Crunch time. It’s on the line in high school sports this time of the year. Competition, seeking the fruits of hard work by individuals and teams to qualify for the playoffs, advance, and achieve goals. True for football, boys soccer, cross country, girls tennis and starting Monday, Oct. 25, girls
October 2 was National Custodial Workers Appreciation Day, and Aurora mayor Richard C. Irvin surprised custodial engineers in the State’s second-largest city with awards and gifts. “You are the people who help to move Aurora forward,” said mayor Irvin to the group of custodians who gathered for what they thought
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. James Carmichael’s Proverbs in Scots printed in 1628 came to mind on a recent morning when I pondered subjects for another column for the Seniors’ Voice. I remember my mother reciting that poem to me as a child. If turnips were watches, I’d
Loaves & Fishes Community Services invites the public to join them for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of their new food distribution hub. The festivities will take place beginning at 3 p.m.. Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 580 Exchange Court in Aurora. Loaves & Fishes will be opening its
Naperville Park District received the Best Green Practices Award from the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD) as part of the 2021 “Best of the Best” statewide awards competition. Winners of the various categories were announced at the IAPD’s awards event October 15. Naperville Park District was one of three
The American Legion Riders Post #181 from Sandwich is sponsoring a Baked Potato Lunch Saturday, Oct. 30 at the Sandwich VFW, 713 S. Main Street. Serving times are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for dine in/carry out. Donations are $8 for a baked potato topped with your favorite toppings
Aurora-based Fox Valley Special Recreation Association (FVSRA) enriches lives of disabled people through diverse, yearlong, recreational activities. That was the message earlier this month from FVSRA outreach coordinator, Jennifer Wisneski, at an Aurora Noon Lions Club’s membership meeting at Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center in Aurora. According to Wisneski, the
Danny is male Domestic Shorthair Brown Tiger who was born April 11, 2021. Danny has darker markings that outline his eyes that give him a unique look. He will make sure to interrupt whatever you are doing when he feels he needs some attention and is very loving. He enjoys
By Jerry Nowicki Governor JB Pritzker, Tuesday this week, urged eligible Illinoisans to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and called on skilled nursing facilities to make booster shots available to patients and staff members by Thanksgiving Day. Currently anyone who received the Pfizer vaccine and is over 65 years
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “Whether the mask is labeled fascism, democracy, or dictatorship of the proletariat, our great adversary remains the apparatus—the bureaucracy, the police, the military.”—Simone Weil, philosopher and political activist We labor today under the weight of countless tyrannies, large and small, carried out in
October 21 Approximately 100,000 demonstrators, including radicals, liberals, black nationalists, hippies, professors, women’s groups, and war veterans, rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. and march on the Pentagon to protest the Vietnam War. – 1967. October 22 In a televised speech of extraordinary gravity, U.S. president John F.
Saturday, Oct. 23 FBSIllinois at Penn State, 11 a.m., ABCNorthwestern at Michigan, 11 a.m., FOXNorthern Illinois at Central Michigan, 11 a.m., ESPNUUSC at Notre Dame; 7:30 p.m., NBC Subdivision IIllinois State at South Dakota, 1 p.m., ESPN+ Division IISt. Francis at St. Ambrose University, 1 p.m., youtube.com/watch?v=W-V0usS_QsI Division IIIAurora University
Friday, Oct. 22 Chicago Catholic GreenChicago St. Rita at Niles Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.Benet Academy at Nazareth Acad., 7 p.m. Chicago Catholic OrangeJoliet Catholic Acad. at Montini, 7:30 p.m.Providence Catholic at St. Laurence, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Catholic White*De La Salle at Marmion Academy, 7:30 p.m. DuKaneBatavia at St. Charles North,
Liberty Street between Eola Road and Commerce Street will be completely closed to traffic from 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 18 to 6 p.m. Friday, October 22. During the five-day period, Canadian National Railway will be conducting a complete renewal. Detour signs are in place for commuters.
Kane County Recycles will be host to a free confidential document shredding event between 8 a.m. and noon Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Kane County Branch Court office at 540 S. Randall in St. Charles. Do not arrive early because that will create a long line that will not be
By Peter Hancock A railway improvement project intended to greatly improve traffic congestion between St. Louis and Chicago reached a milestone Tuesday, Oct. 12 as work began on a multimodal transportation hub in the capital city. Governor JB Pritzker was joined at a groundbreaking ceremony by U.S. senators Dick Durbin
Families show the street signs presented to them in Aurora Sunday, following ceremonies and a revealing of street signs to memorialize fallen heroes who sacrificed all in the line of duty in the U. S. Marine Corp.
Honorary street signs are common memorials and tributes to deserving individuals. The Oswego Village government, under the leadership of Village president Troy Parlier, named the late Herschel Luckinbill as a recipient of an honorary street name. Mr. Luckinbill’s lifelong commitment was n service to the United States as a member
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Often children are sensitive to fairness. Observe and listen when children interact and are not aware of others who have a presence and change the course of conversation. Among the repetitive refrains may be, “It isn’t fair.” Children may be taught to be fair, to maintain a sense of playing
