Month: February 2024

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Chicago Black-led Birth Center offers safety

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By Dilpreet Raju Illinois State and community leaders Monday, Feb. 26 celebrated the planned opening of a new freestanding birth center on Chicago’s South Side while emphasizing proposed maternal health spending increases in governor JB Pritzker’s budget. The nonprofit Chicago South Side Birth Center will mark the City’s second active...

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Tom Skilling presented Aurora’s Key to the City, next parade grand marshal

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Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presents the key to the City of Aurora to iconic WGN television meteorologist Tom Skilling at his farewell ceremony at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago.

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Community events always important

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Most of life, whether or not we acknowledge it, is a learning experience, good, bad, or, indifferent. How well we celebrate the joyous occasions, or, apply bad situations into improvement, are the challenges. Some of us never want to learn and grow, others of us seek to apply, learn, and...

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Aurora African-American Heritage Advisory Board honored

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By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin honored members of the Aurora African-American Heritage Advisory Board at the City Council meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 27. Mayor Irvin praised the Board for its efforts with the recent 18th annual heritage dinner. “That was the most well-attended event we’ve ever had in...

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Entertainment

Student Master Jazz in Aurora

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The Venue in Aurora will be host to students from several schools on the weekend of March 8 and 9 for a Student Master Class Jazz Workshop and Festival with Pete Ellman Big Band and Friends. The weekend workshop will culminate in an evening performance March 9 at The Venue,...

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Several Soup’s On in Batavia

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Batavia United Way will be host to its seventh annual Soup’s On, a soup- tasting fundraiser Thursday, March 14 at Bar Evolution & The Tea Tree, 27-29 N. River Street, Batavia. Tickets at $35 are on sale; only 120 tickets will be available for the event. Ticketed guests will receive...

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Diabetes Club golf outing June 21

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By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is looking for golfers to participate in our Club’s, Second Annual, “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” Golf Outing, Friday, June 21, at Bliss Creek Golf Course, 1 Golf View Road, in Sugar Grove, with a shotgun start at 1 p.m.. With...

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Aurora Lions assist at Hesed House

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By Al Benson “We Serve” is Lions Clubs International’s motto. Aurora Lions Club members put the motto into action Saturday, Feb. 24 at Hesed House homeless shelter in Aurora. A dozen Lions volunteers cooked and served lunches for approximately 200 shelter residents. The menu included sloppy joe sandwiches, cole slaw,...

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On recalling devastating 1996 flood in Aurora

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Can it really be almost 30 years ago that the Aurora area went through the experience of the tragic 1996 flood? Susan Wyeth, a teacher then of second grade at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Aurora, was in South Carolina at the time of the flood July 19, 1996 due...

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Aurora Lions Club pancakes March 16

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Aurora Lions Club will hold its annual Easter eve pancake breakfast fundraiser from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 16. The fundraiser to support Lions’ charities will be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 27 E. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. The public is invited to meet the Easter bunny. Parking...

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Community Foundation responds with seven concerns

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The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley is introducing a new grant opportunity – the Better Together Community Grant – to encourage local agencies to team up and collaborate on a new project that tackles a top concern facing the Fox Valley community. The Better Together grant program is...

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Representative Stephanie Kifowit delivers address at Robotics event

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State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego) delivered the keynote address at the 2024 Week Zero Warmup scrimmage at Oswego School District 308’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team 2338: Gear it Forward. The event, held at Bednarcik Jr. High School in Aurora, IL, brought together 10 teams from across Illinois to prepare for...

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Recipe of the Week: Mulligatawny Soup

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Ingredients1/2 cup chopped onion2 stalks celery, chopped1 carrot, diced1/4 cup butter (or coconut oil)1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder4 cups chicken broth1/2 apple, cored and grated1/4 cup white rice1 skinless, boneless chicken breast, cubed1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon ground black pepper1 pinch dried thyme1/2 cup heavy cream, heated...

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Aurora Public Library District serves Colombian Consulate services

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Imagine yourself in a foreign land, facing an unexpected crisis. In such moments of vulnerability, the local consulate can become your lifeline, offering crucial assistance and a reassuring presence. Friday, Feb. 16, the Aurora Public Library District (APLD) played a crucial role in reassuring more than 100 Colombian citizens. The...

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Sports

High school boys basketball schedule March 1 – 9; results February 21 – 23

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Friday, March 1IHSA State Tournament Class 4A(Sectional – Championship)ElginChampionship, 7Guilford (Rock Valley College)Championship, 6East AuroraChampionship, 7PekinChampionship, 7RichChampionship, 6Riverside-BrookfieldChampionship, 7Addison TrailChampionship, 6Maine SouthChampionship, 7IHSA State Tournament Class 3A(Sectional – Championship)Hinsdale SouthChampionship, 7FenwickChampionship, 7LincolnChampionship, 7TriadChampionship, 7St. ViatorChampionship, 7KanelandChampionship, 7ThorntonChampionship, 7PontiacChampionship, 7IHSA State Tournament – Class 2A(Sectional – Championship)Timothy ChristianChampionship, 7MendotaChampionship, 7BentonChampionship, 7IHSA...

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Batavia, Glenbard North, wrestlers individual champs

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By Bobby Narang Saturday, Feb. 24 marked the final day of the high school wrestling season. It was certainly a day to remember. The girls individual state wrestling season featured several local champions, including three-time State champions, Batavia’s Sydney Perry, and Glenbard North’s Gaby Gomez. Perry (41-0) ended her high...

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Classic basketball in 1956-1957

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By Woodrow Carroll For both the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) men’s basketball tournament and the National Basketball Association (NBA), the 1956-1957 season was memorable. The final runs for both organizations produced classic games. The NCAA men’s championship game has produced more than its share of classics. Given that the...

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NASCAR in 3-wide photo finish

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By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, AmBetter 400 Atlanta Ga. February 25. In a three-wide photo finish, Daniel Suarez was ahead of Ryan Blaney, Kyle Bush was in third, Austin Cendric fourth, and Bubba Wallace fifth. Michael McDowell and Joe Logano were on the pole, however, Logano had to start...

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MLB Preseason Schedule/results

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CubsFri, Feb. 23, vs. White Sox, W 8-1Sat, Feb. 24, at San Francisco, W 8-4Sun, Feb. 25, vs. San Diego, L 7-0Mon, Feb. 26, at Kansas City, L 6-0Tue, Feb. 27, vs. Cincinnati, 2:05 p.m.Wed, Feb. 28, at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.Thu, Feb. 29, vs. Colorado, 2:05 p.m.Fri, March 1, vs....

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