Year: 2022

Sports

Football teams’ aims this week: State championships

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By Bobby Narang The end of November always signals a special time of the season in high school sports in Illinois. With the first week of boys basketball starting on the Monday week of Thanksgiving, it is followed by State football eight-class football championships on the weekend. It’s a busy...

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Rescue the plan in State major college football fortunes

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By Woodrow Carroll The University if Illinois’ 19-17 defeat at Michigan Saturday, Nov. 19 had the look of a moral victory given the host Wolverines were 18-point favorites. However, it was a defeat never-the-less. The Illini, who looked to have a lock on the Big Ten West Division championship a...

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QBs Thorne, McCarthy, stellar in Michigan venues

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The two starting quarterbacks at the two Big Ten Conference universities in Michigan are from in and close to DuPage County, northern Illinois. Starters at both the University of Illinois and Northwestern University (NU) are from out of state. Payton Thorne, 6-2. 210 junior, is the starting quarterback at Michigan...

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Mugs of hot cocoa will be flowing in downtown Aurora

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Aurora Downtown once again will have mugs flowing with hot cocoa throughout downtown. The downtown organization will be host to the fourth annual Cocoa Crawl December 2 as part of its First Fridays events. To participate in the hot cocoa sampling from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., patrons will be...

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Aurora Festival of Lights ready

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With one mile of sparking lights and one month of magical nights, the 16th season of the Aurora Festival of Lights Drive-Thru will open on Friday, Nov. 25! One of the largest free drive-thru holiday light displays in the region, the Aurora Festival of Lights runs from Friday, Nov. 25...

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Fox Valley Chorus Fall season will open December 11

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The Fox Valley Festival Chorus (FVFC) announces its Fall season concert, set for 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora. “Christmas Classics” will highlight Irving Berlin’s classic Christmas songs, as well as contemporary holiday melodies, and selections from Daniel Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata...

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Breakfast, blood drive, Dec. 4 in Aurora

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Faith Lutheran Church, 3000 Liberty St. in Aurora, will hold a pancake breakfast and blood drive from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 4.The menu includes regular and red velvet pancakes, bacon, sausage, fruit and coffee. Tickets are $5 per person or $20 per family. Proceeds will support Faith...

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Fourth Annual Operation Welcome You Home Secret Santa

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The season of giving brings such joy to many of us, but for some veterans and their families it is often a struggle to make it merry. Operation Welcome You Home is trying to ensure that these veterans and their families do have an amazing holiday by providing a Secret...

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Navigating the journey to electric vehicles (EVs)

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While electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more popular in Illinois, many have questions they need answered before deciding if zero-emission vehicles are right for them. The free, virtual event starts at 6 p.m. on December 1, 2022. ComEd and Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC) coalition will host “Navigating the Journey...

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Pet of the Week: Hope: Lap cat, loves to lay and love

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Hope is a female Domestic Shorthair Tortie who was born June 5, 2022. Those looking for a friend to keep their lap warm this Winter, look no further! Hope loves to lay around and watch television while receiving non-stop pettings. She enjoys picking up toys and carrying them around. She...

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Montgomery Beautification host to holiday contest

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The Montgomery Beautification Committee will be host to its annual Holiday Decorations Contest to recognize homes and businesses for outstanding Holiday decorations that contribute to making “Montgomery Merry & Bright.” Registration is now open for the contest, which kicks off the holiday season in the Village. Residents can nominate their...

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Toy That Built America at Cantigny Park Dec. 7

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Cantigny Park continues its Headlines from History series with “The Toy that Built America,” a presentation by Bruce Watson, author of “The Man Who Changed How Boys and Toys Were Made.” The free program, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, will take place in person at the Cantigny Park Visitors...

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A Focus on History: November 24 through November 30

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November 24 On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, a groundbreaking scientific work by British naturalist Charles Darwin, is published in England. Darwin’s theory argued that organisms gradually evolve through a process he called natural selection. In natural selection, organisms with genetic variations that suit their environment...

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Surveillance society on the increase around the world

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By John & Nisha Whitehead The votes are in. No matter who runs for office, no matter who controls the White House, Senate, or the House of Representatives now or in the future, “we the people” already have lost. We have lost because the future of this Nation is being...

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Thanksgiving Celebration of Music and Friendship in Aurora

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InterFaith Aurora will be host to its 15th annual Thanksgiving Celebration of Music and Friendship, Sunday, Nov. 20th beginning at 3 p.m., at Society 57, 100 S. River Street, Aurora, Ill.. All presenting songs and religious praise from diverse groups throughout the Aurora area will celebrate this year’s theme: “Praying...

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Approved: Right to organize

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By Peter Hancock Illinois voters have approved a State constitutional amendment guaranteeing workers the right to organize and engage in collective bargaining. Estimates compiled by multiple media outlets projected Tuesday, Nov. 15 that the ballot measure had support on an estimated 53% of the total ballots cast in the election,...

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Thanksgiving Day season offers positive thoughts

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Is our glass half full, or half empty? Much of our perspective depends on expectation, experience, exceptions. Life is filled with challenges in various forms. If the mind-set is that perfection is the only acceptable form, disappointment will be in the saddle on our journeys through life. If we truly...

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