Month: October 2020

Recipe of the Week: Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients6 cups chicken stock1 1/2 teaspoons salt4 cups pumpkin puree1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley1 cup chopped onion1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme1 clove garlic, minced1/4 cup heavy whipping cream1/3 teaspoon black pepper, ground fine1 pinch nutmeg1 pinch cinnamon Directions1. Heat stock, salt, pumpkin, onion, thyme, garlic, peppercorns, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Bring

Yorkville Library resumes operating hours; youth will be served

The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in November. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. • Yorkville Public Library has returned to regular operating hours. The Library is open

Aurora Public Library District, 10 other districts, host to anti-racist event

The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) continues to provide opportunities to engage in dialogue, offer programs centered around diversity and inclusion, and pursue efforts to create a better community, and we are delighted to share a distinctive opportunity to engage with a National Book Award winner and leading anti-racist scholar,

St. Charles North, Neuqua Valley, capture swim sectionals

By Bobby Narang The future looks bright for the St. Charles North High School girls swimming team. But the present shines as well. The North Stars concluded their season in style, by scoring 228 points to win the St. Charles North Sectional championship Saturday afternoon. St. Charles East managed to

Founders’ vision: Democracies shed political psychopaths

By John W. Whitehead Twenty years ago, a newspaper headline asked the question: “What’s the difference between a politician and a psychopath?” The answer, then and now, remains the same: None. There is no difference between psychopaths and politicians. Nor is there much of a difference between the havoc wreaked

First Centennial in assist of Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity’s first home in Batavia

First Centennial Mortgage of Aurora is a partner with Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity by donating $175,000 to provide funds for the building of its first home in Batavia. “This is our 25th year in business so we wanted to do something special for our community to celebrate our anniversary,”

Kane County, DuPage County, join Will County: Bars, restaurants, close indoors

By Jerry Nowicki Two more of the 11 regions of the State’s COVID-19 mitigation plan have reached a threshold necessitating increased restrictions, joining two other regions which remain above the key metric. Will and Kankakee Counties in Region 7 and DuPage and Kane Counties in Region 8 will be closed