-register me over the phone. I needed to answer just a few questions to verify my identity. I said I do not...
The Fox Valley Park District’s Winter Stage production of Tarzan will be performed at the Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Avenue, in Aurora. Show times will be 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31; 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. Tickets are $10 in advance, or...
Aurora Public Library received a grant for $10,000 from the Reaching Across Illinois Library System’s (RAILS) Census 2020: It Counts! grant project. Aurora Public Library is a subrecipient of the funds awarded to RAILS from Illinois governor JB Pritzker’s administration and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). In applying...
The Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club inducts its newest member, Michael Stengle, second from right, CEO of Sequoia General Contracting Corp.
Brian Caputo, president of College of DuPage and chairman of Aurora Complete Count Committee presents information about Census 2020 Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center.
A dozen students from Lisle Teens with Character, a youth group, handpack dry-food meals at Feed My Starving Children in Aurora Monday.
Brian Failing, Aurora Regional Fire Museum executive director, explores the nonprofit's past, present, and future.
Kevin Davenport, author of The Ideal Candidate, life's blueprint and becoming the ideal candidate for lifelong success, gives a presentation of inspiration.
Thomas Mihelic, owner of the Manpower franchise in Aurora explains to Aurora City Council members his concerns about a proposed cannabis dispensing facility at 1415 Corporate Boulevard, Tuesday, at the Committee of the Whole meeting.
The high school Winter sports season is slipping away. The first Winter State tournament will be boys bowling January 31-February 1. Fans and players will enjoy the process the rest of the season. There are big games, conference championship showdown games, and shootouts and fests on the horizon. In boys...
One of more than 400 contestants returns a ball at the seventh annual Aurora Cup table-tennis tournament in Aurora.
