In college and high school basketball, both in men and women and in boys and girls, we are not in magical March Madness, however, February fosters fun and interest. Call it February Frenzy because teams are more finely tuned than at the start, seek to weave improvement prior to March
Aurora University’s Joevonn McCottry, center, looks for open space defended by Wisconsin Lutheran’s Jacob Hefle, 1, and Jacob Stoltz, 2, Saturday, Feb. 4.
Aurora University’s Crystal Rios, left, and Wisconsin Lutheran’s Sam Leisemann are in a battle for a rebound Saturday, Feb. 4.
The American Legion Riders Post #181 from Sandwich coordinated “Bowl for Vets” Saturday, Jan. 28 at Sandwich Idle Hour Lanes.
The Bolingbrook High School JROTC is being put on probation and we have until March 31 to help save the program along with getting two new instructors to coordinate the program. If you can please spread the word with anyone you may know to help them save the program, it
The Genoa America Legion Riders will have a Sweet Heart Meat Raffle from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington Street, Genoa. The public is encouraged to participate. There will be a luncheon available from noon to 2 p.m.. —Frank F.
By Rick Gardner Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club meets first and third Thursdays of each month at 7 a.m. at the Oswego American Legion Post 675, 19 Washington Street, Oswego. Next meeting will be Thursday, Feb. 16.Doors will open at 6:30 a.m. for coffee. Breakfast buffet is $12 plus tip.
By Charlie Schmalz Aurora Sunrise Rotary participates in Student Youth Exchange for West Aurora and East Aurora High Schools. Students are given the opportunity to study abroad for one school year in participating countries through-out the world. In exchange, we have students who come to Aurora from around the world
The Rotary Club of Aurora Sunrise will be host to its 20th Annual Wine & Chocolate Extravaganza from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at the Stonebridge Country Club, 2705 Stonebridge Boulevard, Aurora. All proceeds benefit our community! The Rotary Club of Aurora Sunrise directs our efforts to
February 9 Because no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824, the U.S. House of Representatives votes to elect John Quincy Adams, who won fewer votes than Andrew Jackson in the popular election, as president of the United States. Adams was the son of
By John & Nisha Whitehead That the police officers charged with the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols are black is a distraction. Don’t be distracted. This latest instance of police brutality is not about racism in policing, or black-on-black violence. The entire institution is corrupt. The old guard, made
Eight Black teens from Aurora will make history on this first weekend of Black History Month at 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, at Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Boulevard, Aurora. They are the first-ever contestants in the inaugural Mr. and Miss Black Aurora Pageant presented by the City’s African American
By Jerry Nowicki Sustained higher-than-predicted State tax revenues have in recent months given lawmakers a level of budgeting flexibility that is, at least in modern times, without precedent in a State with a reputation for perilous finances. For the current fiscal year and the one prior to it, that’s led
By Peter Hancock The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced Tuesday, Jan. 31 that Elgin-based School District U-46 superintendent Tony Sanders will become the next State superintendent of education. Sanders, 53, will succeed Carmen Ayala, who announced in November 2022 that she would retire effective January 31. ISBE reported
The five white crosses commemorating the lives lost in the workplace shooting at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora February 15, 2019, will be on display at the Aurora Historical Society from February 3 through February 18 at the Pierce Art and History Center. The crosses, made by the late
During this week, as National Mentoring Month there is a transition into Black History Month, one of Aurora’s leading black trailblazers and foremost mentors made his transition, as well. Civic icon Fred Rodgers died last weekend, and multiple generations of Auroran expressed condolences through social media once the news was
By Peter Hancock A temporary restraining order that partially blocks Illinois’ new assault weapons ban from being enforced will remain in place after a divided State appellate court panel’s ruling Tuesday, Jan. 31. The restraining order was issued Jan. 20 by Effingham County Circuit Judge Joshua Morrison, but it applies
Perception often is as important as the facts. An example is the headline at the top of page 1 this week, “State budget surpluses: Billions of dollars”. Residents of Illinois have heard for many years reports of failure, shortfall, debits, and problems with State government finances. The startling situation and
The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold its February membership meeting Thursday, Feb. 9, at the historic Gray’s Mill Estate, 211 North River Street, Montgomery. Meeting and dinner will be held in the Second Floor Banquet Room. Dinner on your own off the menu at 5:30 p.m. and meeting
Cantigny Park and the League of Women Voters invite the public to their next Civic Awareness Series program at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, Jim Slusher of the Daily Herald Editorial Board will lead a discussion on ideas for election reform. The free, online, program will be conducted through Zoom.
