Boys High School Basketball: West Aurora vs. Plainfield South
West Aurora High School’s Dirk Nickson, left, shoots over Plainfield South’s Nolan Gerdich, 0, Friday, Jan. 7.
Boys High School basketball: East Aurora vs. West Aurora
East Aurora High School’s Ralph Clark, 12, rebounds against West Aurora’s Ty Rogers, left, Saturday, Jan. 8. Host East Aurora won, 67-61.
High school boys basketball Schedule Jan. 14 -17, results Jan. 4 -10
Monday, Jan. 17Burlington CentralFifth Place, 9 a.m.Third Place, 10:30 a.m.Championship, noonFenwickFenwick vs. Glenbard West, 1New Trier vs. Bolingbrook, 2:30GenevaElk Grove vs. Prairie Ridge, 10:30 a.m.Yorkville vs. Montini, noonStevenson vs. St. Charles N., 1:30Hampshire vs. Lake Park, 3West Aurora vs. Marist, 4:30York vs. Neuqua Valley, 6Downers Grove S. vs. Geneva, 7:30LakesSeventh
High school girls basketball results Jan. 6-10
Monday, Jan. 10Aurora Central Cath. 60, Yorkville Christ. 31Larkin 52, Harvest Christian 30Montini 56, Providence 43St. Edward 57, Elgin 38 Saturday, Jan. 8Chicago Christian 42, Wheaton Acad. 38Downer Grove N. 43, York 42Elgin 54, Harvest Christian 49Geneva 54, Wheaton North 51Glenbard West 33, Oak Park-R.F. 30Hinkley B.R. 53, Westmont 38Lake
College football results Dec. 28, 2021 – Jan. 10
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) select bowl gamesMonday, Jan. 10College Football Playoff National Championship, Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., Georgia 33, Alabama, 18 FCS championship gameSaturday, Jan. 8North Dakota State 38, Montana State 10 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) select bowl gamesTuesday, Jan. 4Texas Bowl, NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, Kansas
Montini Catholic building for girls basketball success
By Bobby Narang Montini Catholic head coach Shannon Spanos finally will get an opportunity to make her own mark in the high school playoffs. After taking over the varsity girls basketball program following the surprising departure of long-time coach Jason Nichols in May 2020, Spanos dealt with a shortened first
Girls High School Basketball: East Aurora vs. West Aurora
East Aurora High School’s Mia Moore, 25, shoots and is defended by West Aurora’s Riley Mont Saturday, Jan. 8.
On football and futbol
By Woodrow Carroll Thanks to Daniel Carlson’s game-winning 47-yard field goal when time expired in overtime, the Las Vegas Raiders defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, 35-32, and earn a berth in the National Football League (NFL) playoffs. In the process, the Raiders stopped potential conspiracy theorists, likely centered in the
Rivalry games provide extra focus at all levels
Rival game results count greater than the average regular-season game. Counts a great deal more than just any game. Some fans pay attention only to the rivalry games. Thus, the eye-popping results made a lasting impression in the Friday, Jan. 7 rival varsity boys basketball game in Elgin: Visiting Larkin
Ray McGury resigns from Naperville Park District; Wilson appointed
Executive director Ray McGury, who has led the Naperville Park District as its executive director for more than 13 years, has resigned from the agency’s lead role effective close of business February 1 to pursue another opportunity. Under his leadership, the District achieved a multitude of accomplishments and received a
2021 Year in Review Photos Part 3
The Weisner Ice Rink cuts a pretty picture in the Aurora Festival of Lights in Phillips Park created by the Aurora Rotary Club.
Tom Banning: U.S. Air Force to full safety engineer
By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club Herschel Luckinbill Veteran of the Month for January is Tom Banning. Tom, born March 10, 1945, grew up in St. Clair, Mich.. He lived just a few blocks from downtown and the St. Clair River. He played high school basketball, football,
Submarines Aurora Navy League focus
You do not need to be a member of the Navy League, or have a reservation, to attend the in-person meeting. The general public is welcome. The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday, Jan. 18 dinner meeting at the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and
Stephanie Kifowit supports wellness checks
Continuing her efforts to support veterans in Illinois, State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, filed legislation to urge Congress to create a national program to help check on veterans to make sure they are receiving the proper care they need. “As a veteran, I understand that one of our most sacred
State representative Kifowit announces re-election bid
State representative Stephanie Kifowit announced her re-election campaign for the Illinois House of Representatives Tuesday, Jan. 11. Kifowit will run in the new 84th Illinois House District. “I have been honored to serve in the Illinois House representing the people of the great State of Illinois. I grew up in
Booster vaccines in Batavia, ages 12-15
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) announces Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination appointments for youths ages 12 to 15 at the Kane Vax Hub in Batavia. January 3, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and expanded it to include a single booster
Danger points pose threats to our collective freedoms
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Despotism has become our new normal. Digital tyranny, surveillance. Intolerance, cancel culture, censorship. Lockdowns, mandates, government overreach. Supply chain shortages, inflation. Police brutality, home invasions, martial law. The loss of bodily integrity, privacy, autonomy. These acts of tyranny by an authoritarian government long
A Focus on History: January 13 through January 19
January 13 Pope Honorius II grants a papal sanction to the military order known as the Knights Templar, declaring it to be an army of God. – 1128. January 14 The theologian, musician, philosopher, and Nobel Prize-winning physician Albert Schweitzer is born on this day in 1875 in Upper-Alsace, Germany,
Groundhog Day: The Musical to open at Paramount Theatre
Imagine being stuck in a time loop, waking up, and realizing you’re living the same day over and over and over and over again. Set your alarm to see Groundhog Day: The Musical, based on the classic Bill Murray film comedy, because the forecast calls for Paramount artistic director Jim