Restoring a century-old Viking ship’s dragon head and tail wasn’t easy. Tuesday, Sept. 12, Anna Weiss-Pfad chronicled the process in a speech titled “Conserving a Dragon: The Conservation and Restoration of the 1893 Viking Ship Dragon Head and Tail.” The principal conservator at Elmhurst-based Third Coast Conservation keynoted the September
Plainfield resident and Type 1 diabetes patient Ella Parker, 10, second from right, receives a $3,000 check from Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora officials for a diabetic alert dog.
Kane County residents are invited to shred documents and recycle many items from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 30, at Kane County Circuit Clerk, 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Accepted items include clothing, textiles, and small home goods, toys & home decor items. Fee-based recycling of spray paint
September 21 During the American Revolution, American General Benedict Arnold meets with British Major John Andre to discuss handing over West Point to the British, in return for the promise of a large sum of money and a high position in the British army. The plot was foiled and Arnold,
By John & Nisha Whitehead Those who gave us the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights believed that the government exists at the behest of its citizens. It is there to protect, defend, and even enhance our freedoms, not violate them. Unfortunately, although the Bill of Rights was adopted
By Peter Hancock The State has paused a new policy requiring certain noncitizens enrolled in a Medicaid-like health insurance plan to pay copayments for certain services, instructing health care providers to refund any such payments they have already collected. Omar Shaker, the interim chief of administrative rules at the Department
Oswego Village president Ryan Kauffman is recommending the appointment of interim Police Chief Jason Bastin as the Village’s next Police Chief. He has served as interim chief since the retirement of former Police Chief Jeff Burgner on June 13. The Village Board will vote on Bastin’s appointment at its September
Waubonsee Community College is celebrating the inauguration of its fifth President, Dr. Brian Knetl, with inauguration events and activities leading up to his formal Investiture Ceremony on Sept. 21. The week-long events celebrate the history and mission of Waubonsee Community College and are open to community, students, faculty, staff, and
Aurora firefighter Jason Matile rings a bell Monday, Sept. 11 at Aurora’s 9/11 memorial ceremony indoors at the City’s Central Fire Station to show respect for attack victims 22 years ago.
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the 2023 Donna Dallesasse Award winner is Kathy Barkei, a real estate broker with Fox Valley Real Estate, Kathy Barkei team. Kathy has been a Batavia Chamber member for 28 years, originally joining in March 1995 as a realtor with
September 11, 2001 to September 11, 2023. In 22 years at the historic devastation at the World Trade Center little has changed for the feeling generated by the American people. It is unlikely to change for at least another generation. It could be close to the year 2050 prior to
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council unanimously approved an Ordinance authorizing the purchase of 3.16 acres of property to facilitate the construction of a new Fire Station #9 at the City Council meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 12. The property, known as the Hamman property, is at 7S330 Eola Road, between
At approximately 2:41 p.m. September 12, officers were dispatched to Aurora Public Library District branches after a bomb threat was received through an online source. An evacuation was ordered at all three branches as a precautionary measure while officers investigated. A physical search of each location was conducted, and no
Reprint from September 17 and 24, 2020Second of four parts The following article by Nate Berg was published in FastCompany magazine, an online journal originally and inThe Voice in 2020. In part one last week, the focus was on hospital work done in homes. Among others, Raphael Rakowski, Bruce Leff,
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley just completed its first annual “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” Golf Outing Friday, Sept. 1, at Fox Bend Golf Course, in Oswego. The Golf Outing was such a success that we have booked next year’s “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” Golf
Free vision exams for children ages six months to 16 will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16. The clinic by Aurora Noon Lions Club will take place at Aurora Public Library West Branch, 233 Constitution Drive in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking
Naperville Park District invites the community to the three remaining three reopening celebrations of the four newly-renovated playgrounds. The schedule includes: Neighbors are invited to bring their families and friends to participate in a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony, enjoy refreshments and giveaways, and explore the new play equipment. If inclement weather
Ingrid Bergman delivered her audition pieces to the Royal Dramatic Theatre. The year was 1933. One of her choices was a Hungarian play about a peasant girl who flirts with a bold country boy. She jumps out of the wings on to the stage and stands there, hands on hips,
Did you detect the odor of diesel exhaust in the air? Did you hear the crescendo of a diesel engine as a bus drove off into the sunset? Did you see what was left behind flattened in the street, i.e., a person in an expensive suit, lying face down, with
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda As a contributing writer to this paper, I am limited to a precious few hundred words here in the Reader’s Commentary when I am fortunate enough to have my articles included. Owner/editor, Carter Crane, has been more than generous to me in this regard. He has
