Dr. James Varney is a retired educator who spent nearly five decades working with students from preschool through master’s degree candidates. He served as principal at several Aurora schools and directed the Partnership School for fourth and fifth graders at Aurora University. Varney taught both undergraduate and graduate students at
Retired educators from the Aurora area are giving back. At their Tuesday, June 6 luncheon meeting, Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) members donated 70 homemade blankets. After the meeting, volunteers delivered the blankets to Batavia Rehabilitation and McAuley Manor (Avantara Aurora), Pearl of Orchard Valley, The Grove of Fox
Calling all car lovers! The Downtown Naperville Alliance (DNA) is excited to be host to its annual Father’s Day Weekend Car Show Saturday, June 17 along Jackson Avenue, between Main and Eagle Streets. Weather permitting there will be up to 100 unique cars in all makes and models at this
The recycling event will take place from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday, June 17 in Downtown Lisle Commuter Parking Lot B, just west of the Village Hall, 925 Burlington Avenue, and across the street from Marq on Main. Accepted items include: Accepted items: Clothing, shoes, sheets, bedding, towels and other
Anna Beth is a female Domestic Shorthair Brown Tiger who was born January 25, 2023. Sweet little Anna-Beth is the teeniest of the litter by far, but a force to be reckoned with. Even though she’s always been about a pound lighter than her siblings, Anna-Beth keeps right up and
June 15 Arkansas becomes the 25th state to join the United States. – 1836 More than 1,000 individuals taking a pleasure trip on New York City’s East River on the riverboat-style steamer General Slocum, are drowned, or burned to death, when a fire sweeps through the boat. It was one
By John & Nisha Whitehead We have become a nation in a permanent state of emergency. Power-hungry and lawless, the government has weaponized one national crisis after another in order to expand its powers and justify all manner of government tyranny in the so-called name of national security. COVID-19, for
By Hannah MeiselCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Former State senator Terry Link, a nearly 24-year veteran of the Illinois Capitol, publicly acknowledged for the first time this week that he’d worn a wire to secretly record a fellow lawmaker in 2019. Link, a Vernon Hills Democrat, has spent years denying news media
It was a party with a purpose in Aurora Thursday night. The purpose was to celebrate iconic artist Andy Warhol while attracting residents and visitors to the downtown business district. Hundreds danced the night away at Aurora’s kick-off to its Color Me Warhol Summer Experience with a special Studio 54
A signature sign of Summer in Aurora is here. The Aurora Farmers Market opened for its 111th season, with nearly 50 vendors. Every Saturday morning from June 10 through October 14, patrons can visit the State’s oldest farmers market from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Water Street Square, 65
The Elgin Pride Parade Saturday, June 3 is one of many festivals on display this month.
As part of World Blood Donor Day 2023, June 14, Abbott and the Blood Centers of America (BCA) are introducing a first-of-its-kind mixed reality experience for use during blood donation. The mixed reality technology is an immersive digital experience designed to improve the blood donation process, attract new donors and
Smiles are abundant as participants enjoy the nice weather at First Fridays in downtown Aurora
Members of the North Central College football team in Naperville, will be honored by the Nation’s highest office Monday, June 12, when the two-time national champions will be among invited guests at the inaugural College Athlete Day, held by the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden, and the
It is a week before Father’s Day. Children’s Day 2023 is set for Sunday June 11. It is a day that America is missing. John Ross, advocate for Children’s Day , #KidsNeedChildrensDay, on the second Sunday in June, notes “The tragic event in Tennessee in March shows that our country
Times change, always will, however, they can be slowed down, altered, and, even moved forward. June 6, D-Day, the invasion of Normandy, once was uppermost in the minds of many Americans and observers. That was in 1944, however, 79 years ago. Let that roll over the tongue. Seventy-nine years ago.
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council gave consent to purchasing an agreement designed to enhance the golf experience at Phillips Park Golf Course (PPGC), by providing staff members with improved control over golf management and decrease number of unutilized tee times at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting,
June 3, 2023Dear editor; It’s June, and we’re supposed to once again dutifully hop on board the “Gay Pride” bandwagon and celebrate all things “gay.” But are we celebrating the fact that male homo/bisexuals have an HIV/AIDS rate that is 40-50 times the heterosexual HIV/AIDS rate? According to the CDC,
Reprint from May 26, 2022 and June 2, 2022Third of four parts Winona LaDuke writes on Alex White Plume, a leader of the Ogala Lakota tribe in the Spring 2021 edition of Yes! magazine. “More than 20 years ago, Alex White Plume, a leader of the Oglala Lakota, planted his
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is looking for individuals to help focus an awareness of diabetes. The Club will be participating in several events throughout the Summer months in the Fox Valley area, reminding everyone to be aware of the dangers of unchecked diabetes. Everyone should
