January 2021 – Page 2

Belated, pleasing, gift! High school sports may start

On January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 By admin

By Bobby Narang Nearly a month after Christmas, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) delivered a very belated, but pleasing gift to high school athletes. Just when the COVID-19 pandemic seemingly was set to end some sports, in particular football and boys and girls basketball, the IHSA reversed course and...

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North Central College men’s basketball vs North Park

On January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 By admin

North Central College's Matt Smietanski, 2, drives past a North Park University defender Saturday, Jan 23 in the North Central's 69-49 victory over the visiting Vikings.

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SportsBraves Hank Aaron MLB Sports White Sox Woodrow Carroll

Memory: On Braves, White Sox, first MLB game

On January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll The recent passing of baseball legend Hank Aaron certainly stirred the memory. As a youngster who grew up a fan of the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Braves, it was Hank Aaron, along with Warren Spahn and Eddie Mathews, who largely imprinted the Milwaukee Braves on my...

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SportsCarter Crane NFL Sports Super Bowl

Both quarterbacks in Super Bowl work hard

On January 26, 2021January 27, 2021 By admin

The quarterback in football truly is important. It varies from time to time within a given situation, however, few should doubt the axiom after observing Tom Brady’s leadership at Tampa Bay this year to lead the franchise to its first playoff game since 2007. The Bucs will be in the...

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CrimeAurora Aurora Police Department Crime East Side Shooting

Aurora Police Investigating Person Shot and Killed On City’s Far East Side

On January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 By admin

The Aurora Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a man was shot and killed on the City’s far east side Monday afternoon. Just after noon Monday, Aurora’s 911 Telecommunications Center received a call for a suspicious vehicle in the 2900 block of Worcester Lane. While officers were enroute,...

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GovernmentAurora City Council Jason Crane

STEAM courses, sites revealed at Aurora City Council

On January 26, 2021January 27, 2021 By admin

By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, director of communications, Clayton Muhammad gave a presentation about the Aurora STEAM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Academy. Together with Hinsdale-based TinkRworks, the city government will provide education for more than 750...

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Angela Clay Thomas reelected to Aurora Historical Society Board of Trustees

On January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 By admin

Angela Clay Thomas was reelected to a third term on the Board of Trustees of the Aurora Historical Society Thursday, Jan. 21.

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Community EventsFox Valley Park District Reservations

Cool Acres shelter reservations will open February 1

On January 26, 2021January 27, 2021 By admin

Planning an outdoor family reunion, birthday party, baby shower or other special event this Summer? Shelter reservations at the Fox Valley Park District will open at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1. District officials encourage residents to reserve their choice of 17 shelters online, including the popular Cool Acres layout. On...

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Lorena’s Baskets opens in Aurora

On January 26, 2021January 27, 2021 By admin

LaPorcha Diaz of Aurora celebrated opening her Lorena’s Baskets, a new downtown Aurora business at 229 W. Galena Boulevard, with a ribbon-cutting and grand opening January 24. Her new location provides her with the space needed to continue with her sought-after baskets, additional customizable gifts, clothing, and more. Specializing in...

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Entertainment EnvironmentIce skating Naperville Park District Safety

Naperville skating rinks tenuous

On January 26, 2021January 27, 2021 By admin

Naperville Park District’s outdoor skating areas can open only after a period of extreme cold. This year, the District is posting red flags or green flags at ice skating rinks to indicate whether they are closed or open, providing a user-friendly and visible signal to people at park locations. The...

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UncategorizedAurora COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccine Illinois Department of Health Mayor Richard IrvinLeave a comment

COVID-19 test sites in 60505 zip code, Aurora, listed

On January 26, 2021January 27, 2021 By admin

In an effort to continue to fight COVID-19 in Aurora, Illinois’ second-largest city, mobile testing units will be dispatched to neighborhoods that have been most heavily impacted by COVID-19. “As we wait for the continued rollout of vaccines, we must continue to stay focused on mitigation efforts,” said Aurora mayor

Community EventsArt and Market Aurora Downtown Marissa Amoni

Art and Market Aurora debut filled with vendors Saturday

On January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 By admin

There’s a new market in town. Aurora Downtown recently opened Art and Market Aurora, an indoor market at Society 57 on the corner of Benton and River Streets. The market features a dozen food and artisan vendors from 8 a.m. to noon on the second and fourth Saturdays of the...

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BusinessAurora Downtown Love Local Days

Love, gift cards, in the air

On January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 By admin

Love and gift cards are in the air. Everyone can visit Aurora downtown shops, salons, and restaurants, from February 1 to February 14 and enjoy fun giveaways, raffle prizes, and shopping at its best. Starting Monday, Feb. 1 and until Sunday, Feb. 14, shoppers can enjoy downtown services, and order...

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Delilah: Healthy and ready for a home

On January 26, 2021January 25, 2021 By admin

Delilah is a female Domestic Shorthair Dark Torti who was born in April 2020. Delilah is a very sweet, petite girl. She is shy at first, but she will warm up. She gets along with other cats and dogs. She had fluid and a mass in her chest and has...

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GovernmentJohn W. Whitehead

In spite of January 6 revolt, Deep State still in charge

On January 26, 2021January 25, 2021 By admin

By John W. Whitehead No doubt about it: The coup d’etat was successful. That January 6 attempt by so-called insurrectionists to overturn the election results was not the real coup, however. Those who answered president Donald Trump’s call to march on the Capitol were merely the fall guys, manipulated into...

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HistoryHistory

A Focus on History: January 28 through February 3

On January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 By admin

January 27 Soviet forces permanently break the Leningrad siege line to end the almost 900-day German-enforced containment of the city, which cost hundreds of thousands of Russian lives. – 1944. January 28 First U.S. unemployment compensation law enacted, in Wisconsin. – 1932. The space shuttle Challenger lifts off from Cape...

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FundraiserCar Theft Fundraiser Jason Crane Kim Weibring

Needed: Recovery, rehabilitation

On January 26, 2021January 27, 2021 By admin

By Jason Crane Family and friends of Kim (Aigner) Weibring seek help for her long road of recovery and rehabilitation after her life changed in an instant January 16. The mother of two little boys was eating dinner in her vehicle in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant...

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Arts EventsBull a Love Story Eddie Martinez Lisandra Tena Nancy García Loza Paramount Theatre Rinska Carrasco Víctor Maraña

Paramount Theatre to Present Free Virtual Reading Of Bull: A Love Story January 28

On January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 By admin

Aurora’s Paramount Theatre will present a free virtual reading of BULL: a love story, a new play about a young Mexican American man’s path to self-actualization, written by Nancy García Loza, Thursday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. CT. Tickets are free but reservations are required. Reserve online at ParamountAurora.com/Inception-Project. BULL:...

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A plea to help victim of a senseless act recover as assailants are still at large

On January 21, 2021January 25, 2021 By admin

Family and friends of Kim (Aigner) Weibring seek help for her long road of recovery and rehabilitation after her life changed in an instant January 16. The mother of two little boys was eating dinner in her vehicle in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant on the far...

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Award Environment GovernmentDuPage Monarch Project Naperville Park District

DuPage Monarch Awards presented to park districts

On January 19, 2021January 20, 2021 By admin

The Naperville Park District was one of two agencies to be honored by the DuPage Monarch Project for its commitment to protect the monarch butterfly January 19. Naperville Park District received the Pat Miller Community Engagement Award for its educational outreach and for involving residents in planning and planting monarch...

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