Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) select bowl gamesFriday, Dec. 17Cure Bowl, Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla., Northern Illinois vs. Coastal Carolina, 5 p.m., ESPN2 Thursday, Dec. 23Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz., Minnesota vs. West Virginia, 9:15 p.m., ESPNPinstripe Bowl, Yankee Stadium in New York, N.Y., Virginia Tech
IllinoisSat, Dec. 11, Arizona, L 83-79Sat, Dec. 18, noon, BTN, vs. Saint Francis (Pa.)Wed, Dec. 22, 8 p.m., BTN, vs. MissouriWed, Dec. 29, 8 p.m. , BTN, vs. Florida A&MSun, Jan. 2, 2022, 5 p.m., BTN, at Minnesota NorthwesternSun, Dec. 12, NJIT, W 70-52Sat, Dec. 18, 2 p.m., BTN, vs.
The North Central football team will play for its second-consecutive national championship after defeating Mount Union 26-13 on Saturday in the national semifinals of the 2021 NCAA Division III football championship. The Cardinals will play the Mary Hardin-Baylor in the championship game after they knocked off UW-Whitewater, 24-7, in Saturday’s
Aurora University senior quarterback Gavin Zimbelman, from Manteno High School, was named a finalist for the 2021 Gagliardi Trophy, the premier individual award in NCAA Division III Football. Jostens and the J-Club of Saint John’s University (Collegeville, Minn.) presents the Gagliardi Trophy. The 2021 finalists were announced by d3football.com for
We must enjoy championship form when we see it because it is the exception. It is rare. It does happen and North Central College in the evening Friday, Dec. 17 will seek its second consecutive Division III college football national championship. The Cardinals of North Central won the national championship
Fox Valley Community Services (FVCS), serving the communities of Sandwich, Somonauk, Plano, and seniors residing in the three counties of DeKalb, Kendall, and LaSalle, recently hired a new executive director. The agency offers homemaker services to seniors, adult day services in Sandwich and DeKalb, and activities, as well as a
Members from the American Legion Riders Post #181 in Sandwich show their support of the Plano Rockin’ Christmas by distributing gift cards to residents at Deer Run Apartments and Countryside Villages in Plano.
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) members delivered hats, mittens, scarves, socks and cash donations for needy kids Monday, Dec. 13. Dick Schindel of Aurora, AARTA president, led a delegation that dropped off three garbage bags of Winter gear to Cities in Schools Aurora, a nonprofit. Additionally, $150 was donated
By Andrew Holsinger With their bright red blooms, Poinsettia’s are a holiday tradition, but buyers don’t have to limit their selection to one color. This Winter, we can celebrate and decorate with a rainbow of Poinsettias. University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Andrew Holsinger said there are plenty of new
The Holiday Fundraiser will take place from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, O’Malley’s Pub & Eatery, 701 Hill Avenue, Aurora, which will help benefit the formation of the Boys & Girls Club in Aurora in collaboration with the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley. Doors will
December 16 In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor. The midnight raid, popularly known as the “Boston Tea Party,” was in protest of the British Parliament’s Tea Act of 1773, a
The Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley will be host to a fundraising partnership with Katerina’s Authentic Greek Cuisine of Batavia 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15. Meals will cost $16.99 and include one entree and one dessert. Each meal ordered will contribute $3 to JFI. Entree choices are gyro
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Santa’s found a new helper. No longer does the all-knowing, all-seeing, jolly Old St. Nick need to rely on antiquated elves on shelves and other seasonal snitches in order to know when you’re sleeping or awake, and if you’ve been naughty or nice.
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) announces that the Kane Vax Hub in Batavia will be closing in early January. The last mass vaccination clinic will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m Wednesday, Dec. 15. A pediatric Pfizer second dose only clinic is scheduled for on Wednesday, Dec. 29
Madelyn Nemetz of Aurora accepts a candy cane from Mrs. Claus at the Montgomery tree-lighting Sunday, Dec. 5.
Five participants mug for the camera (so to tie in with the occasion) in downtown Aurora Friday, Dec. 3 at the annual Cocoa Crawl event as part of First Fridays.
By Jerry Nowicki The application portal is now open for another $297 million of rental assistance for Illinoisans who lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Illinois Rental Payment Program, or ILRPP, money comes from the federal American Rescue Plan Act signed into law by President Joe Biden in
By Al Benson Aurora’s annual Pearl Harbor Day memorial luncheon saluted World War II veterans and outstanding high school youth. Several hundreds packed Gaslite Manor in Aurora for the 52nd annual event by Navy League Aurora Council and Aurora Rotary Club. Navy League Aurora Council is a nonprofit group supporting
Water will, in fact, link the communities of Montgomery, Oswego, and Yorkville. For more than a year, elected officials and staff members from each municipality have researched and reviewed future alternate water source options individually and collectively as a regional team aptly named WaterLink. After months of meetings, presentations, conservation
A “tireless volunteer and leader” was named 2021 Batavia Citizen of the Year (COTY) recently. The Batavia Chamber of Commerce will honor Daniel ‘Dan’ Hoefler Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, at the Chamber’s Inspire 2022: A Celebration of Those Who Inspire Us! annual awards event. Additionally, the Batavia Community Band is
