Month: February 2024

Two concerts at Trinity Church

There will be two organ concerts at Trinity Episcopal Church, 218 East Benton Street, Aurora. One will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3 to feature Gregory Gyllsdorff; and another at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17 to feature Owen Tellinghuisen. There will be a reception following the concerts. —...

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Help for veterans in Naperville area

Naperville Responds, a nonprofit, provides free housing needs for veterans. Founded in 2009, the volunteer group assists veterans in a 20-mile radius of Naperville with building, real estate, financial and legal needs. Work is done by licensed contractors at no cost to qualified veterans. Visit napervilleresponds.org for more information. —Al...

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Jacques Pepin: Chef, author, artist, superb

Chef, author, and artist, Jacques Pepin was born in 1935 and began his formal apprenticeship at age 13 at the Grand Hotel de l’Europe in his hometown of Bourg-en-Bresse, France. For two years he sharpened knives, refreshing the wood or coals, scaling fish. He was finally allowed to approach the...

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Military career comes to an end in reserve duty

What follows, dear reader, is absolutely the last chapter of my military “career.” I promise! Active reserve duty consisted of more than meeting once a month. What lay ahead was summer camp. Summer camp in the military did not conjure up visions of splashing in a swimming pool, playing volleyball,...

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Diversity celebrated in Aurora

It was a multicultural weekend, February 17-18, in Aurora where both Black History Month and Lunar New Year celebrations were held at Fox Valley Mall. Crowds gathered at the same time when two simultaneous events put a spotlight on Aurora’s diversity. Aurora’s Black community celebrated Black History Month by spotlighting...

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Jerri Lynn Baker’s Fiskesuppe

Ingredients1 lb. cod, cut in bite size pieces1/2 pound raw shrimp, deveined and peeled4 tablespoons Butter2 carrots peeled and cut into thin short strips1 small fennel bulb cored, cut into thin, short strips1 leek top half discarded, white part thinly sliced2 medium russet potatoes peeled, cut into thin, short strips1...

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Poem: The Question

How do you identify with God?Now does that question seem a little odd?After all, God’s far beyond our ken;A deity above the likes of men.If God should ask “Explain yourself!, could you?How else is God supposed to see you through?Oh, I apologize, but I forgot—God can’t read minds until you...

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Aurora LGBTQ+ community stories requested

Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is looking for members of the LGBTQ+ community in Aurora to submit their stories to our upcoming Community Voices exhibit to be displayed in June. This exhibit is a unique opportunity to share personal experiences, challenges, triumphs, and everything in between, culminating in a powerful...

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High school boys basketball schedule February 23; results 13 – 19

Friday, Feb. 23IHSA State Tournament Class 4A(Regional Championships)Elgin SectionalDundee-CrownChampionship, 7Guilford (Rock Valley) SectionalDeKalbChampionship, 7JacobsChampionship, 7East Aurora SectionalYorkvilleChampionship, 7Oswego EastChampionship, 7Downers Grove NorthChampionship, 7Metea ValleyChampionship, 7Rich SectionalStaggChampionship, 6Lincoln-Way WestChampionship, 6ThornwoodChampionship, 7AndrewChampionship, 6Riverside-Brookfield SectionalLyonsChampionship, 7YoungChampionship, 7KenwoodChampionship, 6Hinsdale CentralChampionship, 7Addison Trail SectionalWillowbrookChampionship, 7Glenbard NorthChampionship, 7St. Charles EastChampionship, 7BataviaChampionship, 6Maine South SectionalMaine EastChampionship, 7Oak...

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Davino, Edwards, prevail in State wrestling

By Bobby Narang St. Charles East High School senior Ben Davino capped a perfect season with a near perfect State tournament at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. Yorkville Christian senior Ty Edwards capped a season-long question with an ideal celebration. The 2024 IHSA (Illinois High School Association) State wrestling...

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St. Mary’s only undefeated conference team

By Woodrow Carroll Those who follow the college basketball scene will be quick to say that there are no undefeated Division-I men’s programs remaining.. In fact, there are no teams with only a single defeat as we go to the latter quarter of college basketball’s regular season. Going undefeated in...

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University of Illinois Men’s College Basketball schedule January 18 – March 10

Thu, Jan. 18at Michigan, W 88-73Sun, Jan. 21vs. Rutgers, W 86-63Wed, Jan. 24at Northwestern, L 96-91, otSat, Jan. 27vs. Indiana, W 70-62Tue, Jan. 30at Ohio State, W 87-75Sun, Feb. 4vs. Nebraska, W 87-84, otSat, Feb. 10at Michigan State, L 88-80Tue, Feb. 13vs. Michigan, W 97-68Sat, Feb. 17at Maryland, W 85-80Wed,...

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Northwestern Men’s College Basketball schedule January 17 – March 9

Wed, Jan. 17vs. Maryland, W 72-69Sat, Jan. 20at Nebraska, L 75-69Wed, Jan. 24vs. Illinois, W 96-91, otSat, Jan. 27vs. Ohio State, W 83-58Wed, Jan. 31at Purdue, L 105-96, otSat, Feb. 3at Minnesota, L 75-66, otWed, Feb. 7vs. Nebraska, W 80-68Sun, Feb. 11vs. Penn State, W 68-63Thu, Feb. 15at Rutgers, L...

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Northern Illinois Men’s College Basketball schedule January 16 – March 8

Tue, Jan. 16vs. Kent State, L 83-76Tue, Jan. 23vs. Toledo, L 89-73Sat, Jan. 27at Ball State, L 81-71Tue, Jan. 30at Central Michigan, L 84-77, 2 otSat, Feb. 3vs. Eastern Michigan, W 76-66Tue, Feb. 6at Miami, W 62-59Sat, Feb. 10at South Alabama, L 75-66Tue, Feb. 13vs. Buffalo, W 72-68Sat, Feb. 17at...

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March Madness and progression of the game

March Madness is here! Well, almost here. High school and college basketball both used to start at the beginning of March and for three or four weeks the countdown consumed the daily activities on the way to finding tournament champions through single elimination and the brackets would furnish two remaining...

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West Aurora High School’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps excels

West Aurora School District 129 is pleased to announce that West Aurora High School's Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) instructors and cadets earned an overall unit assessment score of "Exceeds Standards" during its formal evaluation January 29

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