Your story is written in part by your heritage and your identity. Heritage is the cultural legacy we receive from the past that influences our daily lives in the present such as art, food, music, and values. Identity refers to our sense of who we are as individuals and as
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events this month. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354, or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. Will be available this month. Use the clues to unlock the
The Batavia Public Library is pleased to invite the public to a retirement reception this month for Library executive director, George H. Scheetz. Please join us in wishing Scheetz a wonderful retirement by gathering for his reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at the Library, 10
By State representative Jed Davis Running for office last year, I knew Illinois was broken. But I have come to realize in just the few short months of serving as the State representative in the 75th District (Yorkville and Sandwich to the west, Morris to the south and Plainfield to
Ms Martinez’s fifth-grade class was one of five classes at Bardwell Elementary School on Aurora’s East Side which planted new birch and elm trees for the ‘Bloom Where You are Planted’ Arbor Day Ceremony.
Elected officials and Aurora Mayor’s Office staff members honored more than 50 administrative professionals at City Hall recently in honor of National Administrative Professionals Day.
Guests claim free groceries and household products March 9 at a mobile food pantry distribution by Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry at Aurora Public Library Eola Branch.
Open Roads ABATE members, from left, Patty Martin, Sam Mataya, Sharyl Mataya, and Frank Lorang, get ready to board the train during the Train Run out of Aurora April 8 sponsored by Open Roads ABATE of IL, Inc..
New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora, will be host to acclaimed Chicago-based Orion Ensemble in a May 14 “Schubertiad” concert to celebrate the work of Franz Schubert. The concert will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 14. Tickets are $30 for adults. Concluding its 30th anniversary
Women Veterans’ Conference Sisterhood of Service will be a weekend with fellow women veterans for networking, information sessions, resource fair, health & wellness programs and much more. It will take place June 2-June 4 at the Hyatt Lodge Oak Brook Chicago, 2815 Jorie Boulevard, Oak Brook. Registration for the Women
As part of its mission to build an inclusive community that values diversity, the City of Naperville announces the next event in the Embrace Naperville series – The Power of Connection: AAPI Voices & Community, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 13 at the 95th Street Library, 3015
Artwork will be on display in venues in St. Charles, Geneva, and Batavia from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 3. The Arts Ramble is a collaborative effort between the Fine Line Creative Arts Center and the St. Charles Arts Council. “The Fox River Arts Ramble began in 2017
The Geneva History Museum, 113 S. Third Street in Geneva, will explore the history of Geneva High School’s Viking mascot at noon Tuesday, May 9. Continuing the museum’s Brown Bag noontime series, “The History of Geneva Vikings” will be presented by museum educator Heidi Howlett. Admission is free. Reservations are
By Bobby Narang With 16 wins in the first 19 games, the Lyons High School baseball team is on the track toward one of its primary goals. Competing in one of the toughest conferences this season, the Lions (16-3, 9-3) reside in first place in the West Suburban Silver. Behind
By Woodrow Carroll When the Seattle Seahawks selected Illinois defensive back Devon Witherspoon with the No. 5 pick in last weekend’s National Football League (NFL) draft, it made him the highest Illinois player drafted since the Fighting Illini’s Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice went No. 2 and No. 3 in
Spring, May specifically, is an excellent time of the year for sports, high schools through the varied professional ranks. The least written the better for Chicago professional baseball teams, the especially the Chicago White Sox who are receiving a great deal of advice from many corners. How much the National
In honor of Arbor Day the two Rotary Clubs in Aurora, April 28, Aurora Noon and Aurora Sunrise, planted a white oak tree in Rotary Park. Rotary Park is on the corner of Orchard Road and Prairie Street.
Volunteers in West Chicago clean up the trails, in spite of the inclement weather.
Salt, table salt, sodium chloride, NaCl, has a history that stretches back millennia. It’s mentioned in several old texts, including the Bible, and it would be rare to find anyone who doesn’t know what it is and what it’s used for. In most of our history, salt has been on
Congressman Sean Casten (Ill.-06) and congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (Va.-07) introduced legislation, Monday, May 1, to combat the increased use and proliferation of dangerous gun conversion devices. The Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act would help tackle the ongoing gun violence epidemic by requiring federal law enforcement to coordinate efforts to prevent
