Aurora Noon Lions Club opened free monthly eye screenings for children Saturday, May 20. For children from six months to 16 years old, screenings take place from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Aurora Public Library West Branch, 233 Constitution Drive in Aurora. Due to lack of space at the...
The NCAA (Natiinal Collegiate Athletic Association) Division III baseball tournament selection committee announced the super regional host sites Monday, May 22 for the 2023 NCAA Division III Championships. The Aurora University Spartans, who swept visiting John Carroll University, 3-0, in the best of five regional series at Jim Schmid Field...
By Bobby Narang Naperville Central High School senior Gabe Dickerson will never forget the final week of the regular baseball season. May 16, he was named DuPage Valley Conference co-Pitcher of the Year with Neuqua Valley senior, Mark Mennecke. The next day, he officially signed his letter-of-intent to play baseball...
By Woodrow Carroll Jim Brown, one of the true greats of football, passed away last week at the age of 87. As is often the case, trying to determine how great Brown was is often tempered by factors not directly related to what Brown did on the playing field. Who...
High School Spring sports, with shorter seasons and often because rain affects outdoor sports, the seasons pass much too quickly. Photographers Steve Groth and Jim Ammenhauser will be at the boys State meet in Charleston, May 25-27, to capture events. Steve Groth shared photos with us from both boys Minooka...
Marmion Academy in Aurora was host to a groundbreaking ceremony for new turf Friday, May 5. Marmion Academy held its Groundbreaking Ceremonies and reception for the renovation of multi-sport Fichtel Field and the varsity baseball field. Construction of the new, artificial turf playing surface, track, and field event areas began...
With temps up, Summer seems all ready to be here. I’m ready for Summer fun, and my calendar is filling up quickly with events to help me enjoy the longer days. Here’s where I’ll be this Summer, so I thought I’d share these community events that shine the light on...
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) announced the 2023 GSNI Gold Award and 2023 GSNI Ambassador Scholarship recipients at its Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 29, at the Northern Illinois University Barsema Alumni Visitors Center in DeKalb. Each year through an application and interview process, GSNI awards scholarships to registered,...
Hours of the 1857 Tanner House Museum, 304 Oak Avenue, Aurora, will resume May 28 and tours will be offered every Sunday afternoon of the Summer through September 3. Admission is free, although donations are appreciated. Hours for the 45-minute tours are 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.. President of the...
The Aurora Carillon Lions Club members placed a Wreath at the Veterans Memorial May 17.
Aurora Police Department Officer Connor Marchetti, right, greets a drive-thru patron on Friday at Dunkin', 1255 N. Farnsworth Ave., during an annual fundraiser to benefit Illinois Special Olympics.
The Reverend John Bell, pastor at Wesley United Methodist Church Aurora, since 2013, will cap a decade of ministry with farewell events Saturday and Sunday, June 3-4. He will be guest of honor at a dinner at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 3, in the Gathering Place room at the Church....
One of the tell-tale signs that Summer is just around the corner is the announcement of the Downtown Naperville Summer sculptures! “We have seen dinosaurs, sailboats, dogs, pickup trucks, and so many other fun and creative sculptures over the years,” said Danielle Tufano, executive director of the Downtown Naperville Alliance....
Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care will be host to “An Evening with Kelly Corrigan” Tuesday, June 20, at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet. The lively conversation is billed as Telling Us More About Hope, Loss and Other Wonders. Much of the program will be a Q&A session on...
The Village of Oswego Public Works director and Village engineer, Jennifer Hughes, recently received a national award as a Top Ten Public Works Leader from the American Public Works Association (APWA). The prestigious award recognizes career service to the public works profession, as well as work ethic and dedication to...
May 25 With George Washington presiding, the Constitutional Convention formally convenes on this day in 1787. The convention faced a daunting task: The peaceful overthrow of the new American government as it had been defined by the Articles of Confederation. – 1787. Thousands of unemployed WWI veterans arrive in Washington,...
By John & Nisha Whitehead Once again, the police state is up to its old tricks, stoking tensions over whether or not the government is forced to shut down, even partially, due to a default on the national debt. Yet while these political games dominate news headlines, send the stock...
Attendees of Aurora Greenfest Saturday, May 13 get a close look at the fascinating world of cryogenics with Mr. Freeze.
By Andrew Adams and Hannah Meisel As the State General Assembly prepares to wrap up its Spring legislative session this week, Democratic Party lawmakers are advancing a bill that would mandate job postings to include a salary range in a move they say would promote equity within the workplace. Meanwhile,...
It was an historic and emotional day in Aurora recently when ground was broken on the first new public housing subdivision in nearly 50 years. More than 150 participants and witnesses gathered on Aurora’s West Side to usher in the next era of public housing, with the launching of the...
