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
Grandpa,My son is divorced from his wife of (very few) years. It was his first marriage and her (not first). Today his former step son, who is (in his teens) called on me to ask a favor. (Grandpa is withholding certain identifying information). I was never very close to this
Click the image below to view a list of more than 250 new Illinois laws which have gone into effect in 2020.
The North Aurora Village Board listens to North Aurora attorney James Jensen at the North Aurora Village Board meeting Monday. Jensen expressed anger about Verilife marijuana dispensary in North Aurora.
The Fox Valley Park District resumes its partnership with six schools throughout Aurora and North Aurora to offer its traditionally-popular Sports Saturdays program. Free to resident families with children in grades first through fifth, Sports Saturdays provide a supervised environment for children to interact in activities that include sports, crafts,
Agape Connection, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, will be host to its 19th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day celebration to begin at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1400 Corporetum Drive in Lisle. Since 1991, Agape Connection, Inc., has provided educational, cultural, and other initiatives
Residents are invited to learn about new laws going into effect at an information session presented by State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, Thursday, Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Aurora Public Library, 555 S. Eola Road in Aurora. “This past year, we enacted a large number of new laws
