Blessing of the backpacks at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora
Pastor Krista Zimmerman, center, gives out “You Got This” backpack tags August 9 during a blessing of the backpacks at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora.
National Night Out in Aurora
A girls gets her face painted at Aurora’s Washington Park National Night Out celebration August 5.
Two students achieve perfect ACT scores at West Aurora H.S.
West Aurora High School is proud to announce that two members of the Class of 2026, Emerson Laufenberg and Joshua Hoecker, have each achieved a perfect composite score of 36 on the ACT (American College Test), a standardized exam used for college admissions. A perfect ACT score is a distinction
Geneva church celebrates Appalachian Service Project
Celebrating Appalachian Service Project (ASP) August 10, United Methodist Church of Geneva devoted its August 10 worship service to spotlighting its volunteers. The celebration featured music, a photo slideshow, and reflections by volunteers. In a 42nd annual ASP, 30 GUMC volunteers, 22 youth and eight adults, spent July 19-25 rehabbing
Medical and surgical options for GERD
The Fort Hill Wellness Series will present its next topic, “Medical and Surgical Options for GERD” Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 1 p.m. at Fort Hill Activity Center, 20 Fort Hill Drive. Dr. Ravi Prakash and Dr. Michael Sherrow will provide multidisciplinary perspectives on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD). GERD happens when
Oswego Police speed enforcement numbers
Oswego Police conducted a focused traffic safety campaign July 8 through August 1.During this enforcement period, Oswego Police issued: 93 speeding citations; 17 seat belt citations; 11 distracted driving citations; 4 other citations; 2 uninsured motorists; 1 no valid driver’s license; and 1 no valid registration. — Oswego Police Department
Grow successful made in the shade gardens
Did you know that despite Illinois’ reputation as a prairie state, its landscape was once nearly a third forest? This fact opens up a wonderful world of native plants perfectly suited for shade gardens. Choosing these local beauties not only bolsters regional biodiversity but should also be a priority over
Pet of the Week: Neglected Nikki, loving, nice dog
Nikki is a female Belgian Malinois mix who is approximately 10 years old. She was let down by her humans the last three years. Nikki is an incredible dog who was surrendered to a high kill shelter through no fault of her own. Nikki thrives with her people. She has
How the Deep State swamp is stealing the people’s power
By John & Nisha Whitehead What on earth is happening to this country? How, over the course of 250 years, did we go from prizing self-government to allowing a corrupt, self-serving ruling elite to dominate us with terror campaigns, brute force, and psychological warfare? Don’t be fooled: The madness, mayhem
A Focus on History: August 14-20
August 14 President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, to provide for the first time, guaranteed income for retirees and to create a system of unemployment benefits. – 1935. A major outage knocks out power across the eastern United States and parts of Canada. Fifty-million people were affected. Despite
Governor signs 124 laws in the spring legislative session
By Ben Szalinski, Andrew Adams, & Jerry NowickiCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com Governor JB Pritzker, Friday, Aug. 1, signed into law 124 of the 436 bills sent to him by lawmakers in the spring legislative session. The measures signed last week expand what must be covered by state-regulated insurance plans, require libraries
Illinois leaders accuse State Farm of hiding information
By Ben SzalinskiCapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Insurance companies operating in Illinois have a transparency problem with State regulators and consumers, four top State officials alleged recently. Illinois leaders remain frustrated by State Farm’s rate hikes on Illinois homeowners and threatened more state regulation over premium increases in a letter to the
Cookout at second annual Back to School Bash by Southwind Community in Aurora
Hot dogs and hamburgers are grilled Saturday, Aug. 2 by Moline Matter of Seconds motorcycle club members, at a second annual Back to School Bash by Southwind Community in Aurora.
Trump’s and Dems’ claims about prices lack the full scope
By Alan Jaffe and Saranac Hale Spencer Approximately six months into the second term of president Donald Trump, Republicans, and Democrats are making conflicting and often misleading assessments of the Donald Trump administration’s impact on inflation and prices. Both sides cherry-pick examples of consumer products to support their claims, while
Reader’s Voice: Kane County Solar Program, register now
August 4, 2025Dear editor; Last chance to receive 30% in federal tax credits on solar panels for your home. Solar Panels are cheaper than you may think, especially this year. If you think solar panels for your house will cost 20 or 30 thousand dollars, you are in for a
Reader’s Voice: President sending wrong message with submarines
August 5, 2025Dear editor; Sending two nuclear subs to intimidate Russia is an extremely dangerous and wrong message. Such an unwarranted ploy reminds me of the fictional movies Dr. Strangelove and fail safe where the United States and Russia are confronted with launching their nuclear weapons against one another. As
Diabetes Club will participate in Aunt Martha’s, “Back-to-School Health Fair” August 9; members to meet August 13
By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold their August membership meeting Wednesday, Aug. 13, at Oak Street Restaurant, 945 Oak Street, in North Aurora. Meeting will be held in the East Banquet Room. Dinner is optional on members’ own from the menu at 5:30
Moose-a-Palooza Music Festival and Fundraiser
The eighth annual Moose-a-Palooza Music Festival and Fundraiser will take place from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. at Batavia Moose Lodge, 1535 South Batavia Avenue Batavia. This year we are bringing back fan favorites and more. All net proceeds help the
Aurora back-to school wellness fair Friday
Community Health Partnership (CHP) of Illinois will hold a back-to-school wellness fair at its Aurora Health Center, 157 S. Lincoln Avenue, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Highlights will be free school supplies, school physicals, sports physicals and
Vinyl, Comics & Cards Market Aug. 10
Vinyl, Comics & Cards Market will debut Sunday, Aug. 10, from noon to 5 p.m. at Whistle Brewing, 1748 W Jefferson Avenue, Naperville. Free to attend and fully indoors. Explore a curated indoor space filled with vintage records, rare comics, trading cards, Funko Pops, original artwork, and handmade geeky creations.