Dr. Robert Renteria, above, offers remarks as the guest speaker Monday, Nov. 21 at the Aurora Alive Center in downtown Aurora with a focus on youth who can be provided positive leadership.
Naperbrook Golf Course was host to the annual Turkey Shoot golf tournament Saturday, Nov. 19. With Springbrook Golf Course closed for renovation, the tournament quickly filled to the maximum of 90 players. Four teams finished with a score of 33. The team of Chris DuPuis, Casey Sanborn, Nick Cairo, and
Aurora officials shared city economic development updates with Aurora Noon Lions Club members at the Club’s November 17 meeting. Alex Alexandrou, Aurora’s chief management officer and chief of staff, and Trevor Dick, assistant director of the mayor’s Office of Economic Development, were keynote the Lions’ meeting at St. Mark’s Lutheran
The two starting quarterbacks at the two Big Ten Conference universities in Michigan are from in and close to DuPage County, northern Illinois. Starters at both the University of Illinois and Northwestern University (NU) are from out of state. Payton Thorne, 6-2. 210 junior, is the starting quarterback at Michigan
Aurora Downtown once again will have mugs flowing with hot cocoa throughout downtown. The downtown organization will be host to the fourth annual Cocoa Crawl December 2 as part of its First Fridays events. To participate in the hot cocoa sampling from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., patrons will be
With one mile of sparking lights and one month of magical nights, the 16th season of the Aurora Festival of Lights Drive-Thru will open on Friday, Nov. 25! One of the largest free drive-thru holiday light displays in the region, the Aurora Festival of Lights runs from Friday, Nov. 25
Hope is a female Domestic Shorthair Tortie who was born June 5, 2022. Those looking for a friend to keep their lap warm this Winter, look no further! Hope loves to lay around and watch television while receiving non-stop pettings. She enjoys picking up toys and carrying them around. She
Dominican Sister Jane Beckman, left, teaches a student in a citizenship class offered by the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora.
Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora recently collected Winter scarves, hats, blankets, jackets and books for distribution by Aurora United Way.
InterFaith Aurora will be host to its 15th annual Thanksgiving Celebration of Music and Friendship, Sunday, Nov. 20th beginning at 3 p.m., at Society 57, 100 S. River Street, Aurora, Ill.. All presenting songs and religious praise from diverse groups throughout the Aurora area will celebrate this year’s theme: “Praying
Members of Marmion Academy’s Flannigan Rifles, Aurora, participant in the Aurora Veteran’s Day parade
There is no certificate of the birth of Charlie Chaplin April 16, 1889 nor a record of a baptismal registry. The place of his birth is thought to be East Lane off the Walworth Road. It had a loud and vigorous Sunday morning street market with its costermongers, old-clothes sellers
Cantigny Park, part of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation in Wheaton, awarded a check for $16,000 to the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans (MSHV) in Wheaton. The donation represents net proceeds from the 18th annual Cantigny 5K Run/Walk held November 5. The check amount included cash donations from participating runners
Jim Davidson, U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, salutes and leads the pledge of allegiance at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry Nov. 9.
Aurora University’s James Mautino, 23, celebrates his third quarter touchdown Saturday, Nov. 12 for the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference championship.
Plano Police Department Sgt. Robert Hernandez is among recruiters at an Aurora University career fair November 9.
Host Batavia High School quarterback Ryan Boe breaks free for a huge gain during the final drive against Yorkville.
“Three Shots that Changed America: The JFK Assassination and Its Connections to Chicago” will be explored at Aurora University, 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28. Brandon Kooi, professor of criminal justice, will be guest speaker in Crimi Auditorium at the Institute for Collaboration, 1347 Prairie St. in Aurora. The public is
Aurora University guard Michael Osborne, 24, shoots defended by Maranatha Baptist’s Malachi Herbster, 24, Tuesday, Nov. 8.
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening for K. Hollis Jewelers, Boutique & Wine Bar with a multi-chamber ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, Nov. 10.
