Many cars line up in Plano with a team of volunteers to load boxes of produce and gallons of milk into vehicles during the food drive-thru coordinated by the Kendall County Community Food Pantry and volunteers from the United Methodist Church of Plano.
In the past few weeks, the Aurora community has once again come together, and Aurora Strong has become a meaningful and appropriate tagline for our city. Downtown business owners have bonded because they swept up glass and boarded up windows in unison. They struggled through the COVID-19 shutdown, and then
Captains Linnea Forney and Rich Forney, middle, pose during the ground-breaking ceremony of the new building on Redwood Drive on the West Side of Aurora October 23, 2019.
By Jerry Nowicki Attorney general Kwame Raoul has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced in a news release Tuesday. “After experiencing minor symptoms over the weekend, I consulted with my health care provider using telehealth services. Upon the advice of my doctor, I was tested yesterday and informed today
Sarah Dunnigan, left, and Becky Dunnigan, Oswego residents and daughter-mother duo, unload milk and other dairy products Sunday from an Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry van for a free drive-thru milk pantry at Jaycee Park in Oswego.
“Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Jesus to Mary Magdalene at his empty tomb. (John 20:15) The cave, east of Aix-en-Provence, is called Sainte-Baume. According to Roman Catholic tradition, Mary Magdalene spent the last 30 years of her life there. The surrounding forest leads to a small
Bernard Cigrand moved to the Fox Valley in 1913. He was 47 at the time, a prominent dentist who relocated his successful practice to Aurora in 1920 from Batavia. Dr. Cigrand died in 1932, before figuratively returning to the Fox Valley area 70 years later, the Fox Valley Park District’s
In response to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn. May 25, The Aurora Public Library will be host to an event to address racism, the intersection of race and gender, and social justice in our current social and political climate both nationally and locally. We are inviting leaders
By Woodrow Carroll In the 1990s when the Chicago Bulls captured six National Basketball Association (NBA) championships in a span of eight seasons, there was no clear-cut rival to the Bulls. The Bulls, in championship series, 1991-1993, defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, Portland TrailBlazers, and Phoenix Suns in the first
More than 200 attend and join in a song Sunday during an outdoor service entitled A Call to Prayer for Social Justice, Reconciliation and Healing at St. John AME Church in Aurora Sunday.
Although the rest of America struggles to get outside to reenter office spaces, reopen retail stores, or dine outside at restaurants and bars, seniors are asked to continue to isolate themselves. Seniors are in the same state of uncertainty that parents of young children find themselves. Although parents wonder if
Cocopuff is a female Heeler/Jack Russell Mix who was born March 23, 2020. Cocopuff is an adorable pup who is looking for her forever home. We were told that her mom was a blue heeler, however we do see a lot of Jack Russell Terrier traits and looks in her.
Aurora Noon Lions Club member Bill Poss, owner of Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center in Aurora, serves dessert to fellow Lions Monday as the club resumed in-person luncheon meetings at Luigi’s.
Greeter Matt Erion of Batavia collects monetary donations and canned food for Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora after Flowing Forth United Methodist Church’s first drive-in service Sunday at Aurora Christian School parking lot.
Dick and Susan Schindel of Aurora celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday, June 14, with a blessing by Rev. Tim Mulcahey at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Aurora.
Recovery was under way in communities last week which suffered from lawless, mindless, and opportunistic individuals who seized the occasion to cause chaos with looting and property damage. The fabric of society requires we must be at our best to support each other, have faith and confidence in the goodness
Artists with written themes reflect the mindset in Aurora following looting Sunday, May 31 after a protest rally against heavy-handed police reaction.
A protest rally of approximately 200 walk on Eagle Street in Naperville near City Hall Friday, June 5.
By Woodrow Carroll Former NBA (National Basketball Association star Wes Unseld passed away last week at the age of 74 after battling medical issues in recent years. He was not at the level of Michael Jordan and some other NBA greats, however, he still deserves to be appreciated. Unseld stayed
By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named Jorge Arciniega the June Veteran of the Month. He was born May 8, 1984 in East Los Angeles, Calif.. Except for living in Los Angeles for sixth and seventh grades, he lived with his sisters in Chicago and Chicago
