Month: September 2021

41st annual Scandinavian Day Festival in South Elgin

Ken Johnson, Yorkville resident and president, Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472, greets visitors to the Lodge's food and collectibles booth at the 41st annual Scandinavian Day Festival Sunday, Sept. 12.

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The Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley fundraising with Katerina’s Authentic Greek Cuisine of Batavia

The Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley will hold a fundraiser with Katerina’s Authentic Greek Cuisine of Batavia Food pickup will take place between noon and 5 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 16 at Lumes Restaurant, 1902 Fabian Parkway, Batavia. Pick up will be at the front door of Lumes...

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Governor JB Pritzker leads discussion to protect access to reproductive health care at Planned Parenthood in Aurora

Governor JB Pritzker leads a discussion on passing legislation to protect access to reproductive health care Tuesday, Sept. 14 at Planned Parenthood in Aurora.

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Huskies’ missed opportunities against Wyoming telling

By Woodrow Carroll In a span of less than 15 minutes, the Northern Illinois University Huskies outscored the visiting University of Wyoming Cowboys, 27-0, in the Saturday, Sept. 11 football game in DeKalb. Northern Illinois, which had looked hopelessly lost a short time earlier, was suddenly in the driver’s seat...

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Volleyball showdown sold out with Wisconsin in DeKalb

The Northern Illinois University Department of Athletics announced Tuesday, Sept. 14 that the Saturday Sept. 18 volleyball match against nationally-ranked No. 2 University of Wisconsin at Victor E. Court in DeKalb is sold out. A limited number of tickets will be made available for Northern Illinois students for Saturday’s match...

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Aurora Avanzando heritage events through October 15

Aurora honors Hispanic Heritage Month with a month-long series of events from September 15 through October 15. Aurora Avanzando, which means Aurora is moving forward in Spanish, will feature more than a dozen in-person and virtual events to celebrate the heritage, impact, and resilience of Aurora’s Latinx community. “While we...

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High School Football: West Aurora vs. Plainfield Central

West Aurora High School defensive linemen Jason Green, 89, middle, and Jordan Lishman, 52, right, take down Plainfield Central running back Aaron Larkins, Jr., Friday, Sept. 10.

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Surging York football team faces Silver Division tests

By Bobby Narang York High School’s football records go back to the start of the program, way back in 1920. The Dukes have one of the oldest and most extensive record-keeping across nearly every sport, a rarity in this age. Many sports have their annual win-loss record for 100 years,...

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Women’s College Soccer: Aurora University vs. North Central College, overtime

Aurora University midfielder Abby Kay, Plainfield and Neuqua Valley High School, 17, and defender Hannah Ford, 27, put pressure North Central College defender Kylie Tucker, 21, Saturday, Sept. 11.

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College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW), top soccer athletes

North Central College’s Aidan Westerberg and Elmhurst UNiversity’s Noah Reed were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Soccer Student-Athletes of the Week Tuesday. Westerberg, a sophomore midfielder from Belvidere, Illinois and Belvidere North High School, tallied two goals and two assists as the Cardinals went...

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Seniors must learn how to prevent destructive falls

September is Fall Prevention Awareness Month. Seniors will continue to see that message on bulletin boards, in newsletters, and in E-mail. The fact is older adults and young children are the most likely to incur serious injury from falls, including brain trauma bone injuries that can be life changing. But...

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Greenfield, Schwartz, College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) top athletes

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) named North Central College’s Ethan Greenfield, along with Wheaton College’s Ryan Schwartz and John Bickle the CCIW football Student-Athletes of the Week Monday, Sept. 13. • Greenfield, a junior running back from Lindenhurst, Ill. and Lakes Community High School, posted his 15th...

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Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry helps seniors

September marks Hunger Action Month and the timing could not be more symbolic for Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry (MWFP) volunteers working on the front lines to feed Aurora area residents. As Summer winds to an end, MWFP volunteers are working overtime to benefit those in the community who are fighting...

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In the last 20 years, U.S. government has eroded liberty

By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in, and the West in general, into an unbearable hell and a choking life.”, Osama bin Laden (October 2001), as reported by CNN What...

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A Focus on History: September 16 through September 22

September 16 In his cell at Yerovda Jail near Bombay, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest of the British government’s decision to separate India’s electoral system by caste. – 1932. U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Selective Service and Training Act, which requires all male citizens...

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