Month: July 2022

Radiothon July 8 will be a benefit to Fox Valley hungry

Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry will join 95.9 The River, asking for community support to ensure no one goes hungry in the Fox Valley this Summer. One in eight children in Illinois faces hunger. Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry is combining its two largest fundraising events, Radiothon and Gala. and...

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Gardens’ Tour at Covenant Living at the Holmstad

Residents at Covenant Living at the Holmstad, a senior living community in Batavia, are excited to be host to a tour their gardens from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16. It is in conjunction with the Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners as part of their annual garden tour event...

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Event July 12 for late Naperville resident

Eight months ago, a tragic event at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas took the life of 21-year-old Naperville resident and University of Dayton senior, Franco Patino. In his memory, Dayton students, family, and friends will hold a fundraising event to support the Franco Patino Memorial Endowed Fund for students...

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Remains today: Declaration of independence from tyranny

By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Imagine living in a country where armed soldiers crash through doors to arrest and imprison citizens merely for criticizing government officials. Imagine that in this very same country, you’re watched all the time, and if you look even a little bit suspicious, the...

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A Focus on History: June 7 through July 13

July 7 Mary Harris “Mother” Jones begins “The March of the Mill Children”, when, accompanied part of the way by children. She walked from Philadelphia to president Theodore Roosevelt’s home on Long Island, N.Y. to protest the plight of child laborers. One of her demands: Reduce the children’s work week...

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