Aurora Lions Club donates to Family Focus Aurora
Aurora Lions Club officials present Family Focus Aurora staffers with a $500 check May 2.
Fox Valley Career Center, new graduates
Fox Valley Career Center students who recently passed their computer technology testing at Kane ROE
Planting workshop at Wesley United Methodist Church
Reverend Tammy Scott, standing center, supervises a seed planting workshop at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora May 2.
Women’s Lacrosse: Aurora University vs. Beloit College
Aurora University’s Caitlin Cron (19) moves the ball against Beloit College’s Johanna McNair (16) in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference championship tournament Saturday, May 4.
Graduation at Aurora University
An Aurora University student’s mortar board celebrates 2024 spring commencement exercises Saturday, May 4.
St. Charles Arts Council programs for the year ready
The St. Charles Arts Council (SCAC) will hold the following programming for the rest of this year: •Monthly Artist Coffee Talk events: Artists meet on the third Tuesday each month at 10 a.m. at the St. Charles Public Library. This event is open to all and not restricted to SCAC
Knights of Columbus Council #14929 donates to Our Lady of Good Counsel Church
A check is presented from the proceeds of Aurora Lions Club’s Pancake Breakfast to Our Lady of Good Faith Church in Aurora.
Kane County Cougars practice for season start
Kane County Cougars hold annual media day baseball workouts Monday, May 6 at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva.
Aurora Spring electronics recycling drive thru 2024
It was a busy day with packed goods from the Aurora Spring electronics recycling drive thru at the Route 59 train station Saturday, May 4.
A Focus on History: May 9 through May 15
May 9 U.S. president Woodrow Wilson issues a presidential proclamation that officially establishes the first National Mother’s Day holiday to celebrate America’s mothers. – 1914. May 10 Thanks to an army of thousands of Chinese and Irish immigrants, who laid 2,000 miles of track, the Nation’s first transcontinental railway line
Tenth Amendment may help restore justice
By John & Nisha Whitehead The American governmental scheme is sliding ever closer towards a pervasive authoritarianism. The American people, the permanent underclass in America, have allowed themselves to be so distracted and divided that they have failed to notice the building blocks of tyranny being laid down right under
AARTA helps Salvation Army
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association donates $450 to Salvation Army Aurora Corps Monday, May 7.
Montgomery Rotary Club Donates $1,000 to Boulder Hill Elementary School Library
The spirit of giving was alive and well in Montgomery as the Montgomery Rotary Club announced a generous donation of $1,000 to Boulder Hill Elementary School Library. This donation not only demonstrates the club’s commitment to education but also underscores their dedication to serving the local community. The donation was
Naperville’s Parkers give to image of basketball
Old Duffers’ memories ordinarily go way back, especially those with a sports history. Focus today is perspective in sports history with a family emphasis. No, not 1974, or, 1984, however, more recently. Candace Parker, a 16-year veteran of women’s professional basketball, as an accomplished player, Sunday morning his week at
Border patrol units overwhelmed: Naperville native
Naperville native Kenneth Madsen said border patrol units have been overwhelmed by sheer numbers of immigrants approaching the southern border. Madsen, director, Chicago Asylum Office of Department of Homeland Security, addressed the Tuesday, April 16, Navy League Aurora Council 247 monthly dinner meeting at Riverview Diner in Montgomery. He presented
After 3 years, State poised to enforce law aiming to end lending discrimination
By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com In 1977, then-president Jimmy Carter signed into law the Community Reinvestment Act, a federal law that sought to wipe away the last vestiges of racial discrimination and redlining in America’s home mortgage industry. The idea was simple. By requiring lenders – primarily banks – to
Asbury Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation in North Aurora, receives award
Moshe Kahn, second from right, owner of Asbury Gardens Nursing and Rehabilitation in North Aurora, accepts a B.E.S.T. in class award Wednesday, April 17.
This year: Major national events
Special years can be understood in advance. This year, 2024, is such a year. If no other reasons, this year we will encounter the Summer Olympic Games and the major political parties’ national conventions. Any other items to be added make little difference in the quality of a year, however,
Election officials to weigh whether Darren Bailey and GOP operative Dan Proft illegally coordinated
By Andrew Adams & Hannah MeiselCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com A year and a half after Republican Darren Bailey lost his campaign to challenge governor JB Pritzker, State election officials are weighing whether he illegally colluded with conservative radio show host and political operative Dan Proft in the 2022 campaign. The State