Start your engine and wave goodbye to APLD (Aurora Public Library District) in your rearview mirror. It’s time to take a road trip! Your destination: The Library! This month we are encouraging you to visit different libraries where you can learn new things, meet new people, and see new sights.
By Bobby Narang One of the top high school pitchers in the country resides roughly 30 miles away from Wrigley Field. York senior right-hander Ryan Sloan, a Wake Forest University recruit, oozes potential. At 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Sloan buzzes his 98-mile per hour fastball past hitters, or attacks via
By Woodrow Carroll Each of the four teams, Connecticut, Alabama, North Carolina State, and Purdue, that made it to the semifinals of the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament semifinals Saturday, April 6, presents a different picture of previous success. The championship game will be Monday, April 8 at 8 p.m.
Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Boston 59 16 .787 – Milwaukee 47 27 .635 11.5 Cleveland 45 30 .600 14.0 N.Y. Knicks 44 30 .595 14.5 Orlando 44 31 .587 15.0 Indiana 43 33 .566 16.5 Miami 41 33 .554 17.5 Philadelphia 40 35 .533 19.0 Chicago Bulls 36
To those of us who pay attention to college tournament basketball it comes as no surprise that the women’s game has been elevated, is competitive, interesting, growing with the fan base. It is due in part to scoring machine Caitlin Clark of the University of Iowa, LSU’s Angel Reese, a
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Toyota Owners 400, Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Va., Easter, Sunday, March 31. Denny Hamlin won the race by getting out of the pits first, and on last caution of the race. Following in second place was Joe Logano, Kyle Larson third, Martin Truex, Jr, fourth,
The ALIVE Aurora Teen Center, a cornerstone of support for Aurora’s youth, is announcing that it is moving to a new space to accommodate further growth and serve more Aurora youth. Friday, March 29, was ALIVE Aurora’s last day at its location at 78 S. LaSalle in Aurora. ALIVE Aurora
Sat, March 16vs. Washington, W 127-98Mon, March 18vs. Portland, W 110-107Thu, March 21at Houston, L 127-117Sat, March 23vs. Boston, L 124-113Mon, March 25vs. Washington, L 107-105Wed, March 27vs. Indiana, W 125-99Fri, March 29at Brooklyn, L 125-108Sun, March 31at Minnesota, W 109-101Mon, April 1vs. Atlanta, L 113-101Fri, April 5, 7 p.m.,
Aurorans Mari Curless, left, and Meredith Lindgren, place flowers on a wreath Sunday, March 31 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
Gerald Subaru of North Aurora helped raise $9,000 during March in a Fund the Farm virtual fundraiser to benefit Charity Blooms,
A blooming tree in Aurora reflects Spring, Monday, April 1, no fooling!
Emelia Jackson, from left, James A. Gilbert, and Reverend Tammy Scott move down the sanctuary aisle at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora Sunday, March 24, to open Palm Sunday services.
Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora, will be host to a drive-through barbecue fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16. 5Bs Barbecue will fix pork chops and chicken with sides on the grill. Meal choices are two pork chops, a half-chicken, or a
Handmade items, jewelry, and sweet treats will be a highlight of a Spring craft fair at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6. The public is invited. Parking is free. Admission is $2.
The annual Recycling Extravaganza with SCARCE will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 13 at the DuPage Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Accepted items include: Car and other large batteries (no household batteries), working bikes and bike-related items, 4 paper bags of documents for shredding, electronics, TVs
By John & Nisha Whitehead Tyrants don’t like people who speak truth to power. Cue the rise of protest laws, which take the government’s intolerance for free speech to a whole new level and send the resounding message that resistance is futile. In fact, ever since the Capitol protests January
April 4 Only 31 days after assuming office, William Henry Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, dies of pneumonia at the White House. – 1841. Just after 6 p.m. April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony outside his second-story room
By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the State to ease the strain have made an impact. That’s according to the latest annual survey of school officials from the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored Aurora Central High School senior, Patrick Hilby, at the City Council meeting, Tuesday, March 26. He won the National championship for the 800-meter run at the New Balance National Indoor Championship Meet. In addition, Hilby won the 2024 National championship for Indoor
