By Bobby Narang Mike Dunn is in the next chapter in his coaching career. His next stop won’t require an introduction. Dunn stepped down from his position as Yorkville High School’s boys basketball coach July 14 to accept the head boys basketball coaching job at York High School in Elmhurst....
By Woodrow Carroll In 1959, the Chicago White Sox ended a 40-year drought by winning the American League pennant. Prior to 1959, the last postseason appearance by the White Sox was 1919. Sadly, the 1919 White Sox are best remembered for the Black Sox scandal that saw eight players on...
Empty stadiums may not be the first choice, and not even a good option, however, just knowing that there are games being played is a bit of comfort in this COVID-19 times. We all may ask where do we go from here? Major League Baseball, following a handful of preseason...
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, O’Reilly Auto Parts 600, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, July 19. A wreck occurred in the last 10 laps of the race which allowed Austin Dillion to get up front for the first time in the race. He led the final restart...
Shops in downtown Aurora are reopened, so it’s time to grab a face mask and spend an afternoon visiting these one-of-a-kind gems. Walk inside Branch Gardens, 77 S. Lake Street, and it’s a paradise of overflowing greenery that will delight the senses or perk up any staycation. Owners Kori and...
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By Jason Crane – At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conferencing platform, the City Council discussed an ordinance granting additional time for compliance of the Special Use for a cannabis dispensing facility at 1415 Corporate Boulevard that was granted in January....
Mourners gather on Rotary Hill in Naperville Monday, July 13 for a Vigil for Naperville native Sandra Bland.
The next one-day event will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 9 at 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Electronics, books, and latex paint will be accepted at this event. There is a fee for TVs and computer monitors, both tube and flat screen, of $25 for screens...
Steve is a male Domestic Shorthair Orange Tiger who was born in January 2018. Steve is a laid back, cool cat. He enjoys soaking up the sun in a window or laying in the middle of the floor. He will come when called and he loves belly rubs. He gets...
By John W. Whitehead For those old enough to have lived through the McCarthy era, there is a whiff of something in the air that reeks of the heightened paranoia, finger-pointing, fear-mongering, totalitarian tactics, that were hallmarks of the 1950s. Back then, it was the government, spearheaded by senator Joseph...
July 23 In the early-morning hours of July 23, 1967, one of the worst riots in U.S. history breaks out on 12th Street in the heart of Detroit’s predominantly African-American inner city. By the time it was quelled four days later by 7,000 National Guard and U.S. Army troops, 43...
By Rebecca Anzel The Illinois Supreme Court announced last week that it approved a change to rules governing eviction proceedings that will simplify the process for both landlords and tenants. The rule change mandates that property owners must file all related documents simultaneously when they file a complaint. That includes...
By Peter Hancock One of the State’s largest teachers’ unions said Monday that most schools in Illinois are not yet ready to reopen for in-person teaching in the fall and it urged schools to continue operating remotely until the safety of students, teachers, and staff members can be assured. “At...
Aurora Public Art announces lineup for next week’s free virtual programs. Aurora Public Art announced the lineup of free virtual art classes for students sheltering in place amid COVID-19 cancellations. Summer programming includes sessions across many artistic media. Drawing, painting, music, dance, drama, and culinary arts are among the many...
Scott Tipping and Ellie Kahn will have a livestream Monday, July 20 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at www.facebook.com/TheVenueAurora. Scott Tipping and Ellie Kahn met as working musicians on a theater run. Their individual musical lives kept them from collaborating much outside of a gig here or there. During...
By Jerry Nowicki Governor JB Pritzker encouraged Illinoisans to complete the 2020 U.S. Census and touted a State investment in youth employment programs Thursday during two public appearances in Rockford. The state has a 66.9% census self-response rate currently. That’s nearly five percentage points better than the 62.1% national rate,...
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the area in effect from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 18. The heat index temperature is expected to reach as high as 106 degrees during this time period and can be extremely dangerous to humans and pets. While the...
The Kane County Health Department is urging everyone to take precautions during the period of high heat forecast for this weekend. • Stay in air-conditioned buildings such as Kane County cooling centers. Due to COVID-19, facilities may have limited capacity and additional restrictions. Please contact your municipality for details. •...
By Jerry Nowicki Hours after filing a court document implicating, but not charging, Illinois’ house speaker Michael Madigan in a years long bribery scheme, federal officials took to the courtyard of the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago on Friday to deliver a message to those engaging in public corruption: “We...
