Grandpa,My roommate owns the house. There are (several) of us living here. The one who owns the house was just put on probation. (The owner) notified us that by virtue of the probation every room in the house can be searched without a warrant at any time by the probation
By Bobby Narang There’s been a shortage of good news on our community athletic front since the middle of March, but last week the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) quietly sneaked in some positive news. The IHSA announced that girls wrestling state series will start in the 2021-2022 school year,
By Woodrow Carroll Major League Baseball’s first World Series in 1903 was between Boston and Pittsburgh in a best-of-nine series won by Boston, five games to three With a lack of interest, there was no meeting between the best teams in the American and National Leagues in 1904. Starting in
Late, last-minute agreement? Just in time? There will be Major League Baseball this year, if there is no flare up in COVID-19. At least late Tuesday this week the owners and the players association decided on a 60-game schedule, continuation of Spring training with reporting Wednesday, July 1, and the
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Geico 500, Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Ala., Monday, June 22. The race with limited fans due to COVID-19 was marred with a racial incident aimed at the only black NASCAR Cup driver, Bubba Wallace, Jr. Sunday. A noose was found hanging in his pit stall.
Reverend John Bell, pastor at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora, stands among three Oak tree-mounted fabric installations celebrating the recent pride month on the Church’s front lawn.
Aurorans Homer and Pauline Easley, active members of the Aurora Advent Christian Church, receive recognition on their 61st wedding anniversary during a Father’s Day service, Sunday, June 21.
A large group of individuals pray at the Citywide Prayer Rally Friday evening in the parking lot of the Aurora Transportation Center.
Many cars line up in Plano with a team of volunteers to load boxes of produce and gallons of milk into vehicles during the food drive-thru coordinated by the Kendall County Community Food Pantry and volunteers from the United Methodist Church of Plano.
In the past few weeks, the Aurora community has once again come together, and Aurora Strong has become a meaningful and appropriate tagline for our city. Downtown business owners have bonded because they swept up glass and boarded up windows in unison. They struggled through the COVID-19 shutdown, and then
The city government of Naperville, Naperville Park District, and The Salute event organizers Naperville Responds For Veterans issued the following statement regarding the 2020 July 4 fireworks display: “Due to the ongoing situation surrounding COVID-19, representatives from the City of Naperville, Naperville Park District, and Naperville Responds For Veterans together
As an effort to provide a space where all community voices can be heard, State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, recently held a virtual social justice advisory committee meeting on her Facebook page where she discussed issues surrounding police brutality, police reform, and systemic racism. “After the horrific murders of George
Soothe into the sweet sounds of the Chris Green Quartet from the comfort of your home from 7p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Friday, June 26, presented by Water Street Studios. Cost is $12 per ticket and available at Eventbrite.com. “…a hearty tone and sharp wit…a proud descendant of such 1960s soul-jazz
Captains Linnea Forney and Rich Forney, middle, pose during the ground-breaking ceremony of the new building on Redwood Drive on the West Side of Aurora October 23, 2019.
Although we can not be together this year, we are looking forward to coming together as a community virtually for United as One for a Night to End Hunger at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29. Together as one, we can make a difference by helping thousands of individuals and families
The next one-day event will be Saturday, July 11 from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Electronics, books, clothes, and textiles will be accepted at this event. There is a fee for TVs and computer monitors, both tube and flat screen, of $25 for screens
Plano Community Library representatives are excited to welcome everyone back into the building! Because COVID-19 is still impacting our daily lives, and we must follow standards from the State of Illinois for our reopening, the Library is going to look a little different. Here’s what you can expect. Please note
By John W. Whitehead The system is rigged. The system is rigged, the government is corrupt, and “we the people” continue to waste our strength by fighting each other, rather than standing against the tyrant in our midst. Because the system is rigged, because the government is corrupt, and because
June 25 Native American forces, led by Chiefs Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, defeat the U.S. Army troops of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer in a bloody battle near southern Montana’s Little Bighorn River. – 1876. Fair Labor Standards Act passes Congress which bans child labor and sets the 40-hour
The Venue, the 200-currently-empty-seat music performance space in Aurora, will deliver a Livestream performance by Steve Dawson & Diane Christiansen at 8 p.m. Monday, June 22. Direct donations can be made at themusicvenue.org. Direct donations can be made at themusicvenue.org. The event will be livestreamed from the Venue’s Facebook page
