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Little Ten Conference 2025 Baseball All-Conference Team

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The Little Ten Conference baseball coaches have selected the following players for All-Conference recognition for the 2025 season. **Denotes a unanimous selectionNewark (10-2)**Jackson Walker (Sr…3B)**David Ulrich (So…C)**Eastin McBroom (Fr…P)Toby Steffen (Jr…SS)Kiptyn Bleuer (So…P/OF)Hinckley-Big Rock (10-2)**Martin Ledbetter (Sr…C/P/1B), four time unanimous selection**Skyler Janeski (Jr…P/SS, repeat unanimous selection**Jacob Orin (Jr…IF/OF/C), repeat unanimous

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Sports Lineup May 29 through June 8

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Warming center recap: Aurora center served 174 guests

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A first City of Aurora winter emergency warming shelter at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora served 174 guests. Thew Elliott, a shelter volunteer and Wesley music and liturgy director, made the announcement during a May 16 “community conversation” at the church. The event, which recapped the temporary overnight shelter’s

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Blackhawk Troop 11 in Aurora gather flags after Memorial Day

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Boy Scouts of Blackhawk Troop 11 in Aurora retrieve a U.S. flag temporarily posted in a west Aurora subscriber’s yard on Monday, Memorial Day.

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Open Roads ABATE dinner ride

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Members of Open Roads ABATE pose for a photo while participating in a dinner ride at The Pub in Hinckley May 14.

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Saluting past, current soldiers on Memorial Day eve

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Amid headstones at West Aurora Cemetery Sunday, May 25, an annual Memorial Day eve observance celebrated past and present members of the armed services. The annual ceremony is sponsored by Phillip H. Sheridan Camp No. 2, Illinois Son of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW). Michael Zafran, Department of

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School’s Out fundraiser June 3 at Lou Malnati’s

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KidsMatter invites the community to celebrate summer and support our mission during the annual School’s Out event Tuesday, June 3 at Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria. Lou Malnati’s will donate 20% of all sales to KidsMatter, through dine-in, carry-out or delivery orders, between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. Tuesday, June 3 at

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East Aurora Class of 1960 reunion

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East Aurora class of 1960 alumni are invited to a 65th reunion at 5 p.m. Friday, June 20, at Reuland Food Service, 115 Oak Avenue in Aurora. George Hauser, reunion organizer, said a cash bar will precede a dinner. To make reservations, email Hauer at georgemhauser1942@icloud.com. Deadline for reservations is

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A pathway to public safety, and fiscal responsibility

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By Ahmadou Dramé The state of Illinois has a duty to deliver public safety to all residents in a manner that is fiscally responsible, equitable and effective. An analysis of current government spending, however, raises concerns whether policymakers and elected officials are meeting their responsibilities. State and local governments in

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U.S. citizenship as spectacle, transaction, or privilege

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By John & Nisha Whitehead Few modern political figures have done more to prompt spontaneous national discussions about the Bill of Rights and constitutional limits on government power than Donald Trump—if only because he tramples on them so frequently. Indeed, president Trump has become a walking civics lesson. Consider some

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A Focus on History: May 29 through June 4

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May 29 Heavy fog causes a collision of boats on the St. Lawrence River in Canada that kills 1,073 individuals. Caused by a horrible series of blunders, it was one of the worst maritime disasters in history. -1914. On the advice of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler orders

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Governor’s office cuts revenue projection by $500M

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By Ben SzalinskiCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Governor JB Pritzker’s office is now projecting state revenues to come in about a half-billion dollars below the baseline projections assumed during his February budget address. The latest downward revision comes as lawmakers are entering the final two-week stretch to approve a budget before their

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Lawmakers seek to reverse Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel

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By Simon Carr & Sonya DymovaMedill Illinois News Bureaunews@capitolnewsillinois.com A growing number of state lawmakers are moving to repeal a 2015 Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel to protest its policies toward Palestinians. Amid concerns about Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, lawmakers in Springfield supporting human rights for Palestinians

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Bill Poss awarded Lions Club 35 years of service

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Former Auroran, William C. “Bill” Poss, received Lions Clubs International’s Milestone Chevron Award for 35 years of service. Poss, 72, was given the award by Aurora Lions Club president Randy Brown at the club’s May 15 membership meeting at Paulie’s Pub in Aurora. “Congratulations on completing 35 years as a

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Hands Across Chicagoland protest against Trump Administration

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Thousands of Chicago-area participants line sidewalks from Aurora to Little Village along Ogden Avenue and 26th Street across Chicagoland in a peaceful protest against the Donald Trump Administration’s alleged illegal and authoritarian actions.

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Aurora government Bids Farewell To Clayton Muhammad

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At Tuesday night’s Committee of the Whole Meeting, the city of Aurora honored a longtime City staff member, community stalwart, and Aurora advocate as he embarks on the next chapter of his star-studded career. Clayton Muhammad, Aurora’s chief engagement and equity officer, is set to depart from City Hall May

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Aurora’s new Police Chief, Matthew Thomas, sworn in

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Mayor of Aurora, John Laesch, right, swears in recently-appointed Aurora Police Chief Matthew Thomas at the May 20 Committee of the Whole meeting.

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South Elgin teacher Erbach awarded Golden Apple Award

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The Golden Apple Foundation, the leading Illinois-based nonprofit committed to preparing, mentoring, honoring, and retaining great educators who advance educational opportunities for students, surprised Matthew Erbach, a ninth through 12th grade teacher at South Elgin High School in Elgin, with the prestigious Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. Erbach

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Quilts, secret codes, for Underground Railroad

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St. Charles Episcopal Church, in conjunction with the Anti Racism Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, will present Ms Connie Martin (MA, Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Speaker) to discuss Pre Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, June

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Montgomery Arbor Day poster contest winners

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The Village of Montgomery Beautification Committee proudly announced the winners of its 2025 Arbor Day Poster Contest during the Village Board Meeting held May 12 at the Village Hall. Each year, the contest invites local students to celebrate the importance of trees through art. This year’s theme was, “Trees Plant