By Ricky Rieckert As we enter a new week, I hope everyone enjoyed Thanksgiving Day, and any extra, time with family and friends. Last week when writing about The First Presbyterian Church, we had a small glitch: It was organized in 1858, not 1958. On the First United Methodist Church,...
The Fox River Valley Library invites the community to celebrate the holiday season with a variety of festive programs and events. From music trivia to crafting unique ornaments, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this December. •Holiday Music Trivia, Date: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Black &...
By Bobby Narang Three-peat. Check. One for the thumb, covered? Check. Entering Saturday’s Class 5A State championship game, Nazareth Academy had a lot of bullet points to check off with a big victory. In a battle of familiar State powerhouses, Nazareth pulled out a thrilling 29-27 victory over Joliet Catholic...
Thursday, Dec. 5Non-conferenceIslamic Foundation at Mooseheart, 7:30Montini at Willowbrook, 6Yorkville Christian at Lombard CPSA, 7 Friday, Dec. 6Catholic League WhiteAurora Central at St. Francis de Sales, 7Marmion at IC Catholic, 7St. Francis at Providence-St. Mel, 7DuKaneGeneva at Wheaton-Warr. South, 7Glenbard North at St. Charles East, 7Lake Park at Batavia, 7Wheaton...
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A special guest will be behind the bar at Wyckwood House, 80 S. River Street in downtown Aurora, Saturday, Dec. 7 evening. Marissa Amoni, of Aurora, from Marissa Bright PR, Boss Babes, Alley Art Festival, and more will take a bartending shift from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.. “We’re thrilled...
Aurora’s Fox Valley Festival Chorus previewed their annual holiday concert Sunday, Dec. 8, with a program Tuesday, Dec. 3. Chorus members under the direction of Mary Beth McCarthy presented a concert for the Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association. With a craft fair, cookie exchange and collection of winter gear for...
The 28th annual Cookie Walk will be held in the downstairs small dining room at the Plano Methodist Church, on the corners of Clark and Hale Streets, Saturday, Dec. 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.. Please enter the doors off the main parking lot in the education building and...
By John & Nisha Whitehead Once again we find ourselves approaching that time of year when, as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln proclaimed, we’re supposed to give thanks as a nation and as individuals for our safety and our freedoms. But how do you give thanks for freedoms that are...
December 5 A fire at the Brooklyn Theater in New York City kills nearly 300 individuals and injures hundreds more. Some victims perished from a combination of burns and smoke inhalation; others were trampled to death in the general panic that ensued. – 1876. The 21st Amendment to the U.S....
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored USPS mail carrier and Aurora resident Jaylen Lockhart at the Tuesday, November 26 Aurora City Council meeting. Lockhart, 26, was doing his routine mail delivery service recently when he noticed a senior citizen walking his dog seemed a bit unsteady. As he...
By Amalia Huot-MarchandMedill Illinois News Bureaufor Capitol News Illinoisamaliahuor-marchand2025@u.northwestern.edu A state watchdog has identified at least $7.2 million in fraudulent claims and more than 275 instances of misconduct by state employees accused of bilking a federal program designed to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2022, the Office of...
By Ben SzalinskiCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com A long-awaited bill to stop Illinois organizations from paying subminimum wage to workers with disabilities will soon head to governor JB Pritzker’s desk after being approved by the Senate Thursday. The Senate took a bipartisan 43-11 vote to pass the legislation that supporters dub the...
The City of Aurora government will hold a Special Census Initiative to count the City’s population, which will be held outside of the normal census and will begin February 3, 2025. During the 2020 Census, it was reported that Aurora’s population was reduced by approximately 17,000 residents. The reported loss...
Aurora Lions Club members collected donations for the Aurora Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign Saturday, Nov. 23. From 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., 14 Lions rang handbells in one-hour shifts outside Jewel-Osco, at 1952 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.. Army Aurora Corps Major Joaquin...
Approximately 400 homemade buttermints came out of an Aurora oven recently for the 19th annual cookie and candy sale at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora. The sweets, in pink, green, yellow and white hues for the holidays, are an annual highlight of a sale sponsored by the church’s United...
The 18th annual Aurora Festival of Lights, the largest free outdoor drive thru holiday light display in the region, will return with dazzling displays and merry music that will delight children and adults Friday, Nov. 29. The event will run through Sunday, Dec. 29, each night, from 5 p.m. to...
November 25, 2024Dear editor; If you want to win almost any argument or election, listen more than you speak. Find out what the people want and then work together with your fellow legislators (they’re just people too) to make it happen. Listening to people helps you hear how they are...
November 19, 2024Dear editor; First, as one who supported DeSantis in the primaries, let me congratulate president-elect Donald Trump and his supporters on their victory. But then let me bring high-flying Trump supporters back to reality. Because Harris, Walz, and the Democrats were so bad, Americans elected a man weighed...
By Russ George National Diabetes Awareness Month will end November 30. However, members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley work together, year round, to bring about an awareness of diabetes, prediabetes, and the dangers of uncontrolled blood sugar (glucose). Last week, I shared with readers of The Voice, what...
