By Al Benson Ghosts of Aurora settlers came alive Saturday, Oct. 16, at Aurora’s Big Woods Cemetery Walk. Aurora-based Big Woods School Foundation, a nonprofit, staged the first-ever walk at the Cemetery on Eola Road near Butterfield Road. The Walk was to raise funds for restoration of adjacent Big Woods
The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is proud to be a partner with many Chicago area libraries to welcome poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong, to the Aurora community at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4. Cathy Park Hong is the poetry editor of the New Republic and is a full
Editor’s note: Here is the second week of the Ask Grandpa column without Grandpa since the death of conductor of this column. Last week we ran several items which did not make it in the previous 503 columns by the person who requested to keep an identity from public view.
Kelly Rhodes of Aurora is the newest devotee of food justice to join the leadership team of The Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley. Rhodes comes with more than two decades of experience in the corporate travel industry. Working for a Fortune 100 company, she planned events on a
The Oswego Senior Center will be host to many events for seniors. Annual Medicare Forum The Free Annual Medicare Forum will be held 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 27 at the Oswego Fire Department Community Room, 3511 Woolley Road, Oswego. Annual Medicare Forum is a must attend for
In Aurora Aurora has been ranked as one of the best cities in the country for trick-or-treating; and the City of Lights is preparing for another safe and fun Halloween this year. Designated Trick-or-Treat hours in Aurora will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31. Following State
For the 18th year, the Village of Montgomery was host to its annual 5K and 10K River Run October 2. One-hundred and sixty-one racers participated in this year’s run, with medals awarded to first and second place winners in each age category. The race took place along the scenic Fox
Paramount Theatre will cut the ribbon on another live theater venue in Aurora’s downtown entertainment district, the newly-remodeled Copley Theatre, will launch its all-new Bold Series, a four-show subscription series ready to bring a new type of live entertainment to the second largest city in Illinois. “After nearly two years
NASCAR driver Ross Chastain likes going fast on a race track. Something that he always has time to slow down for, however, are the children at Mooseheart. Chastain will stop at Mooseheart , between North Aurora and Batavia, from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23 while on his way
The North Central College football team will continue to widen the gap between itself and its competitors in both NCAA Division III national top 25 Polls this week, retaining its No. 1 position in D3football.com and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) in polls released Monday. The Cardinals, based in
Children are invited to participate in ‘Trunk or Treat’ sponsored by St. Mary’s Catholic Church and United Methodist Church of Plano from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, at the Plano UMC parking
Salvation Army Aurora (Ill.) Corps dedicated an $8 million community center recently, at 550 Redwood Drive in Aurora.
Hispanic Heritage Month in Aurora included visits to schools in the Aurora Avanzando series.
At the October 14 Naperville Park District board meeting, representatives from the DuPage Monarch Project presented the 2021 Jane Foulser Habitat Award to the Park District for its commitment to adding and caring for monarch habitat in parks. Connie Schmidt, one of the volunteer leaders of the DuPage Monarch Project,
Aurora University’s Madison Hougan, 9, battles Marian University’s Abby Swope, 20, Saturday, Oct. 16.
Aurora University senior running back Tyran Bailey, from Oswego East High School eludes Eureka College defenders Saturday, Oct. 16.
Oswego East High School quarterback Tre Jones, slides through Oswego’s defense Friday, Oct. 15.
Yorkville High School’s special teams blocks a field goal attempt by Minooka to end the fourth quarter and send the game into overtime Minooka won 20-17.
By Bobby Narang With the first high school football State playoffs in two years set to take place next week, Wheaton North High School is among the many teams vying for the big payoff. Riding a solid defense and a big-play offense, led by quarterback Mark Forcucci, the Falcons are
By Woodrow Carroll Toledo University and Bowling Green University in Ohio are approximately 20 miles apart. The past two weeks, the Toledo Rockets and the Bowling Green Falcons provided Northern Illinois with two important Mid-American Conference (MAC) victories. Each game ended under similar circumstances. Northern Illinois beat Toledo, 22-20, on
