The annual Naperville Community Fireworks Show, will take place at Frontier Sports Complex, 3380 Cedar Glade Drive, Saturday, July 4 at 9:30 p.m.. Before the fireworks show, the Naperville Municipal Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. under the Wagner Pavilion at 95th Street Community Plaza, next to 95th Street Library.
Bethany of Fox Valley United Methodist Church, 2200 Ridge Ave, Aurora, congregants are filling a bin with 99 boxes of cereal.The drive is a memorial to benefit a local food pantry said Lead Pastor Rev. Sang Hun Han “We will remember Joyce Bahe again this year with a cereal collection
Five-hundred forty-seven residents of the greater Aurora Area are off to pursue their higher education goals this fall with financial support from their fellow Fox Valley residents, through the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley Scholarship Program. Collectively, the Community Foundation’s 2026 Scholarship Program will award $3 million over
DuPage County government received two 2026 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo), recognizing the Crisis Recovery Center in the health category and the County’s comprehensive approach to addressing food insecurity in the human services category. The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for
Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL) and Brad Sherman (D-CA) led Members on the House Financial Services Committee in calling on the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul Atkins, to explain what oversight, guidance, and investor protections are in place as brokerage firms begin allowing AI agents to make
Got something broken that you’ve been meaning to fix but haven’t quite gotten around to it? “You are not alone,” says the broken toaster oven in my basement. Good news! The Aurora Public Library District’s monthly Repair Cafe is here to help you tighten the screws on that to-do list.
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in July. 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. •YOGA for Kids, Tuesday, July 7 and 21, 10:30 a.m. (ages
Naperville Park District, in partnership with BrightSide Theatre, will host a series of outdoor theatre performances titled, “Summer in the Parks: Classic Broadway.” This series of free musical performances will take place at several different park locations in Naperville throughout the summer. Each hour-long show will feature unforgettable showstoppers and
Ingredients1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed1 green bell pepper, chopped1 red bell pepper, chopped1 (10 ounce) package frozen corn kernels1 red onion, chopped1/3 cup olive oil1/3 cup red wine vinegar2 tablespoons fresh lime
This is the best imperative directive of today—In fact, it is OUR day, our very own, in every way.Despite our age, we know enough about it to be proud;To bask in the traditions of it, be it long and loud.It’s the 4th of July, a singular event when said;Responsible, world-wide,
For 100 years, Schaefer’s Greenhouses has been more than a place to buy flowers and plants – it has been a cornerstone of the Montgomery community, a family tradition, and a place where generations have created memories. At the Village Board meeting on June 22, Montgomery proudly celebrated a family
Samantha and Joshua Campbell, Aurora residents, were both married June 20 at Chet and Judy Albright Park in Ward 6 on the west side of Aurora. The couple grew up in the Aurora area, Joshua graduating from West Aurora and Samantha from Kaneland. The location was a fitting place for
Aurora Lions Club members and friends pose for a photo June 19 after clearing more than 320 pounds of trash from the Fox Valley Park District Virgil Gilman Trail in Aurora.
By Bobby Narang Nazareth Academy senior Landon Thome had unreal expectations to start his high school career. As the son of MLB Hall of Famer Jim Thome, the younger Thome wanted to make his own name. But his father’s ties to the community – playing for the White Sox and
Central Bark Aurora-Fox Valley is celebrating its one-year anniversary with “Bark in the Park,” a free community event from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at Central Bark Aurora-Fox Valley, 4389 Fox Valley Center Dr., Aurora. The celebration will feature activities for dogs and families, local vendors, pet wellness
Musings: •The Sins of Donald J. Trump (chapter 21). He has: Attempted to establish a $1.8 billion “slush fund” for the purpose of rewarding the rioters of January 21, 2021 who claimed they were innocent of the charges against them; Welcomed white South African “refugees” while excluding refugees from other
By John & Nisha Whitehead This is a year of strange anniversaries. Two-hundred and fifty years ago, a band of revolutionaries declared their independence from a king. America’s founders rejected concentrated power. They denounced standing armies. They distrusted government secrecy. They risked their lives to escape a ruler who could
By Bela “Bill” Suhayda Many in today’s Democratic Party call themselves democratic socialists. They put democratic in front of the word socialist to soften the socialist stigma conjured in the minds of the voters. This doesn’t work with those who understand democratic socialism is a euphemism for Communism. It only
July 2 Africans on the Cuban schooner Amistad rise up against their captors, kill two crew members, and seize control of the ship, which had been transporting them to a life of slavery on a sugar plantation in Puerto Principe, Cuba. – 1839. U.S. president James A. Garfield, who had
