Reverend Dan Haas, right, Aurora Police Department chaplain, prays for visitors at Aurora's "Faith and Blue Weekend,"
Aurora Downtown will turn downtown into Sugar Skull City from October 15 to November 7 and fill downtown with Day of the Dead activities. The event’s second year features a three week celebration honoring the beloved Mexican cultural tradition of Day of the Dead, and coincides with events during First...
By Woodrow Carroll There are 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), major college football programs this season. Who would you care to guess which two programs were shut out Saturday, Oct. 9? Time is up! The answer is Vanderbilt and Illinois. Vanderbilt fell, 42-0, to Florida and Illinois suffered a 24-0...
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, YellaWood 500, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladaga, Ala., Monday, Oct. 4. Rain delays Sunday, Oct. 3 moved the start of the race to late Monday , Oct. 4 morning, however, Bubba Wallace didn’t complain because he was in the lead at the end of the second...
Oswego East High School’s No. 5 Senior, Dj Parrott, blocks a Yorkville punt attempt by Adrian Rodriguez in the end zone.
West Aurora High School defenders Jason Green, 89, and Austin Pierce, 17, tackle Oswego's Jacob Sergen, 26. Friday, Oct. 8.
Aurora Central Catholic High School's Conor Hickey, 21, gets a hand on Chicago Christian's Austin Huizenga, 10, Friday, Oct. 8.
By Bobby Narang Football is thriving in Elmhurst. The 2021 Fall season is turning into one of the best in Elmhurst history. For years, IC Catholic Prep carried the town’s name with pride by winning three straight State championships, in 2016 and 2017 in Class 3A and a 4A championship...
East Aurora High School Football Old Timers Association will hold its 75th annual awards dinner Thursday, Oct. 21, at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road in Aurora. The public is invited. The event opens with a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m.. Proceeds will benefit the Tomcat...
The Chicago White Sox changes into wait until next year, following their ouster from the Major League Baseball playoffs Tuesday, three games to one, by talented Houston. The Sox have built a solid group and if they stay together will advance beyond the first round. Every team in the playoffs...
By John Montesano The Fox Valley Breakfast Club Herschel Luckinbill Veteran of the Month for October 2021 is Richard Bee. Rich was born October 15, 1947 in Aurora. His father died of cancer in 1962. Being one of six, he quit school to work and help pay the bills. He...
By Joseph Kertis October is here, and that means Domestic Violence Awareness Month is upon us. This month is a designation observed annually in America to spread awareness about the important issue of domestic violence. The intent is to spread awareness and information and help people connect with resources. But...
By Katie Zelechowski The future of renewable fuel could be in the sky – in thousands of airplanes, that is. Last month, the Joe Biden administration introduced a plan to produce 3 billion gallons of sustainable fuel and reduce aviation emissions by 20% by 2030. The new opportunity for biofuels...
Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street, Aurora, will hold a drive-thru pasta dinner fundraiser Friday, Oct. 22. The event will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the church parking lot. Proceeds will benefit Wesley’s preschool.Dinners include pasta with marinara, alfredo or meat sauce, side salad,...
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday, Oct. 19 dinner meeting at its new, permanent location, the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and Mill St, Montgomery. This is a very large private room and can be entered from the north door or through the restaurant....
October 14 Prior to a campaign speech in Milwaukee, Wis., Theodore Roosevelt, the presidential candidate for the Progressive Party, is shot at close range. The bullet failed to mortally wound him and Roosevelt went on to deliver his scheduled speech with the bullet still in his body. – 1912. U.S....
By Jerry Nowicki Many aging LGBTQ Illinoisans face barriers to health care and financial security and fear discrimination in senior communities, according to a combined report from senior and LGBTQ advocacy groups released Tuesday. The Disrupting Disparities: Challenges and Solutions for 50+ LGBTQ Illinoisans report by the senior advocacy group...
Every Fall, an onslaught of leaves drop relentlessly into yards and leave homeowners to rake, bag, and haul them out to the curb. But what many don’t know is that those golden-hued leaves are gold in the garden. “After raking leaves this Fall, think about recycling them on your property...
In recognition of her leadership on environmental challenges facing Illinois, State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, has been named to the National Leadership Council for the Elected Officials to Protect America (EOPA) organization. “It is an honor to be able to work with such an amazing group of state and local...
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead You think you’ve got rights? Think again. All of those freedoms we cherish, the ones enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, the ones that affirm our right to free speech and assembly, due process, privacy, bodily integrity, the right to not have police seize...
