Ingredients1/4 cup sliced almonds2 tablespoons sesame oil2 tablespoons soy sauce1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar1 tablespoon white sugar2 cloves garlic, minced1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely-gratedsalt and ground black pepper to taste2 (16 ounce) packages shelled edamame (green soybeans)1 (15 ounce) can baby corn, drained and cut into bite-size pieces1 (8 ounce)
You were all set on doing something when your Mom said “No!”Then all the gripes and moans and pleading didn’t do a thing.You knew that you were right…besides, what did your Mother know?An even bet, this dialogue has a familiar ring. But what your Mother “knew”, most likely, was experience.And
Not all heroes wear capes! Thanks to some of the Aurora Public Library (APL) staff members and volunteer heroes, face shields were created using Aurora Public Library’s 3D printers for health-care workers in the Fox Valley area. At the Library we continue to seek for innovative ways to serve our
Grandpa,(Several) years ago I married a very good-looking man who was my dream boat. He was kind, gentle, and hard-working. My only complaint was that he could not father a child for us. He never told me that he was sterile. I left him and soon found a man who
By Bobby Narang In a way, Jordan Glasgow’s future was all mapped out for him. After all, when your two older brothers, Graham and Ryan, play standout roles at Marmion Academy in Aurora, then attend the University of Michigan as walk-on players, eventually earn scholarships, and become starters for the
By Woodrow Carroll His rightful name was Alfred Earle Neale. However, to those who knew him, he was called Greasy. He proved to be rough on Chicago’s sports teams! Born in West Virginia in 1891, Neale acquired his sobriquet at an early age after a name-calling session with other youngsters.
Projections and reminiscence. If the game is the thing and we are without live games in sports, it boils down to what might be in the future and what it was previously. • Projection leaves us with the National Football League draft held April 23-25 virtually (online) with no absolute
A collage photo of food distribution at the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry on Jericho Road, reflects the demand that COVID-19 has placed on agencies which seek to help communities.
By Judy Siedlecki It will be mandatory to wear a mask in public effective May 1, per governor JB Pritzker. Why wear a mask? Say you’re walking down the aisle at the grocery store wearing no mask, another person walking down that same aisle not wearing a mask, sneezes, or
Mrs. Rorry Bonifas, 5th grade teacher at Schneider Elementary School in North Aurora, West Aurora School District 129, waves in a parade Monday of last week at the school.
As schools across the State will remain closed and continue to hold classes online because of the COVID-19 pandemic, State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, encourages students without access to the internet to utilize free drive-up Wi-Fi hotspots to do school work. “E-learning is necessary to educate our students while schools
Caden Carnes, 14, of Lisle, shows recent paintings he made during the COVID-19 pandemic.
First Fridays will return to the virtual world May 1. Virtual attendees can stay at home and enjoy art, music, and more on Friday night. Visit Aurora Downtown and other participating venues on Facebook for live video throughout the evening. Viewers are invited to participate at home by tagging #virtualfirstfridays
By Peter Hancock Illinois House Republicans on Monday stepped up their demands that the JB Pritzker administration release more information about inmates being furloughed or granted early releases from state prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic. They requested the governor consult more with the General Assembly about granting such releases. “As
Jennifer Stallings, Aurora city clerk swears in Keith Cross, left, and David McCabe.
By Jason Crane The second remote Montgomery Village Board meeting Monday included approval of several agenda items, including a Montgomery Development Fund Program Amendment / Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Grant Program. To help small businesses in these unprecedented times, staff members proposed that the Village Board
By M. Grace Grzanek Grandma Katarzyna had eight children. Four of her little ones, one in infancy, one a day after birth, died in the last pandemic, the Spanish influenza virus of 1918, 102 years ago. Mom survived. She was but five years old at the time. But she carried
The Aurora Noon Lions Club donated $252 to the Feeding the Frontline project by Reuland Food Service in Aurora. Rodrigo “Bobby” Menendez, Noon Lions president, said the grant will provide funds for 42 donated lunches to the Aurora Police Department personnel. The Lions’ donation was made possible through fundraisers, including
In response to governor JB Pritzker’s executive order issued April 23 to extend the statewide stay at home order through May 30, all Fox Valley Park District (FVPD) facilities, playgrounds, parks, athletic fields, courts, and park restrooms across the community are closed to the public through May 30. This extension
