Let’s be real about Summer reading. Unfortunately, to many kids, those two words, “Summer” and “reading,” don’t go together. But don’t forget, mom and dad, that Summer slide is a real thing, according to countless studies, and Summer reading is the cure. L ast July, “Psychology Today” magazine published an
On the west edge of Aurora, there’s an iconic landmark where glimpses of yesteryear are surrounded by modern amenities. Although Blackberry Farm harkens back to the pioneer era of the mid-1800s and early American settlers, the old setting sparkles as though a shiny new jewel. It’s at the crossroads of
Seventeen athletes from the Class of 2018 at Rosary High School in Aurora signed letters of intent this Spring to pursue their sports at the college level. These 17 girl athletes represent 23% of the graduating Class of 2018. Four will swim, four will play softball, two volleyball, two basketball,
The days are finally stretching above 50°F after our long, extended Winter this year. One of the best things about the app roaching warm days and nights of Summer is enjoying music at Millennium Plaza in downtown Aurora. This year, the free concert season will begin at the Food Truck
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce participates in the ribbon cutting / grand opening celebration at CodeCraze, LLC Saturday. The group was welcomed by manager’s Brooke Luetgert, Jennifer Luetgert and web design coordinator Laura Severson. Mayor Jeffery Schielke, Chamber employees Holly Deitchman, Margaret Perreault and Catherine Fitch, several Chamber ambassadors, Jamie
The Air Classics Museum of Aviation in Sugar Grove is open Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., April through October, and will be closed for major holidays. Admission is $8. for adults, $5. for seniors 62 and older and children. Children under five are free of charge.
East Aurora High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NJROTC) holds its annual awards ceremony in the school gym Wednesday, April 18. The East Aurora NJROTC is the largest high school affiliation in the State. Master Chief George Allen (retired) is the school’s naval science instructor. Submitted photo
Chef Eddie Sweeney from Catch 35, far left, holds a trophy after Catch 35 was announced the winner of the Loaves & Fishes’ inaugural Naperville Chef Showdown fundraiser, Wednesday, April 11 in Naperville. The competition was between two teams led by chef Danny Gil from Hugo’s Frog Bar & Fish
The Naperville Police Department announced last week that Kathleen “Kathy” Anderson has been appointed deputy chief. Anderson serves as a commander in the Naperville Police Department’s Investigations Division. “Kathy has proven herself time and again as a strong and competent leader with exceptional organizational and communication skills as well as
Colonel/president Theodore (T, TR, Teddy) Roosevelt threw strikes Saturday in Aurora. First, in the afternoon he was entertaining at the Santori Public Library of Aurora and in the evening at the Paramount Theatre. He struck the fancy of the audience which paid rapt attention. The performances varied significantly and a
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Naperville Police Department will be a partner with state and local agencies to remind motorists that if they drive with a phone in one hand, they can expect a ticket in the other. Traffic fatalities are on the rise in Illinois
The first piece of public art to go through Aurora’s new public art ordinance will be unveiled Saturday. The mural will be unveiled behind Aurora Fastprint, 54 E. Galena Boulevard, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the inaugural Fox River Arts Ramble. Aurora Fastprint owner Kim Granholm commissioned artist
In a small village named El-Monfia, one hour outside Cairo, Eqypt, Hasnaa Solmin was born. She eventually would have three brothers and two sisters. Her father was in banking and her mother grew bees to sell the honey. Once her father retired from banking, he bought a chicken farm. Her
Oswegoland Woman’s Civic Club, old and new members, will join together at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 25 at Lakeview Grill in Yorkville for dinner, to celebrate its 90th year of community service to Oswegoland. Please call Judy Smith, 630-554-8097, to make a reservation by Sunday. The Club always has had
U.S. secretary of Energy Rick Perry and India’s Atomic Energy secretary Dr. Sekhar Basu signed an agreement in New Delhi, India Monday to expand the two countries’ collaboration on world-leading science and technology projects. It will open the way for jointly advancing cutting-edge neutrino science projects under way in both
The culinary traditions of the many ethnic groups which built Aurora from 1834 to the present will be celebrated at History on a Fork, an evening of diverse food and drink from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, April 27 at One East Benton in downtown Aurora. Guests will browse
Teens. Are they just older children, or younger adults? According to YALSA, which is a division of the American Library Association and stands for Young Adult Library Services Association, teens are in a developmental stage that requires a unique approach to understanding them, connecting with them, and serving them. The
My name is Marie Schindlbeck Pierce. I founded our ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) group TEAM T.O.M. with my six siblings in 2013 after the loss of our brother, Tom Schindlbeck, to ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. ALS is a progressive, fatal neuromuscular disorder that occurs when motor nerve cells cease
Aurora City Council members listened to compliments about the Aurora Police Department at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday. Indian Prairie School District 204 superintendent, Karen Sullivan, said, “My purpose tonight is to publically thank you as a City, and to thank Chief (Kristen) Ziman and your police
