Select high school football Schedule Oct. 9, results Oct. 2

Schedule Friday, Oct. 9Chicagoland ChristianAurora Christian at Wheaton Academy, 7Woodstock Marian at St. Edward, 7DuKaneSt. Charles North at Glenbard North, 7Wheaton North at Geneva, 7Batavia at St. Charles East, 7Lake Park at Warrenville South, 7DuPage ValleyMetea Valley at DeKalb, 7Waubonsie Valley at Naperville Central, 7Naperville North at Neuqua Valley, 7Interstate

Rotary Club of Batavia 38th Annual Charity Raffle

The Rotary Club of Batavia has officially launched its 38th Annual Charity Raffle, continuing a longtime community tradition that gives participants the opportunity to win significant cash prizes while supporting organizations and programs serving the Tri-cities area and beyond. Raffle tickets are $100 each, with only 1,200 tickets available. Proceeds

First them, then us: From police state to prison state

By John & Nisha Whitehead America, you got fooled. Again. For starters, the war on illegal immigration was never just about illegal immigration. If you fell for that, chances are you’re still falling for the government’s oldest trick: Manufacture a crisis, identify an enemy, frighten the public, declare an emergency,

Oswego Cemetery Walk rain rescheduled to Thursday, Oct. 8

The Little White School Museum’s annual Oswego Cemetery Walk, at the Oswego Township Cemetery on South Main Street in Oswego, was postponed from October 1, due to inclement weather, to Thursday, Oct. 8 Starting at 5:30 p.m., participants are invited once again to experience local history literally come to life

Officials seek to reassure public about election integrity

By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com With early in-person and mail-in voting now underway in Illinois, state and local election officials insisted Friday that the state’s voting system is being run fairly and accurately. Sangamon County clerk Don Gray and Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich told a Springfield

Trump’s ban of news organizations goes beyond Obama, Biden

By Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, and D’Angelo GoreFactCheck.org In banning CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House, the Donald Trump administration has argued that the move is similar to actions taken by presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. But the ban goes beyond what those presidents did. In

West Aurora High School Homecoming

West Aurora High School celebrated Homecoming week filled with school spirit, tradition and celebration Sept. 21-25. The theme was “Written in the Stars.” Students showed their creativity and Blackhawk pride throughout the week with Spirit Week activities, Food Fest, Paint Night, pep assembly and the annual Homecoming Parade. The after-school

Retiring Oswego pastor Good delivers final sermon

After 39 years of serving five United Methodist churches, Reverend Steve Good concluded his pastoral ministry Sunday, Sept. 27. Rev. Good preached on “Precious Memories” at a 9 a.m. combined worship at Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist in Oswego where he has served for 10 years. A reception

Reader’s Voice: Vote ‘No’ on Aurora Mayoral Recall

September 24, 2026Dear editor; Please Vote “No” on the Aurora Mayoral Recall Referendum Aurora voters will decide on the November ballot whether to support a referendum to allow the recall of an incumbent mayor. A recall would not even require the mayor to have committed an illegal act, which State

Reader’s Voice: That warm, fuzzy feeling inside, the Arch

September 27, 2026 Dear editor; It takes years of reciprocal trust and patience to forge meaningful relationships into friendships. It takes only minutes to destroy them. This is true, in an intricately more complicated way, with nation-states, where the consequences of either trusting or not trusting between the world’s people,

Diabetes Club, provides sugar-free treats for horses; Diabetes Club of Fox Valley’s annual gala dinner ‘Light the Way for a Cure’, November 6

By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, recently toured HorsePower Therapeutic Riding, located at Honey Bridge Ranch, 6N917 IL Rt. 25, in St. Charles. Diabetes Club member, Barb O’Neil, executive director, president and lead instructor, for HorsePower T/R, invited club members to view/inspect the recently completed

Yorkville church, rummage sale donations

Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ, 409 Center Parkway in Yorkville, will hold its fall rummage and bake sale Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24. Donations of clean, usable items in good condition will be accepted at the church Sunday, Oct. 18 from noon to 5 p.m., Monday, Oct.