By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named David Moore the January Veteran of the Month. David Moore was born January 20, 1944 in Marion, Ala. where he grew up. After graduation from Lincoln High School in 1963, he was drafted into the Army. He was trained
By Sarah Mansur Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs director Linda Chapa LaVia resigned Monday, more than two months after a COVID-19 outbreak was first reported at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home that has killed more than a quarter of the facility’s residents. Chapa LaVia, from Aurora, is the second high-profile departure
Debbie Smith began her career as a preschool teacher to put her double-major in education to efficient use. So, here’s a pop quiz in math: Question: What’s the difference between December 31, 2020 and August 21, 1987? Answer: 12,187 days. And despite weekends, holidays and vacations sprinkled throughout, not one
Elgin Police Department (EPD) commemorates 2020 in a time capsule for EPDs future leaders to open in 2050.
Sunny is a female Domestic Short Hair Brown Tiger who was born in March 2016 Sunny is very playful and curious. She can be very shy, but after a while her sweet side will come out. She would do best in a quiet home with not too much commotion and
When Winter breaks out, the fun breaks in for some of us with impromptu sledding.
Winter’s delight can include little known Rime Ice. The ingredients to reach the picturesque scene to the, include freezing fog for a lengthy duration, small super-cooled water droplets which freeze on contact with surfaces somewhat below freezing.
The annual ceremony September 11 in Naperville at the Dan Shanower Memorial commemorates the death of the Naval Captain who died in the 9-11-2001 attacks on the Pentagon in Arlington, Va..
By Jason Crane Let’s face it, pursuing an American dream of owning your own business in many industries is getting tougher and these days proves no exception for many entrepreneurs! Oswego entrepreneur Bob Lockwood felt the pain. He was let go twice as a manager of an indoor laser tag
“Player with railroads and the Nation’s freight handler” —Carl Sandburg Railroads were freighted with destiny. Flumes of white smoke over the Rockies became the main symbol of the United Sates and its achievements. The nervous panting, that pam-pah, pam-pah, now slow and even, now hurried, came directly from the soul
By Bobby Narang Three days into this calendar year, the Northern Illinois University men’s basketball program made headlines. In a shocking in-season move, the Huskies parted ways with long-time head coach Mark Montgomery, January 3, Northern Illinois athletic director Sean T. Frazier announced. “We thank coach Montgomery for his commitment
Madeline ‘Maddie’ Bozik of North Aurora responds to questions from a Chicago WGN-TV channel 9 videographer during Maddie’s Mitten March Winter-gear-giveaway Sunday at North Aurora Police Department’s parking lot.
Quilts of Valor were the focus December 24 for military veterans.
Lorelei is a female Boxer & Pit Bull Terrier Mix, who is four years old and weighs 41.5 pounds. Lorelei can be a little shy when she first meets someone, but when she warms up, she loves to be petted and to hang out. Once she is in a home
Bold and beautiful holiday colors are illuminating the downtown skyline of the State’s second-largest city, in Aurora. Some of the high-tech lighting features on Aurora’s newest bridge were turned on just in time for the holidays. Although the bridge’s official opening isn’t until Spring, motorists, pedestrians, and passersby, temporarily can
Oswego’s Little White School Museum is winding up its celebration of the Christmas holiday with an on-line presentation of “12 Days of Christmas Ornaments,” and will feature photos of commemorative ornaments sold as fundraisers for more than a decade by the Oswego Chamber of Commerce. The ornaments each carry an
Artistic volunteers in Aurora paint boarded storefronts the message of Erase Racism Tuesday, June 2 following May 31 violence. Volunteers cleaned up shattered glass in display of Aurora Strong. Many more photos.
So many wonderful books to read. So little time! Here are some of the best books I read in this year. I have read others, but space constraints limit how many to recommend. • Stalin’s Daughter. The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva. An outstanding book written by Rosemary
Even in the middle of a pandemic, many of us are planning to enter 2021 with new resolutions to quit smoking, or cut out alcohol and red meat from our diets. Perhaps you wish to start doing something more often; exercise, consume more leafy greens or read more frequently. Some
By Bobby Narang Basketball runs in the Cohn family. So does the Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament. Let former York High School star point guard, David Cohn, explain the long-running Tournament’s worth to his family. “My uncle is a huge high school sports fan,” Cohn said. “He went to York games
