I guess you can say I’m a weirdo of sorts;Refusing to think the way everyone courts.I’m speaking of how you define certain things—Like beauty, for instance, responses it brings. If it’s good to look at—I mean really good,Most label that beauty, think all of us should.But beauty, to me, is
April is National Poetry Month, and kids can show that they count in their community by submitting poems to the Aurora Public Library (APL) children’s poetry contest, Community Counts! The census-themed contest invites children in grades three through six to submit original, unpublished poems for an opportunity to win fun
Grandpa,Many years ago, I had applied to drive a school bus. I was turned down because I had a minor arrest record for possession of marijuana. I now qualify for the expungement of my record. Once expunged, the company cannot find that I had been convicted unless they kept my
By Bobby Narang Northern Illinois University head football coach Thomas Hammock is accustomed to handling tough challenges. The former Northern Illinois star running back had his stellar career cut short by a heart condition just one game into his senior season. He finished with 2,432 yards and just one of
By Woodrow Carroll Former Montreal Canadiens’ ice hockey star Henri Richard died March 6 at the age of 84. Richard, with ties to all manner of other hockey greatness, had a couple of distinctions of his own. Henri Richard was born February 29, 1936. A February 29 birth, as we
What we would like to do and what can be the realty of sports remain yards, feet, and meters apart. Now should be high school and college cold-April track and field meets. Rain-threatened high school baseball games should be the rule, in spite of the high 70 degree exception Tuesday
Kane County Clerk John A. Cunningham has certified the final election results from the March 17, 2020 General Primary Election. Following the canvass of all ballots, including vote by mail ballots postmarked on or before Election Day, the election results for all contests, from president down to local races, and
By John Montesano In light of the current COVID-19 crisis that we are all going through, I will not present a Veteran of this month. Instead, for those veterans who may need assistance, the following is for them. Veteran Assistance Commissions are county governmental agencies operated by and for veterans.
By Jerry Nowicki The number of novel COVID-19 cases confirmed in Illinois surpassed 10,000 Saturday when the State reported 1,453 new cases and 33 more deaths. The total number of casualties of the virus rose to 243, while confirmed cases grew to 10,357 and 53,581 have been tested, an increase
The April 21 meeting of the Batavia American Legion Post 504 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 virus situation. For more information and Legion updates, please visit the post’s website bataviapost504.org. — Batavia American Legion Post 504
The Little White School Museum in Oswego has created a “Hometown Historian” initiative to record and collect the community’s unfolding history during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Museum is asking residents inside its area of interest, the 68 square miles inside the Oswego School District, to send the museum photos and
Edward Hospital in Naperville and Elmhurst Hospital offer daily testing for patients with a physician’s order for a COVID-19 test. According to a press release from Edward-Elmhurst Health, COVID-19 patients and those suspected of having the virus are placed in negative-pressure isolation rooms with a separate airflow system to contain
Photos presented to the North Aurora Village Board at the North Aurora Committee of the Whole meeting online through the Zoom remote internet conferencing service Monday include plans for renovation of an existing silo behind Harner’s Bakery in North Aurora.
Rebecca and Mark Walker of Aurora enjoy the first Virtual First Fridays April 3. Aurora Downtown organized the online event that featured more than a dozen participating Facebook pages from downtown Aurora businesses and nonprofits.
Cotton is a male Miniature Australian Shepherd who was born April 2, 2018. Cotton is a 32-pound mini Aussie who is a sweet, lovable guy who didn’t have a very nice early life. He enjoys belly rubs and wresting with dog friends. He enjoys chewing on his bones and he
By John W. Whitehead We still have choices. Just because we’re fighting an unseen enemy in the form of a virus doesn’t mean we have to relinquish every shred of our humanity, our common sense, or our freedoms to a nanny state that thinks it can do a better job
April 9 At Appomattox, Va., Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. Forced to abandon the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va., blocked from joining the surviving Confederate force in North Carolina, and harassed constantly by Union
Oberweis Dairy is giving patrons an opportunity to turn ice cream into charity by committing 20% of fountain sales Tuesday, April 7 to Aurora’s Hesed House. Based in Aurora, Hesed House’s mission is to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless and give individuals the chance to hope
Presence Fox Knoll/Ascension Living retirement community, 421 N. Lake Street in Aurora, celebrate staff members Monday with a Heroes Work Here sign on the front lawn.
Reuland Food Service in Aurora has provided a first round of lunches donated to ER departments at Amita Mercy and Rush Copley medical centers in Aurora. In Facebook post, Brigit Reuland said, “Thank you to all those who have sponsored lunches. You are making a difference!” John Diederich, president and
