NASCAR Xfinity Series standings through July 3
Dawson Cram -7
Justin Marks 1
Andre Castro 1
Dexter Stacey 2
Brent Sherman 3
Natalie Decker 3
Mason Massey 5
2023 NHL draft
The draft took place June 28-29 in Nashville, Tenn.. Round 1, top 15 picks1, Connor Bedard, Center, 5-10, 185 pounds2, Leo Carlsson, C, 6-2, 1943, Adam Fantilli, C, 6-2, 1954, William Smith, C, 6-0, 1805, David Reinbacher, D, 6-2, 1946, Dmitriy Simashev, D, 6-4, 1987, Matvei Michkov, R, 5-10, 1728,
The continuim in sports: Youth must be served
Reflection on the sports whirl often varies from season to season, from purpose to purpose, and locale to locale. July is for conclusions of baseball and softball in our communities. On the national scene the focus includes Major League Baseball (MLB), professional golf tours, auto racing, especially NASCAR this month
Paramount Theatre announces cast
Aurora’s Paramount Theatre, the Nation’s largest musical theater subscription house, has announced the cast and creative team for its 12th Broadway Series opener, the beloved, doo-wop R&B sensation Little Shop of Horrors, August 30-October 15. Opening night will be Friday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. For tickets and information, visit
Matt Hanson backs budgets
Emphasizing the need to responsibly prioritize resources on the issues families are concerned about, State representative Matt Hanson, D-Aurora, backed a compassionate and responsible budget that fully funds support for classrooms, local police departments, and lifesaving health care residents depend on. “The budget is an opportunity for us to outline
Recently-developed semaglutide offers weight loss
Semaglutide was developed in 2012 by the Novo Nordisk company. It mimics the action of incretin glucagon-like peptide – 1 (GLP-1). It reportedly increases insulin secretion which removes excess sugar from the blood. It is still under patent and offered to the market as several trade name products; Ozempic (injection),
DuPage County Board allocates funds for CRC building
The DuPage County Board Tuesday, June 27 voted to allocate funds for the DuPage County Health Department to build a $25.8 million Crisis Recovery Center (CRC), which will expand the behavioral health crisis system in DuPage County. The 33,000-square-foot building will be connected to the Linda A. Kurzawa Community Center,
Immigrants’ to receive personal State IDs
By Peter Hancock Immigrants in Illinois with or without permission from U.S. immigration authorities will soon be able to obtain standard driver’s licenses that can be used for identification. Governor JB Pritzker Friday, June 30 signed House Bill 3882, which will phase out the “Temporary Visitor Driver’s License,” or TVDL,
Freedom continues to dwindle despite U.S. Constitution
By John & Nisha Whitehead The government is goosestepping all over our freedoms. Case in point: America’s founders did not want a military government ruled by force. Rather, they opted for a republic bound by the rule of law: The U.S. Constitution. Yet, over the course of the past 240-plus
A Focus on History: July 6 through July 12
July 6 In Hartford, Conn., a fire breaks out under the big top of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, to kill 167 individuals and injure 682. The cause of the fire was unknown, but it spread at incredible speed, racing up the canvas of the circus tent.
Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshal Paul Konrad!
Aurora will celebrate the Nation’s 247th birthday with a grand parade Tuesday, July 4 through downtown with more than 60 exciting parade units led by our 2023 Grand Marshal WGN Television Weather Anchor & Aurora Native Paul Konrad! But even before the parade steps off, there are amazing things happening: