Lifelong Learning Center at Waubonsee Community College
The Kiwanis Club of Aurora learned November 25, about the Lifelong Learning Center at Waubonsee Community College from Ceil Carey.
High School basketball: Aurora Central Catholic vs. Plainfield Central
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Ashley Watter (40) drives against Plainfield Central defenders November 24 in the West Aurora Turkey Tournament.
High School basketball: Oswego vs. Aurora Central Catholic
Oswego High School’s Jordyn Parnell (21) shoots over Aurora Central Catholic’s Annalyse McCarty (11) November 25, in the West Aurora Turkey Tournament.
‘Brassy and Bright’: Fox Valley Brass Band concert Dec. 14
“Brassy and Bright,” a Fox Valley Brass Band holiday concert, is at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, hosted by Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St., Aurora. Victor Anderson returns to direct the 31-member band in joyful carols and dazzling selections by Stephen Bulla, Andrew Wainwright and more! Tickets,
Batavia artist exhibits at Marmion
“Pilgrimage,” an art exhibit by Batavia artist and educator Chris Hodge, is hosted by Marmion Academy’s Dr. Scholl Gallery to Feb. 1 at the school, 1000 Butterfield Rd. in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are. Opening with a reception Sunday, Nov. 30, the exhibit showcases spiritual-themed works
Historical Society Tanner House Holidays to start Dec. 7
The Aurora Historical Society’s historic Tanner House Museum is now festively decorated for the holiday season and ready for guests. Every room in the 1857 home is decked out in seasonal finery. Most rooms have a Christmas tree, including the formal parlor, which boasts a 12-foot tree. The house will
Joliet Adult Amateur Football open meeting
The Joliet Buccaneers Adult Amateur Football Team is having an open team meeting to the public at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the Joliet Public Library 150 N Ottawa Street, Joliet. This meeting is an informational structured meeting. All players 18 years an older are encouraged to come out
Giving thanks means saying ‘No Thanks’ to Tyranny
By John & Nisha Whitehead “Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which it stands…for if the American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughout the world.”—Daniel Webster We find ourselves approaching that time of year when, as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln proclaimed,
A Focus on History: December 4 through December 10
December 4 Black Panthers Fred Hampton, 21, and Mark Clark, 22, are gunned down by 14 police officers when asleep in their Chicago apartment. Approximately 100 bullets had been fired in what police described as a fierce gun battle with members of the Black Panther Party. However, ballistics experts later
High school football playoff finals schedule Nov. 28-29; semifinal results Nov. 22 (updated)
Due to the recent snow storm, the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and Northern Illinois University (NIU) have announced that NIU’s Huskie Stadium will host the 2025 IHSA Class 7A and Class 8A Football State Championship games in DeKalb Wednesday, Dec. 3. The contests were originally scheduled to be played
Aurora City Council votes to increase the number of video gaming terminals
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council approved an increase to the number of video gaming terminals permitted in Aurora at the Tuesday, Nov. 25 City Council meeting. City government of Aurora documents show the purpose is to amend the City Code to align with state law and the revision
Aurora Winter Lights Festival 2025
The Aurora Winter Lights Festival parade delighted many onlookers in downtown Aurora November 21.
K-12 requested funding in Illinois likely to exceed resources
By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com If advocates, stakeholders, and members of the public were granted all their requests for public school funding next year, lawmakers would have to increase the State’s K-12 education budget by nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars. That’s the approximate total of all the requests that
Oswego headed to Class 8A State championship game
By Bobby Narang Oswego High School football coach Brian Cooney is headed back to the State championship game. This time, Cooney won’t be wearing a uniform. Cooney was a standout linebacker on Oswego’s 1992 Class 4A State championship team, and was a volunteer assistant coach on the 7A State title
Oswego High School heading to State championship
Oswego High School’s Kaleb Stumpenhorst (89) kicks the ball in an attempt at a 42-yard field goal under heavy pressure from Lockport in the Class 8A semifinal game Saturday, Nov. 22.
Diverse faiths celebrate Thanksgiving season
Celebrating the Thanksgiving season, Christians, Jews, Muslims, and other faith groups gathered at an annual interfaith worship service Sunday, Nov. 23. Our Savior Lutheran Church hosted the afternoon “Thanksgiving Celebration of Music and Friendship.” InterFaith Aurora, an ecumenical group, sponsored the event that featured messages and songs from diverse area
Fox Valley Park District after-school program, $330K Dunham Grant
The Fox Valley Park District (FVPD) is continuing its longstanding commitment to youth enrichment with the launch of its new EPIC after-school program, which includes scholarship opportunities to support families in need through a $330,800 grant from the Dunham Foundation. For 13 years, FVPD, through its Fox Valley Park Foundation,
Reader’s Voice: Tax dollars defending illegal immigration
November 21, 2025Dear editor; Where does the State of Illinois and other states get the legal right to spend our tax dollars defending Illegal immigration, not talking about legal immigration? In the Beacon News dated November 19, 2025 Kane County State’s attorney, Jamie Mosser, clarified for the Kane County Board
Diabetes Club members tour research facility at UChicago Medicine’s-Kovler Diabetes Center!
By Russ George Thursday morning, November 20, 15 members and friends of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley hopped on Fox Valley Park District’s bus and headed out to the University of Chicago’s-Kovler Diabetes Center’s research facility, on the eighth floor, of the Gwen and Jules Knapp Center for Biomedical
Suburban retired teachers give back
Celebrating the holidays, Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association members will make greeting cards for a local charity. Tuesday, Dec. 2, the 11 a.m. meeting at Lincoln Inn in Batavia will feature holiday card-making for Wayside Cross Ministries’ patrons. AARTA members will sign supplied cards with first names with added short