Mark your calendars, book lovers! The Friends of the Yorkville Public Library are hosting their popular Annual Used Book Sale Saturday, Sept. 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Yorkville Public Library, 902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville. Whether you are hunting for your next favorite weekend read, stocking up
Ingredients1 1/2 cups light brown sugar1 cup soy sauce1/2 cup pineapple juice1/2 cup water1/4 cup vegetable oil3 large garlic cloves, chopped4 pounds boneless round steak, cut into 1/4-inch slicesbamboo skewers, soaked in water Directions1. Whisk brown sugar, soy sauce, pineapple juice, water, vegetable oil, and garlic together in a large
If anger is allowed to show, then you must work at it.The ease in which that may occur, then other factors fit.When anger, as a form of hatred, gets your mind to seize.What happens next may be an episode not meant to please.But get this: as a human mind-set, it
Alley Art Festival is set to be an afternoon of local art along Water Street Mall and Downer Place Saturday, Aug. 29 from noon to 5 p.m.. This is the fourth article in a series about the event that is ending this year. I turned 50 this August, and I’ve
Montgomery’s new Chief of Police, Chris Burne, sings ‘It’s a Great Day to be Alive’ with Whiskey Road August 16 during Montgomery Fest.
Rare Mexican-American masks are on display in “Masks: Identity in Diversity” at Aurora Public Art, 20 E. Downer Place, Aurora.
Plano Methodist Church’s Fellowship Committee members and Church members enjoy the annual ice cream social August 16, after the Sunday worship service
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved disaster assistance for Kane County residents and businesses impacted by severe storms and flooding July 2–4 and July 27,Homeowners, renters, businesses and certain nonprofit organizations may qualify for low-interest disaster loans to help cover damage and losses not covered by insurance. Homeowners
By Bobby Narang The 2026 football season kicked off last week with plenty of big games, and a few surprises. Nazareth entered the Week 1 game a big favorite, mainly due to its lofty preseason ranking and owning two straight wins over IC Catholic. Despite playing on the road, the
Friday, Aug. 28Non-conferenceYorkville at Joliet West, 6:30 p.m.St. Charles East at Highland Park, 6:30 p.m.Lockport at Naperville Central, 7 p.m.Stevenson at Wheaton North, 7 p.m.Elgin at Aurora Christian, 7 p.m.Fenton at Aurora East, 7 p.m.Plainfield Central at Metea Valley, 7 p.m.New Trier at Waubonsie Valley, 7 p.m.Lisle at St. Edward,
Unity of Fox Valley, a Batavia congregation that started in a kitchen back in 1973, will celebrate 50 years with a special gala and a public concert over Labor Day weekend. The congregation will celebrate its 50th year with a special weekend of good food, music, and plenty of surprises
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Do you want to own your own home? Would you like to build your own business? Do you believe the wages you earn should reflect the skills and efforts you’ve made to be productive? If your answer to these questions is “yes”, you just said “no”
By John & Nisha Whitehead This is what comes of giving a lawless agency unlimited funds to build detention centers, terrorize communities, and act as a secret police force. Anything goes. Masked raids. Unmarked vehicles. Warrantless arrests. Racial profiling. Sweeping surveillance. Detention camps. Excessive force. Citizens dragged off the streets.
August 27 The most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurs on Krakatau, called Krakatoa, a small, uninhabited volcanic island west of Sumatra in Indonesia. Heard 3,000 miles away, the explosions throw five cubic miles of earth 50 miles into the air, create 120-foot tsunamis, and kill 36,000 humans. Fine
By Maggie Dougherty & Ben SzalinskiCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com When governor JB Pritzker signed tax incentives for data centers into law in his first year as governor in 2019, Republicans and Democrats celebrated the plan as an economic driver. “In today’s world, data centers are as critical a part of our
By Ben Szalinski & Associated PressCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com The Illinois Department of Public Health is not adopting new federal child vaccine guidelines and will continue following recommendations by a leading pediatric medical group. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that calls for giving the measles, mumps and
The Finishing Contractors Association of Illinois (FCAI), headquartered in Aurora, awards $70,000 in academic scholarships to 11 of the 35 students through its Larry Nedrow Scholarship Fund at Fishermen’s Inn in Elburn recently.
By Dr. Glenn Mollette There is more than one way to learn. The formal method is the classroom. Elementary, junior, and high school. This is of course the minimum standard for our society today. Many of us spent years of other classroom studies. Today many people are studying online or
August 16, 2026Dear editor; The impact of George Orwell’s novel “1984” reverberates with more force today than when it was written in 1948, two years before he died of tuberculosis on a remote Scottish island. The novel draws from his experiences and reflects the tumultuous times in which he lived:
