Batavia Park District’s Summer Camps open for 2021
In the file photo sent by the Batavia Park District to promote the Batavia Park District’s Camps all Summer, kids wave prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Weighing the changes in conservatives, liberals
As a broken-down professor of American politics, I was asked this question recently: What do the terms conservative and liberal mean today in American political life? I think the question is important because: 1) the human animal craves context to help him or her navigate the world; 2) the terms
DuPage County high school football season memorable
By Bobby Narang The DuPage County high school football season turned out to be a short, but memorable one. With the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) shortening the season to six games and electing not to have a playoff because of the coronavirus pandemic, the this year’s Spring season definitely
Baseball trades fodder for controversy, can be inconclusive
By Woodrow Carroll Trades are a part of the professional sports world and can engender plenty of controversy. Of course, we often have to wait a lengthy time to reasonably know who got the better of the deals. Prior to the 2017 Major League Baseball season, the Chicago White Sox
Oswego East High School’s triangular
Sprinters from Oswego, Oswego East, and Minooka, High Schools break from the starting line at Oswego East’s triangular last week.
Aurora University’s Nick Malmberg pitches against Benedictine University
Aurora University’s Nick Malmberg releases a pitch against Benedictine University in a 7-6 Spartan victory Sunday, May 9, at Schmid Field in Montgomery.
Aurora University’s Paul Dobravec swings
Aurora University’s Paul Dobravec (Naperville North High School) prepares to swing the bats against Benedictine University in a 7-6 victory Sunday, May 9, at Schmid Field in Montgomery.
With few exceptions, the long haul counts significantly
It is the long haul which counts in this season’s Major League Baseball with a planned 162 games. Last season’s COVID-19-shortend season to 60 games was an entirely different approach and was necessary. With ups and downs for both Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs, each with injury problems and
Danny Gutierrez: Top secret at DMZ, Debonairs’ icon
By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club named Danny Gutierrez May 2021 Veteran of the Month. He was born in Aurora, May 11, 1949, grew up on the East Side, and was graduated from Roncalli High School in 1967. At age six, Danny started playing guitar and formed
Retraining helps veterans
Veterans who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, can receive assistance from the Veterans Administration (VA) which has launched the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program (VRRAP). Veterans participating in VRRAP will receive up to 12 months of tuition and fees and a monthly housing allowance based on Post-9/11 GI
Aurora Carillon Lions Club honors veterans
Aurora Carillon Lions Club members pose at the Veterans Memorial Island Park, in Aurora, May 11 to honor the veterans who served our country.
Salute to veteran Bob Pennington, 96 years old
U.S. Army veteran Bob Pennington of St. Charles last week turned 96 years old and the St. Charles Veterans organization planned a vehicle parade salute with signs, waving, and good wishes.
Paul Simon-Jim Edgar Award seeks statesmanship
By Jim Edgar and John Shaw We announced last Fall that we established the Paul Simon-Jim Edgar Award to celebrate statesmanship in Illinois. Although we have no formula to offer that magically ends partisanship in Illinois, quiets rancor, and forges a sense of shared destiny, we believe this award will
Aurora Noon Lions Club rib dinner fundraiser May 19
Aurora Noon Lions Club will hold a barbecue rib dinner fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, at Luigi’s Pizza, 732 Prairie Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Diners may eat in or pickup dinners at a drive-thru in the parking lot. Menu choices are ribs
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry to help military May 28
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, 1110 Jericho Road in Aurora, will hold a first drive-thru free food distribution for military personnel on Memorial Day weekend Friday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to noon. Invited are veterans, active-duty personnel and Gold Star families. Pantry volunteers will load patrons’ vehicles with bags
U.S. public distracted by political spectacle, oblivious
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead The U.S. government, in its pursuit of so-called monsters, has become a monster. It is not a new development, nor is it a revelation. It is a government that in recent decades has unleashed untold horrors upon the world, including its own citizenry,
A Focus on History: May 13 through May 19
May 13 The U.S. Congress overwhelmingly votes in favor of U.S. president James K. Polk’s request to declare war on Mexico in a dispute over Texas. Under the threat of war, the United States had refrained from annexing Texas after the latter won independence from Mexico in 1836. – 1846.
Aurora Urban Youth Ministry to hold barbecue fundraiser May 13
Urban Youth Ministry (UYM), a program of Wayside Cross Ministries in Aurora, will hold a drive-thru barbecue dinner fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 13. The public is invited to the event in the Westminster Presbyterian Church parking lot, 10 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. Robin Sterkel,
2021 CFFRV Scholarship Program: 330 Students Receive Scholarships for College
The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley is pleased to announce the award recipients of the 2021 CFFRV Scholarship Program. Scholarships totaling $1,441,850 for use during the next four years were recently awarded to 330 area students. These students, who will attend colleges and universities throughout the United States,
Aurora poet laureate Karen Fullett-Christensen reads a tribute to Aurora’s Robert J. O’Connor on his retirement
— A tribute to Robert J. O’Connor on his retirement read by Aurora’s poet laureate Karen Fullett-Christensen — Alderman-at-large and the 58th mayor of Aurora, Bob O’Connor receives a farewell salute for his 36 years as member of the Aurora City Council, Friday, May 7 outside of the Aldermen’s Office,