Year: 2023

Aurora Public Library District Bookmobile opening ceremony Friday, Oct. 6

It was a joyous event Tuesday, Sept. 26 at the Aurora Public Library District (APLD), when community members, State legislators, and Library staff members came together to celebrate a success for literacy. Everyone was giddy with anticipation for the new Bookmobile and the wonderful services it will bring to Aurora....

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Select high school football schedules Oct. 5-7; results Sept. 29-30

Thursday, Oct. 5Chicagoland ChristianChicago Christ the King at Wheaton Academy, 7:30Upstate EightGlenbard East at Fenton, 7:30 Friday, Oct. 6Chicagoland ChristianChicago Hope Academy at St. Edward, 7Chicago Christian at McNamara, 7Marian Central at Aurora Christian, 7DuKaneGlenbard North at St. Charles North, 7Geneva at Wheaton North, 7St. Charles East at Batavia, 7Wheaton...

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St. Francis, comeback kids, prevail again

By Bobby Narang By now, St. Francis head football coach Bob McMillen is getting used to weekly comebacks by his team. For the second straight Friday, the Spartans mounted an impressive comeback to pull off an improbable high school victory at home. September 22, the Spartans trailed, 21-7, to Joliet...

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Illinois, Nebraska, seek to heal football wounds

By Woodrow Carroll Two badly-wounded college football teams will face each other Friday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. in Champaign when Nebraska and Illinois do battle. The two Big Ten West Division clubs seek to recover from disastrous showings Saturday, Sept. 30. Nebraska was host to Michigan and lost, 45-7....

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NASCAR Cup Series standings

1. William Byron 3136 2. Denny Hamlin 3108 3. Christopher Bell 3080 4. Ryan Blaney 3078 5. Chris Buescher 3077 6. Martin Truex Jr. 3075 7. Kyle Larson 3073 8. Brad Keselowski 3060 9. Tyler Reddick 3058 10. Bubba Wallace 3051 11. Ross Chastain 3050 12. Kyle Busch 3034 ***...

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Chicago Blackhawks Schedule/results

PreseasonThu, Sept. 28vs. St. Louis, W 2-1, otSat, Sept. 30at Minnesota, L 3-2, otSun, Oct. 1at Detroit, W 6-1Tue, Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m., NBCSCHvs. DetroitRegular seasonThu, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., NBCSCHvs. MinnesotaSat, Oct. 7, 7 p.m., NBCSCHat St. LouisTue, Oct. 10, 7 p.m., ESPNat PittsburghWed, Oct. 11, 6:30 p.m., TNTat...

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Chicago Wolves Schedule

Sat, Oct. 14, 7 p.m., My50vs. MilwaukeeWed, Oct. 18, 11 a.m., AHLtvvs. TexasSat, Oct. 21, 7 p.m., AHLtvat RockfordSun, Oct. 22, 3 p.m., AHLtvvs. TexasWed, Oct. 25, 7 p.m., AHLtvat IowaSat, Oct. 28, 7 p.m., My50vs. ClevelandFri, Nov. 3, 9 p.m., AHLtvat TucsonSat, Nov. 4, 9 p.m., AHLtvat TucsonSat, Nov....

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Chicago Steel Hockey Schedule/results

PreseasonFri, Sept. 15vs. Muskegon, W 7-4Sat, Sept. 16at Muskegon, L 5-2Regular SeasonThu, Sept. 21,at Sioux City, W 3-2, otFri, Sept. 22at Lincoln Stars, L 3-1Fri, Sept. 29at Madison, L 7-6Sat, Sept. 30vs. Muskegon, L 7-4Fri, Oct. 6, 6:05 p.m.at YoungstownSat, Oct. 7, 6:10 p.m.at MuskegonFri, Oct. 13, 7:05 p.m.vs. WaterlooSat,...

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Easy reach in a negative feel for the pro teams

It is too easy to recount negative. Let’s just say disappointing. The Chicago Bears give up a 28-7 lead to winless Denver, and, fell, 31-28. Good, however, for Sean Payton, head coach of Denver and former Naperville Central High School (21-14 victor over rival Naperville North Friday, Sept. 29) and...

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Progress, innovations, risk-taking, must continue

This was posted on “x.com” by someone whose handle I couldn’t copy. The post is true to the extent that I concur with it. He wrote, “… I started the process of building 18 units for families in (desperate) need of housing. I ran into a bunch of red tape...

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Women weight training at Fort Hill

The Fort Hill Wellness Series will address the topic of weight training for women, featuring the expertise of personal trainers Anna Aquino and Heather Grier, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct, 24 at Fort Hill Activity Center, 20 Fort Hill Drive. “Weight training has many benefits for women, yet according to...

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Kane County Veterans Treatment approved

The Illinois Supreme Court approved the recertification of the Kane County Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) program on September 25, 2023. Members of the Special Supreme Court Advisory Committee for Justice and Mental Health, along with the Administrative Office of Illinois Courts, completed a review of the application for recertification and...

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Brown Bag series in Geneva

Geneva History Museum, 113 S. Third St., continues its Fall Brown Bag series with “To Iceland! And Beyond!” at noon Tuesday, Oct. 10. Dave Barrows, Friends of the Viking ship docent, will discuss how Vikings Leif and Erick Erikson settled islands in North America before Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492....

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