Norway Day parade in Park Ridge
Kelly Welin of Wheaton, left, and Nancy Andersen, St. Charles, carry a banner in Sunday, May 18’s annual Norway Day parade in Park Ridge.
Goodbye Jill, an inspirational mother, who will be missed
No guilt, my mom said. She didn’t want me to feel any guilt for her fatal diagnosis. I told her that I felt guilty, or maybe just naive, that I didn’t encourage her to get her pesky gastrointestinal problems looked at sooner. She had been complaining of digestive issues for
Protect the Older Americans Act May 28
Senior Services Associates invites everyone to for our Aging Advocacy Day Wednesday, May 28, a pivotal event that underscores the power of community engagement in advocating for senior rights and support services. As significant changes to the Older Americans Act loom on the horizon, we find ourselves at a critical
Forest Preserve District of Kane County celebrates 100 years
Everyone’s invited to a special Centennial Celebration marking 100 years of conservation, recreation, and environmental education with the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. Join community leaders, staff, volunteers, and neighbors at noon Sunday, June 8, at Johnson’s Mound Forest Preserve, 41W600 Hughes Road, Elburn, the first preserve established by
A Focus on History: May 22 through May 28
May 22 A massive wagon train, made up of 1,000 settlers and 1,000 head of cattle, sets off down the Oregon Trail from Independence, Mo., known as the “Great Emigration.” -1843. Civil Service Retirement Act of 1920 gives federal workers a pension. – 1920. May 23 An estimated 100,000 textile
A Little Taste of Romance: Steve and Donna
Steve Krawczyk, left, of Arcada theatre in St. Charles and Donna Szubinski celebrated 10 years of being together at Cozzi Corner restaurant in Downers Grove recently.
Trump making Americans Constitutionally literate
By John & Nisha Whitehead Few modern political figures have done more to prompt spontaneous national discussions about the Bill of Rights and constitutional limits on government power than Donald Trump—if only because he tramples on them so frequently. Indeed, president Trump has become a walking civics lesson. Consider some
John Laesch sworn in as 60th mayor of Aurora
John Laesch, the 60th mayor of Aurora, was sworn-in by Aurora City clerk, Jennifer Stallings, Tuesday, May 13 at the Paramount Theatre.
Pritzker to protect personal autism data
By Jade AubreyCapitol News Illinoisjaubrey@capitolnewsillinois.com Governor JB Pritzker issued an executive order May 7 that bars State agencies from collecting and disclosing data about autism to the federal government unless it’s medically or legally necessary. The order was in response to a move by the U.S. Department of Health and
Fallen Aurora firefighter honored at State’s annual memorial ceremony
By Jade AubreyCapitol News Illinoisjaubrey@capitolnewsillinois.com Fallen Aurora firefighter Cristian Medrano was honored at the state’s 32nd annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial held outside the Statehouse Tuesday, May 13. The memorial is held each May in front of the commemorative statue on the Statehouse’s back lawn as a tribute to Illinois firefighters
Aurora sports festival, 1,200 middle schoolers compete
Celebrating National Physical Fitness and Sports month, 1,200 Aurora middle school students competed in the city’s 31st annual Sports Festival Friday, May 9. Aurora’s Youth Services Division sponsored the event at Phillips Park for students from 14 middle schools. Events included basketball, soccer, softball, bowling, skating, chess, checkers, cornhole, volleyball,
Aurora City Council offers farewell to aldermen, CMO
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council, Tuesday, May 13, expressed appreciation and a farewell to Ward 4 alderman Bill Donnell, Ward 7 alderman Brandon Tolliver, alderman-at-large Ron Woerman, and chief management officer, Alex Alexandrou. Recently alderman Donnell announced he wouldn’t run for another term. Aldermen Tolliver and Woerman lost
Oswego Police distracted driving enforcement results
The Oswego Police Department issued 89 citations for handsfree law violations and 34 citations for other violations during April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month enforcement campaign. During the campaign, a total of 123 citations were issued for the following violations: Results: •89 distracted driving•17 speeding•14 seat belt•3 DWLS/NVDL “We strongly enforce
Reader’s Voice: Changes in due process to pursue the Devil
May 10, 2025Dear editor; “And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned ‘round on you, where would you hide?” This is one of the famous quotes from the classic play by Robert Bolt, “A Man for All Seasons.” The quote is relevant to something Bela “Bill” Suhayda
Reader’s Voice: Churches, leaders need soul searching
May 9, 2025Dear editor; As I watch the making of a new Pope unfold, I keep wondering what Jesus Christ would say if he were here today. One might assume he would adamantly condemn the adulations being paid to the rock he built his church upon while more than 700
Reader’s Voice: Time to fight for our country
May 11, 2025Dear editor; Dems have to fight back in order to keep our country. The other guys have been destroying unions that built the middle class and increasing economic inequality ever since Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). FDR got us out of the depression with public works initiatives putting Americans
Diabetes Club’s third annual “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” Golf Outing set for Friday, June 20; Diabetes Club of Fox Valley ‘Meet & Greet’ May 17
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold it’s May “Meet and Greet”, organized by media chairperson, Ann McBride, to expose our Club and our mission, Saturday, May 17, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Panera Bread, 1690 S. Randall Road, in Geneva. Plan on stopping by,
Aurora Tanner House Museum to reopen
The historic Tanner House Museum, 305 Cedar Street, Aurora, will open for the 2025 season Sunday, May 18. The museum will be open on Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. through September 21. The Tanner House, an 1857 home, is furnished and decorated in Victorian-era style. Visitors to
Civil War Memorial Day Program
The West Aurora Cemetery Board invites the public to an historic celebration of our fallen heroes with a presentation about five years after the Civil War, presented by the Sons of Civil War Veterans at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 25. Attendees should enter the cemetery on Wilder Street between Illinois
Free Food Pantry Friday, May 16
Attendees can pick up a box of canned goods, fresh fruit, veggies, frozen meat, bread, milk, eggs at the free Plano Food Pantry, Friday, May 16 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Plano, 200 N Center Street. Bring your food pantry card, if you have