Thu, Nov. 9at California Lutheran University, L 63-71Sat, Nov. 11at University of La VerneWed, Nov. 15, 7 p.m.vs. Aurora UniversitySat, Nov. 18, 7 p.m.vs. Anderson UniversityTue, Nov. 21, 7 p.m.at Benedictine UniversityWed, Nov. 29, 7 p.m.vs. Augustana CollegeSat, Dec. 2, 7:15 p.m.at Wheaton CollegeWed, Dec. 6, 7 p.m.at Carthage CollegeSat,
The elite teams in the Fall season adopt a special perspective. Excellence is rewarded from high schools up though the pro ranks. Some of us call it crunch time. Is it rewards of winning more games than losing? Playoffs loom and/or are in existence. The Chicago Bears have seven games
At 98 years, Margaret Gustavson is embracing a new church. The Aurora resident is the eldest member of the former Aurora Advent Christian Church. Aurora Advent and Redeemer Community Church, formerly of Oswego, but sharing Aurora Advent facilities since 2022, merged Easter Sunday. During a Redeemer rededication service, Gustavson joined
Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, is pleased to announce her continued partnership with The Marine Corps Toys for Tots program for the upcoming holiday season. As a part of this initiative, Kifowit’s district office, 1677 Montgomery Road, Suite 116 in Aurora, will serve as a drop-off location for new
It’s that time of year when… the Elgin Symphony Orchestra joins with the Elgin Master Chorale to present three opportunities to celebrate the holiday season with festive music, favorite carols, dance performances by students from the Integrity School of Dance, and a guest appearance by Santa Claus. This year’s “Holiday
Plano Rockin’ Christmas activities will take place the first weekend in December. Activities include sponsoring Holiday dinner gift cards for families in the community, parade, Christmas music played by Emily G. Johns School 6th Grade Band and Choir and Plano Middle School Choir, window decorating, and refreshments. The 2023 Plano
The Sons of the American Legion of Plano Post #395 will have an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 19. Breakfast will be served at the American Legion Post at 510 E. Dearborn St. in Plano. The event is open to the public and in
A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve from 9 a m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 25. We will be cutting and stacking invasive brush. Tools are provided, but feel free to bring your favorite loppers and hand cutters. Bliss Woods is a beautiful, high-quality
By John & Nisha Whitehead We are one year out from the 2024 presidential election and as usual, the American people remain eager to be persuaded that a new president in the White House can solve the problems that plague us. Yet, what is being staged is not an election.
November 16 Joseph Goebbels publishes in the German magazine Das Reich that “The Jews wanted the war, and now they have it”—referring to the Nazi propaganda scheme to shift the blame for the world war on to European Jewry, thereby giving the Nazis a rationalization for the so-called Final Solution.
Receiving mail from your hometown while on active military duty is a welcomed surprise. For those stationed away from home during the holiday season, that surprise is even more special. The City of Aurora’s annual Gifts from Home program honors active military personnel from Aurora by providing them with a
The Aurora community will salute heroes on Veterans Day who bravely served our country and returned home to continue serving in many ways throughout the community. With the theme ‘Serving Our Country, Serving Our Community,’ the annual Aurora Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony will begin at 10:15 a.m. on Saturday,
A special unveiling Thursday, Nov. 9, in Aurora, brought tears to the eyes of some of the veterans in attendance. East Aurora School District 131 assembled a group of veterans, educators, students, and community supporters to unveil the new Veterans Memorial Monument, located at the main flagpole in the East
By Jerry Nowicki Illinois received another credit upgrade Tuesday, the same day a legislative committee once again scrutinized governor JB Pritzker’s administration for its handling of unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. The upgrade came from Fitch Ratings, the last remaining holdout of the nation’s three major credit reporting agencies
Two undefeated Division III college football teams kept their victory streaks alive. The undefeated Aurora University football Spartans continued blazing a trail of gridiron greatness by defeating Lakeland University, 70-14, last weekend.
Our big world expands well beyond our local interests, yet, all events take on a local train of thought. Such an example is the U.S. Department of Energy Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia. It is a national perspective, however, that it is in Batavia, we see it with a
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council joined with the global community in an International Day of Mourning to reflect on the lives lost internationally and recommit to unity, peace, and understanding at the Committee of the Whole meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 7. Tuesday, Nov. 7 was the one-month anniversary of
The Oswego Village Board approved, Tuesday, Nov. 7, a special use and preliminary/final planned unit of development to allow for the construction of an outdoor, 24,000-seat cricket stadium on 33 acres near Orchard Road and Tuscany Drive.
Reprinted from November 28, 2019First of four parts With the holidays here, most families look forward to sharing special times with their families. But mothers in prison aren’t likely to see their families this Thanksgiving, or any other day. Nearly two-thirds of imprisoned mothers have never received a visit from
