I learned belatedly that my friend, Wayne “Red” Kaufman, had died of COVID-19. Saddened, I drove to the West Plaza Barbershop in Aurora to talk with Ed Bunce, one of Kaufman’s original partners, and Carlos Martinez, the current owner of the shop. Because I was the only patron at lunchtime,
North Central College’s Matt Smietanski, 2, drives past a North Park University defender Saturday, Jan 23 in the North Central’s 69-49 victory over the visiting Vikings.
Angela Clay Thomas was reelected to a third term on the Board of Trustees of the Aurora Historical Society Thursday, Jan. 21.
LaPorcha Diaz of Aurora celebrated opening her Lorena’s Baskets, a new downtown Aurora business at 229 W. Galena Boulevard, with a ribbon-cutting and grand opening January 24. Her new location provides her with the space needed to continue with her sought-after baskets, additional customizable gifts, clothing, and more. Specializing in
Delilah is a female Domestic Shorthair Dark Torti who was born in April 2020. Delilah is a very sweet, petite girl. She is shy at first, but she will warm up. She gets along with other cats and dogs. She had fluid and a mass in her chest and has
Snowman family, mom, dad, and child, in Winter gear stand in creative fashion on a family lawn on the West Side of Aurora following recent snowfalls.
By Jason Crane Dale Berman, Village president of North Aurora officially stepped down as president, Monday, at the Village Board meeting through the Zoom video conference platform. Berman gave notice at the January 5 Board meeting that the January 18 Board meeting will be his last. Last Spring Berman stated
During the 36th Annual MLK Ceremony on the city government of Aurora’s Facebook Live presentation, four community advocates received the Donna J. Williams MLK Day Service Award.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, was born September 15, 1890 and wrote 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections. Her fictional detectives, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, have been read across the globe. In 1971 she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British
The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) will be host to Kane County Board members Mavis Bates and Myrna Molina alongside Kendall County Board members Robyn Vickers and Amy Cesich at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21. The group will discuss live on Zoom the misunderstandings and misconceptions centered around the ways
Yorkville Public Library is challenging the community to read a total of 20,000 minutes through February 26. This program is for readers of all ages. If the goal is met, a $100 donation from the Friends of the Library will be given to the Kendall County Food Pantry. Monetary donations
Bold and beautiful in the illumination of holiday colors in Aurora downtown is the description of the bridge across the Fox River.
As the director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, I don’t pay an undue amount of attention to the weather. However, Monday, January 28, 2019, was different. I woke up to a heavy snowstorm barreling across Illinois and was concerned because the Institute
By Stephanie Kifowit, State representative, 84th District “I’m okay being a footnote in history.” That is what I told one of my colleagues while watching the first day of session in the new 102nd General Assembly. I watched in a bit of disbelief as a new Speaker of the House
By Woodrow Carroll Weeb Ewbank! First, he preceded Vince Lombardi. Then he followed Lombardi. Could be a Greek oracle narrative. But, there is truth to the statement. With the National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl LV on the horizon (Sunday, Feb. 7 in Tampa), we take a look at the
Tui is a female Domestic Shorthair brown/black Tiger who was born June 12, 2013. Tui loves attention and will give head bumps to let someone know she wants to be petted. She is very playful and loves to chase her toys that are attached to a wand. She would love
Eddie Galvan, left, program director at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, interviews with Eddie Galvan, left, program director at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, receives an interview with Fox 32 News Saturday.
By Jason Crane The Montgomery Village Board unanimously approved a $200,000 conditional grant to Gray’s Mill Partners, LLC pursuant to the Village’s Mill District Restaurant Incentive Program at the Village Board meeting Monday. As per the Board’s prior discussions, the grant is eligible to be issued at the time of
Marie-Rosalie Bonheur was born March 16, 1822 in Bordeaux, Gironde. Her mother was a piano teacher and died when Rosa was 11.. Her father was a landscape portrait painter who encouraged his daughter’s artistic talents. Though of Jewish origin, the Bonheur family followed a Christian-socialist sect that promoted the education
Signs tell a story at a peaceful rally at the Peg Bond Center and Riverwalk in Batavia Wednesday, June 3.
