Year: 2021

Commentary Sports

Combined efforts can change the culture of gymnastics

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We have grown accustomed to watching young women and little girls, in uniforms that expose their bottoms similar to ill-fitting undergarments, flip through the air at international gymnastics competitions. They make it look effortless, so we forget the cost. That is, until someone with the clout of Simone Biles reminds...

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Food

Recipe of the Week: Mexican Rice

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Ingredients3 tablespoons vegetable oil1 cup uncooked long-grain rice1 teaspoon garlic salt1/2 teaspoon ground cumin2 teaspoons taco seasoning1/4 cup chopped onion1/2 cup tomato sauce2 cups chicken broth Directions1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and add rice. Cook and stir constantly until puffed and golden. While rice is...

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Poem: Herschel Luckinbill

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Of course, it was a shock: Herschel being gone;And instantly the thought: Will we carry on?Perhaps he knew, perhaps he didn’t, but we knowIt is because of him the Breakfast Club did grow.He did not choose to live upon a self-made shelf;In fact, at times, he was larger than life...

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Illinois governor JB Pritzker shows laws he signed at East Aurora High School August 2

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Spearheaded by State representative Bárbara Hernández, D-Aurora, a package of new laws that will strengthen immigrant worker protections, address hate crimes, end local partnerships with federal immigration enforcement agencies, and establish a statewide immigrant task force were signed into law Monday by governor JB Pritzker. “Illinois needs to be a...

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Small ball to solve cities’ gang problems inadequate

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Not long after college, in the late-1960s, I was visiting friends on the gentrifying Near Northwest Side of Chicago. My host couple and I took a stroll prior to a night in nearby Old Town. As we came upon the Armitage Avenue Methodist Church, we saw perhaps a dozen young...

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Aurora Public Library District Bookmobile provides community services far and wide

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Libraries can take many forms: Building, a tent, a digital space (which the pandemic has shown) or, even an automobile, such the Aurora Public Library District’s (APLD) Bookmobile, which began delivering library materials to Aurora communities in 1953. Why does APLD need a Bookmobile when we have three locations? “We...

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Ask Grandpa: On stopping scams, pre-teen responsibility

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Grandpa says: Grandpa recently received information from the attorney general advising of a COVID-19 survey scam. The OAG wrote, “consumers are reportedly receiving unsolicited E-mails and text messages asking them to complete a survey about the Pfizer, Moderna, or AstraZeneca vaccine. In exchange, consumers are offered a free product, but...

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Jose Abreu continues Sox leadership; Cubs thinner

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By Woodrow Carroll Through Sunday, Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox’ was the team leader in runs batted in (RBI) with 78.. Abreu will have to do something spectacular to average an RBI per game which he did last season when he drove in 60 runs in the shortened...

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More than 30 venues open on First Fridays in Aurora

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First Fridays in downtown Aurora will feature more than 30 venues open with art, music, and more August 6. Yetee Station will open its new arcade space at 11 N. Broadway in the former Arenkill’s Loan Bank storefront. Owner Mike Mancuso recently renovated the spot while the temporary arcade location...

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Movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington at Cantigny Park August 12

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The Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park and the League of Women Voters of Wheaton continue their acclaimed Civic Awareness Series with an in-person viewing of the 1939 movie classic Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. The movie will be shown on the screen at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12,...

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Montini, Downers North, coaches seek full football balance

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By Bob Narang Montini Catholic High School head football coach Mike Bukovsky is among coaches and players ready for a full regular season. After the 2020 football season was delayed until the late March, and shortened to a six-game regular season without any playoffs, the State is set to resume...

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Geneva’s Katie Keller of NIU a SID Academic All America

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Northern Illinois University softball player Katie Keller continues to add to her list of accolades. The Huskie junior from Geneva High School was named to the College Sports Information Directors (SID) of America Academic All-America® Team CoSIDA announced Thursday. “I think this is something she’s been striving for since she...

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NIU Huskie baseball sound academically

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The Northern Illinois University Huskies’ baseball team has been recognized by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) for its success in the classroom the past academic year by being honored with the ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award. “It’s great to see our team continue to be recognized for their academic...

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Test: To overcome COVID-19 in high school football

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August brings football in the sports whirl, professional, college, and high school. If the COVID-19 will relent, plans are for full schedules at all levels. Many high school games last Spring were canceled because of COVID virus. The modified schedule called for six games maximum. Some schools played as few...

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Proper, complete, treatment must be the medical goal

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More than a decade ago, Dr. Bernard Bahari, MD, treated his patients with ReVia (Naltrexone Hydrochloride) and found that many of them couldn’t afford it. He advised them to cut the pills in half, then in half again. At that point, it became impossible to make a real cut into...

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Mosquitoes: West Nile Virus near Geneva

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The Kane County Health Department has been alerted to mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile Virus. This batch was collected by an independent contractor near Geneva and is the first that has tested positive this year. West Nile virus is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito that has...

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Kane County Health Department vaccine in Elgin

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The Kane County Health Department (KCHD), in partnership with Illinois Department of Public Health, will provide COVID vaccines at upcoming community COVID vaccination clinics. • Thursday, Aug. 5, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Food for Greater Elgin Vaccination Event, 1553 Commerce Drive, Elgin. • Saturday, Aug. 7, 9...

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Naperville, masks for government buildings

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After consulting with health authorities and reviewing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) latest masking guidance, the city government of Naperville will reinstate the use of face coverings for all visitors to government buildings which was set to begin Tuesday, Aug. 3. Participants in board and Commission meetings,...

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Small green spaces can provide happy habitat for birds

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North America has lost three billion birds since 1970, according to a study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It is a 30% decrease. This statistic may feel devastating and overwhelming, but Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle, a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator, said you don’t have to feel helpless. There are...

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