Month: November 2021

Sports

Boys and girls high school basketball schedules

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High School Boys Basketball Thanksgiving Tournaments • At Oswego and Naperville North Hoops 4 HealingNovember 22-24, 26: Neuqua Valley, West Aurora, DeKalb, Downers Grove South, Oswego East, Hinsdale Central. • At BataviaNovember 22-23, 26-27Include Waubonsie Valley. • At St. Charles EastNovember 22-24, 26-27Teams: Black Pool, East Aurora, St. Charles East,...

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College football schedules Nov. 23-27 and Dec. 4; results Nov. 17-20

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Saturday, Dec. 4FBSNorthern Illinois vs. TBD, 11 a.m., ESPN Division IIIPlayoffs TBD Tuesday, Nov. 23FBSWestern Michigan at Northern Illinois, 6 p.m., ESPNU Saturday, Nov. 27FBSNorthwestern at Illinois, 2:30 p.m., BTNNotre Dame at Stanford, 7 p.m., FOX Division III PlayoffsUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse at North Central College, noonWheaton College at Central...

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College basketball schedules

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IllinoisMon, Nov. 22, Cincinnati, L 71-51Tue, Nov. 23, 6 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNEWS, vs. Arkansas/Kansas State, at Kansas City, Mo. T-Mobile CenterFri, Nov. 26, 7 p.m., BTN+, vs. UT Rio Grande ValleyMon, Nov. 29, 8 p.m., ESPN2, vs. Notre DameFri, Dec. 3, 6 p.m., ESPN2, vs. Rutgers NorthwesternTue, Nov. 16, New Orleans,...

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Huskies’ excitement continues; NU, Illini, each seeks victory

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By Woodrow Carroll The Northern Illinois football team had not drained the excitement pool. The Huskies went a step further. Three one-point victories in MACtion and a 22-20 victory at Toledo were not enough, because in the Saturday, Nov. 20 game in Buffalo, Northern Illinois recovered a fumble just when...

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Fox Valley Special Recreation Association State flag champion

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A team of 11 Fox Valley Special Recreation Association (FVSRA) participants, led by staff members and accompanied by family and friends, won first place in the Flag Football TD5 Division State Championship in Peoria Sunday, Nov. 7. The team was thrilled to win and receive a State championship trophy. For...

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Thorne success still sizzles; and on other seasons

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Thanksgiving Day means the convergence of college football and college basketball and high school football and high school basketball and it is all good. It is relief, perhaps for long-suffering Bears’ fans who have suffered through five consecutive defeats and wanted to take it out on the 0-9-1 Detroit Lions...

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Aurora downtown shops great gems for the holidays

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Shops in downtown Aurora are one-of-a-kind and perfect for gift-giving. An afternoon visiting these locally-owned gems for Small Business Saturday, or, any day this holiday season can be enjoyable. When you walk inside Branch Gardens, 77 S. Lake Street, you’ll find a paradise of overflowing greenery that will delight the...

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Naperville Christmas meals require reservations

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The YMCA and Naperville Park District, through the generous support of community donors and volunteers, will continue the annual tradition of providing a special Christmas meal for Naperville seniors and families in need. Volunteers will deliver meals to the homes of Naperville seniors and families on the morning of Friday,...

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First Habitat House in Batavia open

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A couple from Kenya cut a ribbon to become Batavia’s first Habitat for Humanity family Saturday, Nov. 20. Janice Owino and George Bikeri cut the ribbon with Steve McCormick, Habitat board chair. The ribbon-cutting culminated a dedication ceremony attended by Habitat and government officials, volunteers, and friends, on the home’s...

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Montgomery Boy Scout Troop 12 host to Santa, pancakes

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Montgomery Boy Scout Troop 12, St. Luke’s Lutheran will be host to a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Santa Saturday, Nov. 27, at Montgomery VFW Post 7452, 121 N. River Street, Montgomery. The public is invited. Parking is free. From 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., all-you-can-eat pancakes...

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A Focus on History: November 25 – December 1

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November 25 The so-called “storm of the century” hits the eastern part of the United States and kills hundreds and causes millions of dollars in damages. Some areas were blanketed with several feet of snow for several days and travel was impossible for nearly a week in some places. The...

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Collision casts freedom aside with fascist forces at work

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By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “Man is born free, but everywhere is in chains.” —Jean-Jacques Rousseau We are moving fast down the road to fascism. This COVID-19 pandemic has shifted us into high gear. The heavy-handed collusion between the Techno-Corporate State and the U.S. government over vaccine mandates...

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Events Obituaries Veterans

Fox Valley Community invited to honor an unclaimed veteran Saturday in St. Charles

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The public is invited to a memorial from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20 for veteran and lifelong St. Charles resident, Wayne H Miller. Miller, 75, passed away in his home Tuesday, Nov. 9, and has no known family. Miller was a lifelong St. Charles resident and  served in...

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Pet of the Week: Esther: Mama cat needs forever home

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Esther is a female Domestic Shorthair Calico who was born in June 2019. Esther is a super sweet mama cat who is ready for her loving, forever home. She has been in a house with children and lots of cats. She plays nicely and is socialized and loves to snuggle...

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Aurora Winter Lights 2021

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At estimated 7,000 celebrants attended in downtown Aurora Friday, Nov. 19 at the annual Winter Lights Celebration.The holiday season started in grand style in the State’s second-largest city, with Winter Lights , which included a parade surrounded by colorful lights and sing-along with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. Then, mayor...

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John Russell Day November 18 in Aurora an honor

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By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, Nov. 16 mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin proclaimed November 18 as John Russell Day in Aurora. He worked nearly 40 years at the Beacon News and eight years with the Aurora city government. In the...

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State tax law incentive for electric autos

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By Jerry Nowicki Governor JB Pritzker signed into law a tax incentives package Tuesday this week that State lawmakers hope will help Illinois become a manufacturing hub for the budding electric vehicle industry. The Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois, or REV, Act, passed the General Assembly with near-unanimous bipartisan support...

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Metea Valley High School girls volleyball Class 4A State champion

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Metea Valley High School girls volleyball team celebrates its Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 4A (largest school) State championship Saturday, Nov. 13 at Redbird Arena in Normal.

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Thanksgiving celebration music Nov. 21

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InterFaith Aurora will be host to its 14th annual “Thanksgiving Celebration of Music and Friendship” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, at the Cathedral of Grace St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2950 Bilter Road, Aurora. All presenting songs and religious praise from diverse congregations throughout the Aurora area will...

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