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Waubonsee Community College District B volleyball champion

For the second time in school history Waubonsee Community College will play in the NJCAA Division II Women’s Volleyball National Championship Tournament. Behind top-notch performances by Sydney Fedderly, Sydni Coultrip, and Rebecca Robinson, the Chiefs captured the recent Region IV District B Tournament championship by defeating Black Hawk College, 3-1,

Many State cross country championships fulfilled

By Bobby Narang On a day when former Kaneland High School star wide receiver, P.J. Fleck, notched his biggest head coaching victory, his former school made history. Fleck, who led the Knights to back-to-back State football championships in 1997 and 1998, helped guide the University of Minnesota to a victory

Officer Adam Miller (left) & Officer Rey Rivera Photo by Aurora Police Staff Photographer Sgt. Ed Corral

Two Aurora Police Officers shot in the line of duty during the Henry Pratt Mass Shooting return to full-duty

Two officers shot in the line of duty during the Henry Pratt mass shooting in February, returned to full-duty after spending the past nine months recovering. “Today is a good day,” Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman said Monday evening. Officer Adam Miller was shot in the face when officers tried

Veterans Day in Aurora Illinois

Aurora Veterans Day Ceremony Moved Indoors, Parade Canceled

Due to the impending inclement weather, the Aurora Veterans Day Parade scheduled for Monday, November 11 has been canceled, and the ceremony portion of the annual event has been moved indoors.  “With the weather forecast calling for snow and wind chill temperatures in the low teens, we want to make

Mustadin Muadinov guilty of the offense of disorderly conduct

Man Who Made False Bomb Threat at Aurora Casino Found Guilty of Disorderly Conduct

November 8, 2019 A Chicago man faces a possible prison sentence for pretending that a truck he parked outside of the Hollywood Casino in Aurora contained an explosive device. Kane County Circuit Judge Donald M. Tegeler, Jr., today found 30-year-old Mustadin Muadinov guilty of the offense of disorderly conduct, Class 3 felony.

Rudy Rodriguez was a member of the East Aurora NJROTC prior to graduating from the US Naval Academy and becoming a commissioned officer and aviator in the United States Navy.

Aurora native and Navy Pilot Vet to Speak at Veterans Day Parade

It has been 15 years since he graduated from high school, but it seems like only yesterday. Time flies. And so does he.  Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Rodriguez, a former United States Navy aviator, has traveled the world the last decade and a half serving his country and helping others. He will

Aurora and Naperville Host Whole Community Transparency Workshop on Complex Coordinated Terrorism Attack Grant

Over the past three years, the cities of Aurora and Naperville have been working together to plan and prepare for the worst-case scenario, a potential terrorist attack. Aurora and Naperville were selected as recipients of the Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks (CCTA Program) in 2017. The CCTA Program provided federal grant

Cosmo Club of Aurora host to World Diabetes Day Nov. 14

By Russ George The Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, “The Club That Fights Diabetes”, invites everyone to an evening of Family Fun, complete with games, light, healthy, snacks, entertainment, free door-prize drawing, turkey giveaways every half hour, and information about diabetes awareness and treatment to celebrate World Diabetes Day, Thursday, Nov.