Fall Equinox September 22 makes it a special season: “Autumn is the eternal corrective. It is ripeness, color, and a time of completion; but it is also breadth, depth, and distance. What person can stand with Autumn on a hilltop and fail to see the span of the world and...
With the embarrassing conclusion of the American presence in Afghanistan, it is time to re-examine the U.S.’s foreign policy which had led up to the disaster. Our foreign policy and our military policy went hand-in-hand, and both were destined to share the same fate. Once upon a time, the United...
Ingredients1 1/2 pounds orange-fleshed sweet potatoes1 tablespoon vegetable oil1 onion, chopped1 (2 inch) piece fresh ginger root, thinly sliced1 tablespoon red curry paste (or to taste)1 (15 ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk3 cups chicken broth3 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice1 teaspoon sea salt1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro...
State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Hernandez, will join with ACLU Illinois for a town hall meeting to discuss women’s reproductive health care legislation at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 1 E. Benton Street in Aurora. Hernandez and ACLU Illinois will discuss legislation to repeal the Parental Notification of Abortion (PNA)....
Fox Valley area climate activists will participate in international climate strike day of action at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24 at Simmons Park, 1191 E. Indian Trail, Aurora. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to wear red as part of the international “code red”...
Historic Aurora voices will come alive during the Big Woods Cemetery Walk. Big Woods School Foundation will hold the Walk from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Cemetery, 3033 N. Eola Road in Aurora just south of Butterfield Road. Proceeds will benefit restoration of Big Woods...
If you’re looking for a way to be more civically engaged, why not attend the Aurora Public Library District’s (APLD) hybrid program, Civic Education Series: School Boards at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30? You can join the event in person at the Santori Library (Room 125/126) or on Facebook Live....
Grandpa,I am not trying to bash anybody which my buddy does, but he showed me something in the Quran that I can’t explain. He hates anyone who is not just like him and his current target is anyone of Middle Eastern decent. He showed me a passage that clearly says...
By Jerry Nowicki The State’s moratorium on enforcement of residential evictions will expire October 3, according to governor JB Pritzker’s latest COVID-19 executive order issued Friday. Pritzker had extended the order each month with minor to substantial revisions since March 2020. The extensions have come in 30-day windows, coinciding with...
By Jerry Nowicki Governor JB Pritzker was joined by environmental and social justice activists, union representatives, and lawmakers from both parties Wednesday, Sept. 15 when he signed into law a sweeping energy regulation overhaul that aims to greatly reduce carbon emissions from the energy sector by 2045, while diversifying the...
An Aurora University memorial soccer game Saturday, Sept. 11, provided spotlight for a late school alum and four-year soccer player. On the 10th anniversary of her passing, the Chelsea Lloyd Memorial Soccer Classic was held Saturday, Sept. 11, at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery. Chelsea (1982-2011) died suddenly at her...
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce announced that the 2021 Donna Dallesasse Award recipient is Batavia resident Tony Winter, who currently serves as the secretary of Batavia Rotary Club. Every year, the Batavia Chamber holds a Harvest Celebration to gather community members together to celebrate one Chamber member who has displayed...
Open Roads A.B.A.T.E. (American Bikers Aimed Toward Education) of IL, Inc. will be host to its post party for those who have 2021 Open Roads Summer Books Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Plano American Legion, 510 E. Dearborn Street in Plano. Books must be turned in by 4 p.m. that...
The Forest Preserve District of Kane County invites the public to join community leaders, staff members, and volunteers to celebrate the grand reopening of Oakhurst Forest Preserve at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, at the preserve, 1680 Fifth Avenue in Aurora. The ceremony will honor late Officer Harold H. Carter,...
Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced Tuesday, Sept. 21 that Two Rivers Head Start Agency in Aurora has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education for $3,203,837. Two Rivers provides educational and community services for Kane and DeKalb Counties. The grant is to support their Head Start programming,...
Aurora Fire Department Engine 5 and Battalion 1 responded to the intersection of Montgomery Road and Mair Drive for a Level I Hazardous Material natural gas leak at 07:32 a.m. Friday, Sept. 17. Upon arrival, firefighters found a single vehicle on top of an above-ground natural gas service valve that
Continuing a series of community-service grants, Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, the club that fights diabetes, presented a $1,000 grant to Cities in Schools (CIS) of Aurora. Russ George, Cosmo president, presented a ceremonial check to Theresa Shoemaker, CIS executive director, at the Club’s Thursday, Sept. 16, meeting at Oak Street...
Aurora Fire Department battalion chief Kris Tappendorf gives a CPR demonstration at Aurora's eighth annual youth and family resource fair Thursday, Sept. 16, at Prisco Community Center in Aurora.
Oswego High School’s No. 22 wide receiver, Nick Scott, catches a 30-yard throw and tiptoes inbounds.
Marmion Academy High School senior wide receiver Dane Pardridge, 3, dives for yardage against St. Ignatius Friday, Sept. 17.
