Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry volunteers fill 750 backpacks with school supplies
Volunteers fill 750 backpacks with school supplies Wednesday for a giveaway by Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry.
Aurora Ward 1 Back to School Bash
Families in Aurora, in line hours prior to the start of the Ward 1 Back to School Bash last weekend.
Church, Pantry, serve families with annual drive-through
A drive-through pantry at a Naperville church Saturday, Aug. 13 served 383 families, including 951 children. Calvary Church, 9S200 S. Route 59, was host to the second annual event from noon to 2 p.m. in collaboration with Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora. Rebecca Dunnigan, Interfaith outreach and special
Dr. Renteria, Fres Oquendo, to launch Chicago youth center
Heavyweight hall of fame boxer, Fres Oquendo and international award-winning author, Dr. Robert Renteria of North Aurora, revealed a plan to launch a new youth development center in Chicago, their publicist announced recently. Dr. Renteria, spokesman for From the Barrio Foundation, and Fres Oquendo, founder of Fres Oquendo Boxing Academy
Traditional powerhouses, Wheaton North, Nazareth, ready to go
By Bobby Narang The 2022 high school football season is shaping up to be memorable and the season hasn’t started. The second full season since the coronavirus pandemic upended the 2020 Fall season will features many storylines to watch. Two of them involves a pair of a traditional powerhouses, Wheaton
Illini seek plus-500 football season, start Aug. 27
By Woodrow Carroll Bret Bielema’s second season as the University of Illinois head football coach will kick off at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. The Fighting Illini will be host to the University of Wyoming Cowboys. This season will present more than a few challenges for Bielema and the Illini.
Christian Rago head coach in Aurora Central football
By Al Benson Christian Rago, first-year head football coach and assistant dean/instructor at Aurora Central Catholic High School, is ready to begin his first journey as a head coach. Rago, of Sugar Grove, led the football Chargers in preseason drills that started August 8. In addition to coaching, the Woodstock
Fall sports ready to roll: Expectations, intrigue, here
Sports competition offers something nearly for everyone. Fans seek the thrill of competition, dramatic finishes, and sterling champions. Participants’ mode is wide ranging, depending on the level of skill and accomplishment. Glory, gold, and gratitude may be equal of thrill competition, perfection, and advancement. We enter into a phase as
Senior Services Associates staples: BBQ, pie
When things get tough, serve BBQ, and make pie! That has been a winning strategy of Senior Services Associates for many years, and they certainly know how to put the fun in fundraisers! Senior Services Associates in Kendall, Kane, and McHenry Counties are a senior citizen’s best friend, offering information
100th birthday salute to Edward Bye in Villa Park
The 100th birthday salute to Edward Bye in Villa Park, a proud member of the U.S Coast Guard, drew a crowd.
Fluffy, tall, distinctive, grasses augment landscapes
By Ryan Pankau Nothing beats the light and airy look of tall, distinctive, grasses in a landscape arrangement. The fluffy seedheads and slender, attractive, stems practically dance in the wind on breezy days, and add texture as well as a structural element to any landscape bed. For many years, there
Aurora Luxemburg Club meets with cardinal clergy member from Luxembourg
Jean-Claude Hollerich, a cardinal clergy member from Luxembourg, right, meets with members of the Aurora Luxemburg recently in Aurora.
Pet of the Week: Petite mama Ellie looking for home
Ellie is a female Domestic Shorthair Tiger who was born in June 2020. Ellie is a sweet mama who is teeny at just seven pounds. She is very social and quick to greet any visitors. Ellie especially loves to watch out a window or lay in a lap. Ellie is
B-25 takes flight at Aurora Municipal Airport
Enthusiasts fly in a B-25 at the Aurora Municipal Airport courtesy of the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) Chapter 579.
Wesley United Methodist Church backpack donations
A congregant at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora brings a backpack donation forward during worship Sunday, Aug. 14.
Kids’ robotics registration open for Fox Valley, Batavia
Fox Valley Robotics and Batavia Robotics (FVR/BR) registration is open for their 21st season this year with new robotics challenges for kids in first through 12th grades. • The LegoWolves Division for first through third graders will take on the new challenge “SuperPowered”. These young kids will work with LEGO®
Important element in Constitution: Nonviolent free speech
By John & Nisha Whitehead “Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a
A Focus on History: August 18 through August 24
August 18 The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to guarantee women the right to vote, is ratified by Tennessee, for a two-thirds majority of state ratification necessary to make it the law of the land. – 1920. The Yangtze River in China peaks during a horrible flood that kills
Illinois government will contact other states
By Peter Hancock Democratic Party governor JB Pritzker said this week that he is actively reaching out to businesses in Indiana and other states that recently have passed restrictive abortion laws in hopes of luring those companies to Illinois. “Well, all ready I’ve reached out to companies that are affected
Juggler adjusts block party walk
A juggler/stilt-walker entertains at Aurora’s Stolp Avenue block party Friday, Aug. 5.