It’s time to pay attention to some history;America has earned its greatness honestly.It is the people who have made this nation great—It is the people who would formulate our fate.Its visionaries formed the industries to build,But they came from the people too, successes billed.The world was used to labor—down and
Are you tired of your traditional 9-to-5 job? Do you dream of being your own boss and charting your own course? If so, then the Aurora Public Library District’s new program series, ‘Alternative Pathways to Income’ is for you! Guided by local entrepreneur Tanya Vargas (TV) Stone of MizBizNiz, this
By Ricky Rieckert I hope everyone has a beautiful upcoming Labor Day weekend. This week in Aurora, we take off at Broadway and Illinois Avenue and go south. On the riverside, west of Illinois is Carl Stirn’s Boat Marina. It’s been around a long time. I purchased my first yacht
By Woodrow Carroll Does it bother you to contemplate the thought of a nice (ostensibly) Irish girl shooting a former Notre Dame Fighting Irish football star in the back. Well it should. Before we continue much further, be advised that tongue in cheek will be at play in this article,
By Bobby Narang The Illinois High School Association 2024-2025 calendar season kicks off this week with the start of several sports. Boys soccer, in particular, is a sport to watch this fall after an exciting 2023 season in which New Trier captured the Class 3A State champion with an impressive
It’s football time! The high school, college, and professional, games are here! The Chicago Bears season will begin noon, Sunday, Sept. 8. The preseason schedule offers hope with four victories in four games. It was not so much the record for the Bears, but well-played and excellent advancements that continue.
Open Roads ABATE members met Saturday, Aug. 24, for their August meeting followed by a family picnic after the meeting at the home of Patti & Kevin, ABATE members.
Resident students moved into Aurora University dormitories halls Friday, Aug. 23 and Saturday, Aug. 24.Freshmen and new transfer students moved in Friday followed by returning students Saturday. Approximately 700 new freshmen were among the just under 6,000 students enrolled. They represent 26 states and three foreign countries. Transfer student enrollment
The Democratic National Convention wrapped up Thursday, Aug. 22, launching the country into the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election. Vice president Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic nomination and will face off against former president Donald Trump in November. Illinois Democrats met daily during the convention at hotel
Alley Art Festival will fill downtown Aurora with artists for its 14th year from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31. The free festival will bring more than 90 Aurora area artists to the downtown. The popular, grassroots art festival will be staged at pedestrian-friendly Water Street Mall and Downer
Freddie is a male Labrador Retriever and Whippet Mix who is approximately two to three years old. Freddie is the sweetest little guy. He loves humans, but is shy at first. He is not very good with other dogs that he meets, but if introduced slowly he will be fine.
By John & Nisha Whitehead What you smell is the stench of a dying republic. Our dying republic. We are trapped in a political matrix intended to sustain the illusion that we are citizens of a constitutional republic. In reality, we are caught somewhere between a kleptocracy (a government ruled
August 29 Atahuallpa, the 13th and last emperor of the Incas, dies by strangulation at the hands of Francisco Pizarro’s Spanish conquistadors. The execution of Atahuallpa, the last free reigning emperor, marked the end of 300 years of Inca civilization. – 1533. At a remote test site at Semipalatinsk in
By Jason Crane Banana Split, a longtime ice cream shop which served customers late Spring through early Fall every year, changed ownership last week. Daniel Cuevas of Aurora became the owner of Banana Split Wednesday, Aug. 14 following his purchase from Randy and Lisa Brown of Aurora who are retiring
Former President and Chicago resident Barack Obama gave the Tuesday evening keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Obama criticized former President Trump, saying, “We do not need four more years a bluster and bumbling and chaos. We have seen that movie before, and we all know that
Undeniably we are in the National political season and we will be, through the National elections Tuesday, Nov. 5, like it or not. The process is what the country goes through every four years and either keeps our interest, or, regrettably may divide the Country and especially some families. The
By Bob Dennin Are you ready for a change in local politics? My name is Bob Dennin from Aurora running as an independent candidate for Kane County Board District 4 to represent you! We have all grown tired of partisan politics and are looking for commonsense approaches to problem-solving and
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council listened to a proposal for the construction of three new fire stations at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, Aug. 20. The Resolution authorizes the director of the Purchasing Department to execute an agreement with Leopardo Construction, Inc.
By Russ George During the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley’s monthly membership meeting, held Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Oak Street Restaurant in North Aurora. Club members and their guests received a presentation on the Club’s second major fundraising event of this year. November will be National Diabetes Awareness Month
