Nobody needs a birdie’s eye view to notice the resurgence. It doesn’t take a golfer to realize the sport is writing quite the comeback story. “You drive down the street and pass a golf course, and we’ve got golf carts going forwards, backwards and any other direction they can fit,”...
David Dial of Naperville, Aurora University (AU) associate professor and chairman of criminal justice, recently was honored as Aurora University’s 2020 Marcus and Mark H. Trumbo award-winner for excellence in teaching. Nominated by students and fellow faculty members, the Award is the University’s most prestigious faculty recognition. Dial, former Naperville...
An Aurora woman is spending a voluntourism week in Guatemala to help build a rural school from recycled plastic water bottles. Christina “Chrissy” Wright is help build a school in Xeatzán Bajo, Guatemala, in Central America, June 10-16 in a Bottle School Building program sponsored by Hug It Forward, Inc.,...
Chief of Police Robert Marshall has announced his retirement from the Naperville Police Department effective July 2. This announcement marks the culmination of the Chief’s 44-year career with the city government of Naperville, seven of which were spent in the City Manager’s office. Marshall has served as Naperville’s police chief...
Three libraries, Aurora Public Library District, (APLD), Mount Prospect Public Library, and Villa Park Public Library, will be hosts to a virtual visit with authors Dr. Carolyn B. Helsel and Dr. Yvette Joy Harris-Smith, 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 14. Helsel and Harris-Smith will discuss their book, “The ABCs of Diversity:...
Grandpa,I think I am in love with my brother’s wife. She and I spend a lot of time together shopping, going out together, staying in and watching movies together. She is a very attractive woman. She has no idea that I am a lesbian. No one in my family has....
Ever since the pandemic began, the Internet has been teeming with theories and opinions about the COVID-19 virus and the vaccines used to fight it. But some of this information is inaccurate and offers potentially dangerous advice. Here are 10 myths and misconceptions about the COVID-19 virus and vaccines. With...
Oswego East High School student, Shaelynn McCabe, sings the national anthem May 28 prior to the drive-through food distribution for active military members and veterans at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry.
Aurora Central Catholic High School pitcher Tommy Masuras delivers to an Aurora Christian batter in Friday's Class 2A regional baseball semifinal game at Central.
Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club awards three, $1,000 scholarships at its June 2 meeting.
Marmion Academy in Aurora Monday announced Joe Piekarz has joined the Marmion Athletic Department as the head basketball coach. Piekarz spent the last 15 years as the head boys basketball coach at Indian Creek High School in Shabbona. At Indian Creek, Piekarz and his teams had unprecedented success at the...
Kane County Health Department staff members, Heliana Hernandez, left, and Olga Deltoro, pack gift bags Saturday, June 5, at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry's mobile distribution at Palace Street Park in Aurora.
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High School sports, in modified form, has been rescued from the grips of COVID-19 and will finish with competition this Spring. The finals weekend will end Saturday, June 19, one week later than boys baseball and girls softball ended in previous seasons. Girls track and field will conclude Saturday, June...
By Woodrow Carroll Although things can change rather quickly, the Chicago White Sox entered this week with the biggest divisional lead in Major League Baseball. After taking three of four at home from the Detroit Tigers, Thursday through Sunday, the Sox, 36-23, found themselves four games in front of the...
One door closes, another door will open. It is a fabric of life and encouragement for disappointment and fuel for hope. The high school athletic competition for the school year draws to a close by putting cancellations in the rear-view mirror and thoughts of the 2021-2022 school year. It is...
By John Montesano In January 2020, I departed from the usual Veteran-of-the-Month format to bring attention to the sacrifice our young men and women made in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). It was time to turn our attention to the loss of life...
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its first in-person dinner meeting at its new, permanent location Tuesday, June 15. It will be held in the private room of the Riverside Diner, IL-25 and Mill Street, Montgomery. The Navy League will continue to hold its monthly meetings there. A...
Get rid of clutter and help students in need by bringing old electronics and sensitive documents to be recycled and securely shredded at the eighth annual Drive, Drop & Donate event to support our We’ve Got Your Back fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 18 at 1515...
