And to think I’ll never see it again on Mulberry Street. Is The Chas in a tizzy over the antics of the dizzy who are using their writer’s tools to turn us all into fools? You bet he is, just like nobody’s biz! He’s ready to bust a gut over...
During the meeting of the Aurora Regional Fire Museum Board of Directors last week, the Aurora Regional Fire Museum appointed five Board members, each to serve a three-year term. The Board of Directors is the governing body for the Aurora Regional Fire Museum and consists of up to 15 members...
Ingredients2 tablespoons butter2 cups chopped onion1 cup white button mushrooms, diced1 stalk celery, diced4 cups chicken stock4 cups diced potatoes2 cloves of garlic, minced1 (3 oz) package of bacon bits2 pounds cod, diced into 1/2 inch cubes1 (6.5 oz) can of minced clams in clam juice1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoningsalt...
They say the worst is over—and for that we pray;Too many of us though, to that we just betray.You hear:“Nobody’s going to tell me what to do.”And many more do the same thing, agreeing too.Three hundred years ago, this attitude gave birthTo much of our expansion west, of measured worth.The...
First Fridays in Aurora will return Friday, April 2 when several venues will open with art, music, and more events. Food trucks will join the monthly event this year. They will park in the lot across from City Hall each date. In lieu of the annual Food Truck Festival, typically...
By Sarah Mansur Less than a week after a deadly attack on Asian Americans in Atlanta, governor JB Pritzker and members of the General Assembly’s Asian American Caucus spoke out against the murders and against discrimination generally toward the Asian American community. “I do not pretend to know the pain...
Owning a car is a two-sided coin: On the one hand, there is the freedom of mobility; on the other hand there are gas prices, flat tires, and trying to remember how often to get an oil change. Fear not, the Mechanic Shop Femme is here to help clear away...
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in April. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. Yorkville Public Library continues to offer regular operating hours. The Library is open Monday...
Grandpa,Last March I filled out the census form and sent it in as required. Last week I got a telephone call informing me that I was in violation because the information I gave was not in accord with the information the government had on file. The caller said that I...
Diane Renner, left, Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry director, accepts a $530 replica check recently from Aurora Noon Lions Club president Arvid Meyer.
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Montgomery resident, Navy veteran and veteran advocate Herschel Luckinbill thanks Navy League Aurora Council 247 members Tuesday (March 16) for a farewell tribute February 16. Luckinbill attended the March Navy League dinner meeting at One East Benton Street conference center in Aurora.
Volunteer Joe Jacobs of Jake's Bagels & Deli in Aurora offers assistance Thursday, March 18 at Aurora's fourth mass vaccine clinic at the former Carson Pirie Scott on Lake Street.
Aurora University fastpitch softball pitcher Hannah Tomasko offers a challenge to a batter in a March 14 home game.
East Aurora High School's Nathaniel Mojica, 11, looks for an opening against Elgin defenders in Friday's season-opener for both teams.
Evan Brown of Oswego High School sees a clear field on his way to a 30-yard touchdown run, the team’s third TD of the evening against visiting Plainfield South High School.
The knowledgeable sports fan understands that games are played on the field, in the courts, and not in the computerized world, or, within any rating system. It takes flesh, on occasion blood, physical prowess, and mental strength to achieve success. Each day is different and each game may have changing...
By Bobby Narang Northern Illinois University head football coach, Thomas Hammock, kicked off Spring practice by discussing the upcoming season. The former Northern Illinois star running back enters a pivotal year in his head coaching tenure after the Huskies lost all six of their games last season in the condensed...
By Woodrow Carroll As nice as was Loyola University’s 71-58 victory over top-seeded Illinois Sunday, at least from the victorious Ramblers’ stand point in the Division I men’s college basketball tournament which started with a field of 68 teams, it was not the first time the Ramblers took a meaningful...
West Aurora High School's Elijah Hardersen, 6, receives a challenge from Plainfield East's Joseph Duarte, 9, in the soccer match Thursday, March 18.
