Two great events to support senior citizens and their families are scheduled for this fall in Aurora. The Senior Resource Fair will be held Thursday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. through 1 p.m., at Senior Services Associates, 2111 Plum Street, Aurora. Senior Services 20th annual Pie Auction, the agency’s premier
Kiwanis Club of Aurora members receive their John McKee Service Award at the club’s 2026-2027 Installation Dinner at the Aurora Country Club October 6.
Celebrating the achievements and contributions of Aurora University’s distinguished athletes, coaches and supporters, AU’s Athletics Hall of Fame welcomed the class of 2026 October 10. More than 100 persons attended the 5:30 p.m. event in the university banquet hall in Alumni Hall of Physical Education. Master of ceremonies was James
Continuing a homecoming tradition, St. Charles resident Odie Washington lights Aurora University’s Spartan flame before Aurora’s football game against Concordia Chicago at Vago Field October 10.
Love photographing birds in Geneva? The City’s Natural Resources Committee would love to see your best images. After Geneva was designated a Bird City Illinois community earlier this year, the committee is highlighting local wildlife and natural areas by hosting its inaugural bird photo contest. Participants may submit a new
The photo of the ring-billed gull in the rain at Whalon Lake Preserve in Naperville by Joe Viola of Shorewood won September’s portion of the Will County Forest Preserve, Preserve the Moment photo contest.
By Bobby Narang Yorkville High School senior quarterback Quintin Rink was surprised to be on the field on Friday night, October 9. The backup signal-caller did not expect to take a snap on Senior Night in a key Week 8 game against Oswego East. But junior starting quarterback Max Delgado
Schedule Friday, Oct. 16CCL GreenSt. Rita at Nazareth, 7:30St. Francis at Montini, 7:30CCL PurpleSt. Patrick at Benet, 7:30Marmion at Niles Notre Dame, 7:30CCL WhiteJoliet Catholic at IC Catholic, 7:30Chicagoland ChristianWheaton Academy at Christ the King, 7McNamara at St. Edward, 7Aurora Christian at Woodstock Marian, 7DuKaneWarrenville South at Batavia, 7Geneva at
Freya is female Husky/Australian Shepherd who is one year old. Freya is the happiest pup! She weighs 45 pounds and seems to love everyone she meets. She’s always up for an adventure, enjoys car rides and walks. She likes to spend her day playing fetch with a ball or her
Did you ever want to be famous? I mean the instantly recognizable Elvis Presley or Howdy Doody type of fame where people keep you in their memory ad infinitum (“He’s not really dead” and “He’s not really a puppet”). I did at one time, but eventually figured it was better
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda All my life I’ve told people of the hell communism is. I’ve even written a book about it entitled “From Tyranny to Liberty.” I’ve exchanged books with Cubans and Eastern Europeans who have experienced what I’ve experienced. We all tell similar stories. There is a common
By Paul Cuno-BoothFactCheck.org Several Democrats seized on some confusing and eyebrow-raising remarks president Donald Trump made at a rally in Nebraska about the war in Iran. “Remember, with the war, it’s just artificial. It’s a little bit high,” Trump said, apparently referring to gas prices. “It’s a small price to
By John & Nisha Whitehead The era of small government is over. Anyone who tells you differently is selling you a lie. Case in point: Donald Trump promised to shrink the federal government. But what if Trump’s pledge to cut the federal work force wasn’t really about eliminating government bureaucracy
October 15 President Woodrow Wilson signs the Clayton Antitrust Act, often referred to as “Labor’s Magna Carta,” which established that unions are not conspiracies under the law. It, for the first time freed unions to strike, picket, and boycott employers. In the years that followed, however, numerous state measures and
By Ben Szalinski & Maggie DoughertyCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com A new study predicts data centers expected to be built in Illinois over the next decade would create thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in new property tax revenue. But many are skeptical the touted benefits will live up to their
By Bernarda MalevskaCapitol News Illinoisbmalevska@capitolnewsillinois.com Homelessness in Illinois decreased overall by 6% between 2025 and 2026, but chronic homelessness, where people have been homeless more than once in the last year and have a disabling condition, rose by 28%, according to a new state report. Five years after governor JB
Public safety equipment fills the parking at the ninth annual Community Hero Day October 3 at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum in downtown Aurora.
Yorkville High School’s, Gavin Geegan (34), runs through Plainfield East defenders October 2.
By Dr. Glenn Mollette A few years back my wife’s parents passed and the time came to sell their house. The house was nice and had nice furniture. When the house sold a lot of their belongings ended up on the street for anyone to carry off. Even though there
