Month: November 2023

Former Super Bowl champ Don Beebe, coach Aurora University football coach, seeks Division III championship

By Jori Parys Aurora native Don Beebe went to the Super Bowl four straight years in the early 1990s with the Buffalo Bills, before finally winning a title with the Green Bay Packers. He’s also coached Aurora Christian High School to two state championships. Now he’s trying to win another

Aurora Festival of Lights Opens Saturday, Nov. 25 for 17th Season

Aurora, Illinois Festival of Lights Opens Saturday, Nov. 25, for 17th Season

With one mile of sparking lights and one month of magical nights, the 17th season of the Aurora Festival of Lights drive-thru starts Saturday, Nov. 25, at 5 p.m.. One of the region’s largest free drive-thru holiday light displays, the Aurora Festival of Lights runs from Saturday, Nov. 25, through

Aurora Police Special Task Force Drug Bust

Aurora Police Department Task Force Special Agent Receives Commendation for Seizure of Dangerous Drugs

The Aurora Police Department is proud to announce that special agent Matthew Huber, of the Aurora Police Department, received two separate commendations from the Illinois MEG Directors Task Force Commanders Association earlier this month. Special agent Huber is assigned to the DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group (DuMEG), which is an initiative

More than 7,000 individuals start the Holiday Season in Aurora

Aurora started the holiday season in the merriest way on a mild weather night. More than 7,000 individuals were in downtown Aurora Friday, Nov. 17, for the annual Winter Lights Festival. The crowd counted down in unison as the Christmas tree was lit and cheered throughout the parade, which included

Aurora Deputy Chief of Police Matt Thomas, and Aurora Chief of Police Keith Cross

Aurora Chief of Police, Deputy, present update at COW

By Jason Crane Aurora Chief of Police Keith Cross and Deputy Chief of Police Matt Thomas presented an Aurora Police Department (APD) public safety technology update at the Committee of the Whole meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 21. The presentation outlined the ways the APD is leveraging technology to build a safer

Reader’s Voice: Personal account: Ukraine winning

November 15, 2023Dear editor; Ukraine is winning. After returning from my second trip to Ukraine this year I have a deep appreciation for the will of their people and beliefs in freedom. On my first trip during the month of May I volunteered with five organizations, chopping vegetables for meals,

Only 1/3 of imprisoned mothers see children

Reprinted from November 28, 2019Third of four parts Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit from their children. Jill McCorkel, professor of sociology and criminology, Villanova University in Philadelphia, submitted the following article to The Conversation. “…Distance is the main obstacle. Women’s prisons are fewer in number

Reader’s Commentary: Viewpoint: Our youth taught to hate our country

By Bela “Bill” Suhayda The youth of America are being taught to hate their country, free speech, free Enterprise, Jews, Christian values, secure borders, and fossil fuels. In place of these things, our young people are taught to embrace censorship, communism, anti-Semitism, secularism, open borders, climate change, and globalism. To