By Beth Hundsdorfer & Hannah Meisel In courtrooms around the state early this week, judges conducted the first hearings under a new system that determines whether a defendant will be jailed while awaiting trial based on dangerousness and risk of fleeing prosecution, rather than their ability to post bail. The...
Vernon LaVia 1963-2023 The late man about town in Aurora, in many ways, and family man strictly, died Sunday, Sept. 17.
With an early-evening mass and awards banquet, Aurora Catholic Education Foundation (ACEF) celebrated its 50th anniversary Monday, Sept. 18. Activities opened when Rev. David J. Malloy, bishop of Rockford diocese, led a 5:30 p.m. mass at St. Peter Church in Aurora. After the mass, more than 100 people attended an...
State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) held her annual Kids Expo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at Aurora Phillips Park Family Aquatic Center. Free fun, educational activities and refreshments for families were offered. Highlights included an Aurora Fire Department engine, IDOT cherry picker, helicopter from Superior Air-Ground...
In spite of what a few still may think, space is a premium in newspapers. We want to reflect our Counties’ populations and be focused on our readers. This space is happily providing photos of Mexican Independence and the celebration of Jewish New Year 5784, both in Aurora. We provide...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council is considering a Resolution authorizing the director of the Purchasing Department to execute a contract with Hitchcock Design Group for preliminary design services for Millennium Plaza in the amount of $70,000.00. Information was provided at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting, Tuesday,...
Reprint from September 24, 2020Third of four parts Hospitals in the United States are considering a concept known as “hospital at home.” It is according to an article by Nate Berg, published in FastCompany, magazine and online journal. “That’s the basis of another hospital-at-home startup, Dispatch Health. Based in Denver,...
By Russ George Guest speaker for the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley’s September 14 membership meeting, was Maricela (Mari) Perez-Renteria, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, a nurse practitioner and owner of Santa Maria Health, in Aurora. Mari worked for Aunt Martha’s for 17 years prior to the opening of Santa Maria Health....
Join Faith In Place for its September Monthly Call where they will unveil the revamped Faith in Place Energy Program for Houses of Worship at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, exchange ideas, and collaborate, on making our sacred spaces and community hubs more environmentally...
“Be slow to fall into friendship. But when thou art in, continue firm and constant.” —Socrates What a precious gift is friendship. To give and receive. Another person thinks friendship with you has value and merit. They trust you with their secrets and know your most intimate life details. They...
A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 23. Collecting seeds and cutting and stacking invasive brush will be on the agenda. Tools are provided but feel free to bring your favorite loppers and hand cutters. Bliss Woods...
The Chas must confess that he has not been very observant where chimneys are concerned. Contrary to what he wrote in his previous essay, there are chimneys facing the street; moreover, there are chimneys in the front of some houses. Sorry for the confusion. Speaking of confusion, our resident UFO...
By Mary GoetschAurora, Ill. I think the real problem on the shift to electric vehicles (EV) is the costly manufacture of their batteries. I admit to electric-car anxiety. My fear warrants trying to rely on the car I have, a 2016 Chevy Spark with 25,000 miles, for the rest of...
Ingredients2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened1 1/2 cup white sugar1 teaspoon Mexican vanilla extract2 (8 ounce) cans refrigerated crescent rolls1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 cup butter, room temperature1/4 cup honey Directions1. Preheat an oven to 350 F and grease a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. 2. Beat the...
What you make of life may not be wholly true.A Captain, you see, must depend on his crew,The crew needs a Captain who knows what to do,And both need a seaworthy ship to have, too.The publisher needs some good authors to thrive,And authors need publishers to keep them alive,But each...
By Bela “Bill” SuhaydaSugar Grove, Ill. The sun, with its warming and cooling cycles, is by far the largest variable to the warming or cooling of our planet. It is actually the only source of light and heat energy excluding lava flows. Nothing else even comes close to having the...
Thursday, Sept. 21Upstate EightLarkin at Fenton, 7:30Non-conferenceGlenbard West at Leyden, 6 Friday, Sept. 22Chicagoland Christian*McNamara at Aurora Christian, 7Wheaton Academy at St. Edward, 7DuKaneGeneva at Glenbard North, 7St. Charles East at Lake Park, 7St. Charles North at Wheaton Warr. S., 7Wheaton North at Batavia, 7DuPage ValleyMetea Valley at Waubonsie Valley,...
The American Association of Professional Baseball (AAPB) announced Monday, Sept. 18, that Kane County Cougars general manager and vice president Curtis Haug was named the 2023 AAPB Executive of the Year Award winner. Haug joined the Cougars organization in 1993. Over the years he worked in many roles with the...
By Bobby Narang Willowbrook and Downers Grove South High Schools hooked up for a memorable early-season football clash in the West Suburban Gold Friday, Sept. 15. Downers South came into the key Conference game without a victory, in spite playing its first three games at home. The Willowbrook possessed a...
By Woodrow Carroll The last time the University of Illinois football team faced Penn State prior to the Saturday, Sept. 16 meeting in Champaign, the two schools engaged in a memorable nine-overtime game ultimately won by the Fighting Illini, 20-18, in 2021. The game last weekend had absolutely none of...
