St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora celebrates back-to-school with backpack blessing, cruise show
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora celebrated back-to-school season Sunday with a backpack blessing and Cruise Day.
Sam Mayor rallies to win in Elkhart Lakes, Wis.
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Cook Out 400, Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Va., Sunday, July 30. Late in the race two Rosch Fenway Fords of Brad Keselowski and Chris Buesher fought for first place, but Kesolowski was involved in a crash and Buesher came out the victor. Following in second...
Auto show at Bloomhaven Community Healthcare Center
Bloomhaven Community Healthcare Center, 301 Weston Avenue in Aurora, will host an auto show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 15. The public is invited. Admission, parking and car entries are free. Autos will be on display in the center parking lot. Pre-registration is required for auto entries....
First Christian of Aurora Car show
About 40 custom and classic vehicles were showcased at First Christian Church of Aurora's annual car show Saturday, July 8. A food truck and an indoor craft fair were included.
Rain modifies NASCAR races in City streets
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Grant Park 200, Chicago downtown street race, Chicago, Ill., Sunday, July 2. After a month of drought, record-breaking rain fell on Chicago, which flooded many streets. The race had a late start due to water on the track, but NASCAR pulled it off. The...
NASCAR Cup Series standings through July 3
1. Martin Truex Jr. 591 2. William Byron 582 3. Ross Chastain 573 4. Christopher Bell 570 5. Kyle Busch 560 6. Denny Hamlin 538 7. Kevin Harvick 523 8. Kyle Larson 521 9. Ryan Blaney 506 10. Joey Logano 491 11. Chris Buescher 476 12. Tyler Reddick 463 12....
NASCAR Xfinity Series standings through July 3
Dawson Cram -7
Justin Marks 1
Andre Castro 1
Dexter Stacey 2
Brent Sherman 3
Natalie Decker 3
Mason Massey 5
Illinois receives $12-Million grant for new buses
Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) announced Monday, June 26 Illinois has received a $12,299,377 grant from the Biden-Harris Administration’s infrastructure law to put new American-built buses on the road and improve transit service in their community. The grants, administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration, were made possible...
Aurora unveils new Juneteenth Squad Car in advance of the holiday
Aurora launched its Juneteenth series of celebrations by unveiling a unique, culturally custom-designed Juneteenth squad car. A large crowd, including Black police officers from Aurora and neighboring agencies, gathered today at the Aurora Police Department for the unprecedented occasion. “This is more than symbolic. It is a statement of fact...
Father’s Day car show in Naperville June 17
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...
Truex, Jr., Larson, capture NASCAR victories
By John Schutt NASCAR, Cup Series, Würth 400, Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Del., Monday, May 1. Martin Truex Jr. had a long-overdue victory at his, what some would call, home track. Following Truex, Jr. was Ross Chastain in second, Ryan Blaney in third, William Byron in fourth, and Denny Hamlin...
Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame induction
With torrential rain and howling wind as a backdrop, the classes of 2020 and 2022 were inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame Friday, March 31 at Villa Olivia in Bartlett. The weather did not deter attendees, who came to celebrate the 10 influential and talented artists all...
Needed: Replace motor fuel tax
By Nika Schoonover In spite of Illinois efforts to smoothly integrate electric vehicles into State economy, a new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is warning of a potential steep decline in transportation revenue in the process of electrification accelerates. The primary issue is motor fuel taxes, which...
Joe Logano captures second NASCAR championship
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series championship, Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, Ariz, Sunday, Nov. 5. The final four included Joe Logano, Ross Chastain, Chris Bell and Chase Elliott. Only one of those four could be the champion and Joe Logano won his second NASCAR (National Association of Auto Car Racing) championship....
Chase Elliott’s victory over Ryan Blaney by a fender
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, YellaWood 500, Talladega Superspeedway, Taladaga, Ala., Sunday, Oct. 2. Chase Elliott won his fifth race of the season followed by Ryan Blaney in second place. Following was Michael McDowell in third, Ross Chastain in fourth, and Denny Hamlin in fifth. Hamlin and Chastain controlled...
Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame 2022 Class announcement Oct. 14
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...
Historic No. 43 victor car at Darlington Raceway
By John Schutt Nascar (National Association for Stock Car Racing) Cup Series, Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C. Sunday, Sept. 3. It had been 55 years since Richard Petty’s No. 43 car won at Darlington, until the race’s 20-lap shoot out with driver Eric Johns in car No....
Electric vehicles State drive
By Jerry Nowicki The Illinois government Tuesday this week announced the award of the first electric vehicle manufacturing-targeted tax incentives made possible by a law signed by governor JB Pritzker last year. The incentives come from the Reimagining Electric Vehicles (REV) Act, which passed nearly unanimously and became law in...
Reddick narrowly captures Brickyard in Indianapolis
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Verizon 200 at the Brickyard, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Indianapolis, Ind., Sunday, July 31. The race was held at the Indy 500 track, however, used the road course which was part infield and part of the large track to create some exciting racing....
First Christian Church car show in Aurora
Larry Lippold of Aurora polishes his 1937 Chevrolet sedan Saturday, July 9, at the fifth annual First Christian Church car show.