Five Fox Valley United Methodist churches will co-sponsor an annual community Ash Wednesday service to open Lent at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Wesley UMC, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Donations will be accepted to benefit Aurora area farmers
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit planolibrary.info or call 630-552-2009. • Knit And Crochet Group, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon. This informal group works on its own projects, discusses types and colors of yarn, and
By Curtis Spivey In light of the tragedy that struck close to home here in Aurora when Miguel Villalon lost his life in Afghanistan last month, we wanted to take a moment and express our feelings. It’s times like this that we feel are worthwhile moments to remind ourselves, as
Nicor Gas has made a two-year, $100,000 commitment to two Habitat for Humanity affiliates to support construction of new homes for families in the DuPage and Fox Valley areas. Nicor Gas employees will volunteer their personal time to aid building efforts at Habitat for Humanity locations across the State throughout
Here is a letter to offer congratulation to realtor Ron Jakious of Aurora: Dear Ronald L. Jakious: We are privileged to extend you REALTOR® Emeritus status at the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of REALTORS® 2019 REALTORS® Conference & Expo. The congratulations of the National Association and my own personal appreciation and good
By Russ George The members of the Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora “The Club That Fights Diabetes” will be at the Fox Valley Ice Arena, Geneva, for a Chicago Steel game of ice hockey at 7:05 p.m., Saturday, March 7 against the Dubuque Fighting Saints. The Steel minor league team is
The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley (CFFRV) recently awarded grants totaling $162,000 to support 17 social service agencies, all doing critically-important work in the Fox River Valley: • Administer Justice. For new desks, workstations, and computers so their staff is better equipped to serve the legal and spiritual
Kane County treasurer, David J. Rickert, announced the 2020 Kane County Mobile Home Tax bills will be mailed on or before February 28. Payment is due on or before May 1. Payments may be mailed to the Treasurer’s office by using a personal check or money order. Payments may be
North Aurora Dental Associates, 100 N. Lincolnway, is collecting Winter gear for residents of Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora. The public is invited to donate new or gently-used coats, hats, gloves, scarves, and socks. Donors will receive treatment discounts. A coat donation will earn a five percent discount, accessories
Heidi Files, co-owner of Energy City Brewing in Batavia shares the journey she and her husband have taken with their recently- started brewery with members of the Kiwanis Club of Aurora, Tuesday at their meeting at the Prisco Center.
Deputy mayor, Chuck Nelson honors some of the many city of Aurora government employees who served in the United States military.
Three of four teams which qualified from the Plainfield North Sectional girls bowling meet and individual qualifiers gather for a photo after the meet Saturday at Echo Lanes in Morris.
By Craig Lynch The Benet Academy Redwings boys basketball team won its 20th game Friday evening, 45-43, over Notre Dame of Niles, the No. 1 ranked team in Class 3A in the four-class system. The Redwings knew their calling card would be defense. “We have to play good defense,” said
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla., Monday, Feb. 17. The race was delayed approximately 23 hours due to rain and was started in the afternoon. On the final lap of the race Ryan Newman was in the lead until he was bumped from behind
Jonathan Burgess, 2001, J. Reed “Whiz” O’Malley, 1956, and Dr. Francis VanWisse 1994 are three of the four alumni inducted into the Marmion Athletic Hall of Fame of Friday, Feb. 7, Nicholas Burgess, 2001, was absent from the ceremony.
By Bobby Narang After setting a program record with 29 victories last season, the York High School boys basketball team was not expected to be among the top teams in the State this season. After all, the Dukes lost four key starters who had carved a memorable identity as a
The high school Winter sports season is hurtling to its final call, to its final weeks. The sectional-qualifying girls bowling teams will be in the State meet Friday and Saturday in Rockford. See pages 13 and 16. The others sports will not be far behind. The individual State wrestling tournaments
With shoes shined, medals and ribbons perfectly aligned and with “covers” set properly on their heads, Mooseheart’s Naval Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (NJROTC) platoon prepared for its Annual Military Inspection Friday, Feb. 14. That inspection was carried out by U.S. Navy Commander Joe Hankins, the Area 3 Manager of
April 1, 2020 is the 2020 Census day, but the planning, outreach, and follow through has consumed more than a year’s worth of effort, and for seniors there are very important reasons to participate. Census workers are concerned that many of the 60-year-old and older set will not want to
