Year: 2023

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...

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Good work without recognition selfless, serving

Candlelight at the Inn will return to Garfield Farm Museum in the Durant House at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Garfield Farm Museum; The Plano American Legion Post #395 and Secret Angels will be host to a children’s Christmas Party...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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Diabetes Club at Ice Arena

By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley held their “Make a Goal to Fight Diabetes” fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva. The Club members, along with their family and friends, were treated to an exciting hockey game, watching the Chicago...

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West Aurora Cemetery Board Annual Meeting

The West Aurora Cemetery Board of Trustees will hold its annual meeting at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26. The Cemetery is the oldest in Aurora, and the resting place of many of Aurora’s founders. It is listed on the National Historic Register. We will meet at the home of one...

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Oswego Christmas Walk Traffic Alert

Oswego Police would like to advise the public to expect increased traffic congestion and delays in Oswego Friday, Dec. 1, due to the 2023 Oswego Christmas Walk activities. Motorists should expect delays in particular when travelling on US Route 34 through the downtown area between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m....

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Service setting backdrop for Thanksgiving

“What with still hours of calm delight thy songs and image blend. I cannot chose but think thou wert an old familiar friend.” —Annabel Abbs The kitchen was a beautiful spacious room with sunlight filtering through the tall windows facing east. So Eliza could see the morning sun as it...

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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...

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Recipe of the Week: Hash Brown and Egg Casserole

Ingredients1 (2 pound) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed1 pound pork sausage1 small onion, diced5 eggs1/2 cup milk1/2 teaspoon onion powder1/8 teaspoon garlic powdersalt and ground black pepper to taste12 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese Directions1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 2 quart baking dish. Place the hash brown...

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Poem: One Of Those Times

No, I’m not mad at you…why should I be?It’s not that we must always then agree.So just because we don’t agree on this,Does not mean fracturing connubial bliss.So you have your opinion, I have mine.This is not something where we draw the line.But on this, you should not have any...

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U.S. Army personnel memories from Seoul, Korea

As television minister Joel Osteen says, “I like to start off with something funny.” While watching the unfolding Trump family debacle, if you think you may have failed to do your best as a parent, consider this: Do you have individual courtroom sketches of yourself and of your children? If...

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Historical movie projectors on display at Santori

The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is pleased to present an exhibit of historical movie projectors entitled Echoes of the Silver Screen: Pioneers’ Projectors, on display at the Santori Library now through the end of November. The exhibit features a variety of projectors from the early days of cinema, including...

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Flourishing small business help available

State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, is raising awareness of opportunities for small businesses to apply for a new round of Back-to-Business grants, which provide funding to help develop growing small businesses. “Flourishing small businesses are the foundation of a stronger economy for Illinois, and the grant funding now available to...

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Nazareth, Cary-Grove, in IHSA championship games

By Bobby Narang The IHSA (Illinois High School Association) football season is down to the last, but most important week of the long and winding season. The eight-class field concludes Friday, Nov. 24 and Saturday, Nov. 25 at Illinois State University’s Hancock Stadium in Normal. Among the greater Aurora area...

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Vital: 3 State football teams, OSU-Michigan

By Woodrow Carroll Interest in the Ohio State University-at-University of Michigan football game at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25 takes precedence among the majority of those following Big Ten Conference, and we need to keep in mind that most of the Conference teams have targets of their own. In most...

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