State representative Matt Hanson, D-Montgomery, is taking action to lower home and auto insurance costs by passing a new bill that ensures Illinois customers are not padding profits of big corporations or covering corporate losses in high-risk states like Florida or Texas. “The cost of home and auto insurance is
The City of Aurora’s Public Art Division is excited to unveil a new exhibit from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, April 3, that will mark the homecoming of a world-renowned sculptor and historian, Dr. Charles Smith. The public is invited to attend the free opening reception at Aurora Public
Aurora’s newly-renovated RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, Aurora, is ready for upcoming varied events. Following a year off for renovations, RiverEdge is back with improved amenities and has grown its capacity from 6,000 to 7,500. Upcoming events are: •Blues on the Fox, featuring Trombone Shorty and Ally Venable, Saturday, June
Kane County Farm Bureau Foundation’s (KCFB) 20th Touch-A-Tractor weekend of family fun will be held Friday through Sunday, April 10-12, at KCFB, 2N710 S.Randall Rd., St. Charles. Hours are Friday noon to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Cooped-up kids have
Redeemer Community Church, 905 N. Edgelawn Dr. in Aurora, will host an outdoor Easter egg hunt Saturday, April 4, at 10:30 a.m.. Featuring 4,000 eggs and prizes, the annual event will take place on the church lawn north of the building. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free.
Ingredients1 pound lean ground beef2 cloves garlic, minced1 onion, chopped2 teaspoons chili powder2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained2 (8.75 ounce) cans corn, drained1 (16 ounce) container sour cream2 cups fresh salsa5 cups crushed plain tortilla chips3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese1 large fresh tomato, finely chopped3 green onions, chopped Directions1.
You were all set on doing something when your Mom said “No!”Then all the gripes and moans and pleading didn’t do a thing.You knew that you were right…besides, what did your Mother know?An even bet, this dialogue has a familiar ring.But what your Mother “knew”, most likely, was experience.And when
When you visit the Aurora Public Library District, you see thousands of items on our shelves waiting patiently to be taken home. What you don’t see is the work that went into getting them there. Every single item (over 330,000) had to be ordered, received, labeled, barcoded, cataloged, and shelved
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in March. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. •Jumpstart Screening, Friday, April 10, 10:30 a.m.. Jumpstart is a free
By Bobby Narang The Lockport High School girls soccer team is undergoing a massive roster turnover this spring. But the Porters are keeping their sights set on another double-digit winning season. Junior midfielder Yurida Hernandez, a Bowling Green recruit who has scored over 22 goals in her first two seasons,
Sunday, March 29ChampionshipHamilton 2, Hobart 1, 2 p.m. Friday, March 27SemifinalsHamilton 6, Aurora 3Hobart 4, Wisconsin-Stout 2 Saturday, March 21QuarterfinalsHobart 2, St. Norbert 1Wisconsin-Stout 5, Utica 1Aurora 3, Endicott 2, 2 otHamilton 2, Norwich 1, ot Saturday, March 14First RoundAurora 6, Saint John’s (Minnesota) 1Hamilton 6, Neumann 2Norwich 6, Salve
Eight area residents were inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame at an awards banquet Friday evening, March 27, at Eagle Brook Country Club in Geneva. Inductees are: Kelly Barr, classical music; Denise Crosby, journalism; Leslie Hunt, popular and progressive music; Stanley Konopka, classical music; Mary Beth McCarthy,
More than 40 Aurora Lions, family members, and friends attended the club’s first-ever trivia night March 19 at Grandma’s Table restaurant in Aurora.
Children march through the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church – Aurora waving palms on the Christian church’s traditional Palm Sunday celebration, March 29.
Congregants at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora, wave palm fronds during Palm Sunday worship March 28.
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Luke Torrance hits the ball against Plano March 28. Host Aurora won, 7-5.
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Corina Maratea (15) throws against St. Ignatius March 28. Visiting St. Ignatius won, 3-2.
By John & Nisha Whitehead In 2021, amid a global pandemic, warnings that the federal government might repurpose warehouses into detention facilities on American soil were dismissed as speculative, alarmist, even conspiratorial. Five years later, what was speculation is a blueprint for locking up whomever the government chooses to target.
Checking in to see how all of you readers are enjoying president Donald Trump’s fulfilled promises of lower gas and food prices, lower inflation, a skyrocketing stock market, millions of new jobs, no new wars with no lives of our troops on the line (thousands of our soldiers are already
