Speakers at a Tuesday, Sept. 27, press conference in Aurora on reproductive rights pose for a photo. From left are Rep. Katherine Clark, assistant speaker, House of Representatives; Congressman Sean Casten, D-6; and Jennifer Welch, president/CEO, Planned Parenthood of Illinois. Planned Parenthood’s Aurora health center hosted the presentation.
Margaret Phillips Young sits outside her home on South Main Street in Oswego in this photo taken approximately in 1890.
Teddy the dog, center, is blessed in 2021 by Aurora pastors Reverend Julie Grafe, left, Our Savior Lutheran Church and Reverend Dr. Brandon S. Perrine, New England Congregational Church, at Our Savior.
Rabbi Edward Friedman, leader of Temple B’Nai Israel in Aurora, leads an interfaith unity prayer joined by other faith leaders in Aurora recently.
By Beth Johnson In the 1880s, Aurora women lived much different lives than they do today. Most didn’t have the opportunity to travel far from their homes in the horse-and-buggy time, and it was rare for women to continue their formal education past high school. Because they felt a need
The 2022 Class of the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame (FVAHF) will be announced at noon Friday, Oct. 14, at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Avenue, Batavia. The 2020 Banquet was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the 2020 and 2022 FVAHF classes will be inducted
Friday, Sept. 30Chicago Catholic GreenChicago St. Rita at Nazareth Acad., 7:30Benet Academy at Niles Notre Dame, 7:30Chicago Catholic OrangeJoliet Catholic Acad. at St. Laurence, 7:30Providence Catholic at Montini, 7:30Chicago Catholic White*Fenwick at Marmion Academy, 7:30DuKaneGlenbard North at Wheaton North, 7Geneva at St. Charles East, 7St. Charles North at Lake Park,
By Bobby Narang York High School wants to follow the same script Friday night, Sept. 30, in football. Glenbard West is aiming for a rewrite. The Dukes and Hilltoppers hook up for a key midseason West Suburban Silver Conference game in week six. The York Dukes, 5-0, 3-0, have recent
By Woodrow Carroll Saturday’s University of Illinois 11 a.m. football game at Wisconsin will find the Illini in an unusual situation, namely, Illinois has the better won-loss record. Visiting Illinois will arrive in Madison, Wis. with a 3-1 overall record and the Wisconsin 2-2. What was once a spirited rivalry
High school, college, professional. Those are the choices for fans in football, basically Friday night for high schools, Saturday for colleges, Sunday for professional teams. It used to be that neat, clean, and evenly divided. These days a few college and professional games are played Thursdays and the Illinois High
Aurora Christian’s Max Bray, 9, is in a battle with Chicago Christian tacklers Friday, Sept. 24.
Plainfield North High School’s football team prevailed against visiting Yorkville in a match of previously unbeaten teams in the Friday, Sept. 23 game in Plainfield.
IC Catholic Prep’s, No. 88 looms large in back of Aurora Central Catholic High School junior quarterback Kevin Stanislo.
Three Rosary High School seniors, Josie Jarmuz, Lauren Audrey Paschoud, and Maggie Seraphin, have been named as Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Letters of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, were presented to these scholastically-talented seniors by Rosary head
Congratulations to the Marmion/Rosary 2022 Homecoming Court!
The High School Homecoming tradition of TPing the school building and grounds with toilet paper is taking a community service twist at Rosary High School in Aurora this year!
The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton will continue its Date with History series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, with a program on our Nation’s highest award for valor in combat, the Medal of Honor. The presentation is both in person and online. Registration is not required
Each Fall, Illinois 4-H kicks off a new year, and 4-H programs are hosts to open-house events to celebrate in DuPage, Kane, and Kendall Counties. The 4-H Youth Development programs focus on building leadership, citizenship, and life skills. In the coming weeks, our University of Illinois Extension team and 4-H
The City of Aurora will be host to its free Fall Electronics Recycling Drive-Thru from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 at Bednarcik Junior High School, 3025 Heggs Road, Aurora. All items are free to recycle, including televisions. The event is open to the first registered 1,500 Aurora
Stamp Act PAC will be host to its annual Fall fundraiser in Plano starting at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 at the Venue at ProCool, 115 E. South Street, Plano. Keynote speakers will include lieutenant governor candidate for the State GOP, Stephanie Trussell, and Pastor Steve Saunder, Plano Methodist Church.
