Aurora Boy Scouts celebrate U.S. Flag Day
Aurora Boy Scouts Nathan Deems, left, and Eddie Deems salute a U.S. flag posted to celebrate U.S. Flag Day Friday, June 14.
East Aurora’s Alondra Limon receives Cordogan Clark award
Student of East Aurora High School, Alondra Limon, was awarded Cordogan Clark’s Built Environment. Alondra Limon, a senior at East Aurora High School, was awarded the Cordogan Clark & Associates ‘Built Environment’ Scholarship. This $5,000 scholarship recognizes Alondra’s exceptional dedication to her education, community, and future career in engineering. As
Lemont, Providence, IHSA baseball champions
By Bobby Narang The IHSA (Illinois High School Association) baseball season ended without much drama. Considering the four-class State tournament, which included the Class 3A and 4A teams, wrapped up the season in the first weekend of June, it was a mild surprise. In 3A, Lemont knocked off Highland in
Covenant Living at the Holmstad awards 6 scholarships
The resident association of Covenant Living at the Holmstad recently awarded scholarships to six of the graduating seniors employed at the senior living community in Batavia. The major source of scholarship funds is proceeds from the sale of merchandise at the community’s annual Bazaar held each fall. Recipients of the
Jerry west created many memories in basketball
By Woodrow Carroll Last week basketball icon Jerry West died. Similar to so many stars, Jerry West left many memories to many fans. Much of what most fans remember about West centers around his time in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers.. Yet, similar to so many great athletes,
Taco Dalé ribbon-cutting ceremony in Batava
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of Chamber member Taco Dalé with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, June 13. The new restaurant, 842 N. Randall Road, Batavia, has become the fifth and newest Taco Dalé restaurant in the Chicago area. Batavia mayor Jeffery Schielke presided over the celebration along
Free four-day arts camp at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora
An Aurora church and four community organizations will partner in a free four-day arts camp for 50 students. Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora, will host its annual Art and Soul Camp from Monday, June 24 through Thursday, June 27. Community partners are Aurora Area Interfaith
Free outdoor cooking classes at Aurora’s Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry
Aurora’s Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry opened a series of seven free outdoor cooking classes by area chefs Saturday, June 15. The inaugural class, “Easy Summer Salads,” took place at Marie’s Garden Kitchen, 835 N. Highland Avenue in Aurora, part of an urban farm affiliated with the pantry on Aurora’s west
School Spring sports reveal championship teams
Last week in this space we wrote on girls flag football, the 32nd Illinois High School Association (IHSA) sport with a State tournament series. The tackle football will begin with games Friday, Aug. 23. The flag football gained momentum and became reality when several girls signed up for tackle football
Yarn from sheep’s wool for more than 40 years
Karen Luebbers loves to spin yarn. In fact, she has been creating her own yarn from sheep’s wool for more than 40 years. She is one of the many artisan residents at Covenant Living at the Holmstad who will be featured during the senior living community’s annual Bazaar in September.
Senior citizens in Plano will receive meal partnership
Senior citizens in Plano soon will receive a benefit from a lunch café and home delivered meals center being developed through a partnership between the Community Nutrition Network (CNN) and Plano Methodist Church. “From our current base in Yorkville, we have been planning for some time to expand our services
Cantigny Jazz day special
Foodies and jazz afficionados looking for a special night out are invited to Cantigny’s first-ever Jazz Soirée at the Robert R. McCormick House from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, June 21. The one-of-a-kind evening in Winfield is a prelude to the Cantigny Jazz and Wine Fest June 23, the
Trump attacks on migrant crime in U.S. unfounded
A staple of former president Donald Trump’s speeches for the law few years is an unsubstantiated claim that countries around the world are “emptying out their prisons” and “emptying out their mental institutions” and sending those people to the U.S. and he has offered no proof. In recent speeches, Trump
Katie Arko to lead Aurora Food Pantry
The Board of Directors of the Aurora Food Pantry has appointed Katie Arko as the new executive director. Arko has worked in a leadership capacity at non-profits in Aurora for more than 30 years. Most recently, at the Aurora Food Pantry, she has served as the senior director of Development
Our voices, votes, stand for founding principals
By John & Nisha Whitehead “Take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties.” — James Madison James Madison, often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution,” once predicted that the Bill of Rights would become mere “parchment barrier,” words on paper ignored by successive generations of Americans. How
A Focus on History: June 20 – 26
June 20 Oil begins moving through the Alaska pipeline. Seventy thousand persons worked on building the pipeline, history’s largest privately-financed construction project. – 1977. June 21 In Neshoba County in central Mississippi, three civil rights field workers disappear after investigating the burning of an African American church by the Ku
Chicago blues artists immortalized in Aurora mural
Those soaking up sun in downtown Aurora can enjoy a visual treat along Broadway or Water Street, portraits inspired by the Leland Bluebird Recording Sessions between 1937 and 1938.
Governor signs $53.1 billion Illinois budget
By Andrew Adams, Jerry Nowicki, & Hannah MeiselCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com Governor JB Pritzker Wednesday, June 5, signed the State’s $53.1 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, the largest in State history. The signing caps months of work – and tension – among top Democratic Party leaders in Springfield
12th annual Aurora Greenfest
More than 70 exhibitors and vendors were part of the annual Aurora Greenfest at the Prisco Center Saturday, June 8 in Aurora.