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Marmion senior remembered for his 'big heart'

During football season, Stephen Woodcock's father recognized his son's stature and strength, and encouraged him to play meaner on the Marmion Academy football team. "Stephen would say, 'Dad I can't, I have a big heart,' and it was true," the Rev. James W. Parker said during Stephen's funeral Mass...

Local sports

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  • Girls soccer notes: Kaneland's Gabby Cano glad to be back in middle

    Girls soccer notes: Kaneland's Gabby Cano glad to be back in middle

    Gabby Cano is back in her comfort zone, and, she believes, a better player. Kaneland wouldn't be here without her. Cano, a senior midfielder, sent the Knights to the sectional for the second straight year with the game-winning goal to beat Dixon 1-0 last Friday. It's a familiar place for Kaneland,...

  • Metea's Courtney Morgan wins shot put; Kaneland ties for team state title

    Metea's Courtney Morgan wins shot put; Kaneland ties for team state title

    Courtney Morgan did it again, doubling down for a third straight year at the girls track state meet. Morgan, a junior thrower from Metea Valley, took first place Saturday in the shot put (45 feet, 11 3/4 inches) and third in the discus (138-5) in the Class 3A competition at Eastern Illinois University....

  • Rachel Ehrman's goal powers Neuqua Valley past Waubonsie for regional title

    Rachel Ehrman's goal powers Neuqua Valley past Waubonsie for regional title

    Rachel Ehrman's shots on goal are rare. The Neuqua Valley senior operates as a defensive midfielder, with scoring not high on her list of priorities. As a matter of fact, Ehrman scored her last goal back on April 9 against Freeport. Her right foot was on fire Friday. Ehrman ripped a rising shot...

  • Katherine Wieland stars as Metea Valley repeats as regional champions

    Metea Valley's Katherine Wieland could only watch from the bench last season as the Mustangs upset Waubonsie Valley in a regional championship game. The junior defender missed last season's run to the sectional finals while rehabbing a torn ACL. "It was extremely hard last year," Wieland said....

Aurora community posts

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Lifestyles

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  • Five things to do in the western suburbs May 27-June 2

    Here are five things to do in the western suburbs May 27-June 2. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County will host a Family Field Day from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. May 28 at St. James Farm Forest Preserve in Warrenville. Admission is free. At Winfield and Butterfield Roads. Call 630-580-7025 or go...

  • A bumper crop of summer festivals

    A bumper crop of summer festivals

    Summertime is here, and that means festivals galore. All summer long, carnivals and funnel cakes as far as the eye can see. For your convenience, we've compiled a list of several summer festivals in the Fox Valley area. June Gilberts Community Days Festival: June 2 to 5. Town Square Park, Route 72...

  • Casino roundup

    Casino roundup

    This is what is happening at Chicagoland casinos this weekend. Blue Chip Hotel and Casino, 777 Blue Chip Drive, Michigan City, Ind., 219-879-7711; bluechipcasino.com. May 27, Visions of Santana (6 p.m.); DJ Night (10 p.m., $5 cover); Spoken Four (10:30 p.m.). May 28, The Neverly Brothers (1:30...

  • Aurora golf outing to benefit Educational Foundation

    Aurora golf outing to benefit Educational Foundation

    The Aurora East Educational Foundation will host its 15th annual golf outing July 7 at Phillips Park Golf Course in Aurora. The golf outing is a major fundraiser for the Educational Foundation, which supports teachers and students in East Aurora School District 131. Proceeds from the golf outing...

Opinion

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  • Chapa LaVia still believes in embattled art teacher

    Chapa LaVia still believes in embattled art teacher

    In his public apology last week for claiming to have designed the POW/MIA flag, embattled Aurora Christian art teacher Grahame Wilkin also declared he would return the honors bestowed upon him by both the Illinois General Assembly as well as the United States Congress. But state Rep. Linda Chapa...

  • Aurora woman with cerebral palsy lives 'to help people'

    Aurora woman with cerebral palsy lives 'to help people'

    Amy Chally just wants to be normal. Still. "Normal," as we all know, is a subjective word. In her case, it means being a productive member of society — going to a job she enjoys, working hard, helping others. Yes, even having that husband, kids and white picket fence, although the latter is optional....

  • Hillary Clinton offers out-of-this-world possibility

    Hillary Clinton offers out-of-this-world possibility

    Years ago, I submitted a story to a local newspaper about what happens when a newly elected American president is briefed for the first time. My premise was that after taking the oath of office and assuming responsibility for the security of 320 million people, the president becomes privy to the...

  • Speak Out: Reader warns about telephone scams

    Speak Out: Reader warns about telephone scams

    Beware of scam: I have received a number of phone calls from a 212 area code in New York. They say they are part of the Internal Revenue Service, and they are looking at me because they are going to file a lawsuit. This is a scam. People, heed this message. Don't answer the phone when they call....

Aurora crime

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  • Police report

    Police report

    Aurora Robert William Wilson, 57, of the 800 block of Birchwood Road, Aurora, was charged Thursday with retail theft and aggravated battery in the 900 block of North Lake Street. Isabel Carolina Salazar, 23, of the 400 block of Claim Street, was charged Thursday with theft worth less than $300....

  • 'Trespasser' hit, injured by freight train: BNSF official

    'Trespasser' hit, injured by freight train: BNSF official

    An unidentified person was struck by a freight train Thursday afternoon while walking on or along railroad tracks in Aurora, just west of Naperville, according to an official of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. Andy Williams, director of public affairs for BNSF operations in Illinois,...

  • New charges against North Aurora pastor accused of sex assault

    New charges against North Aurora pastor accused of sex assault

    Kane County prosecutors have added two new charges against North Aurora pastor Ralphael Robinson, who sits in jail accused of sexually assaulting and abusing a girl last month. Robinson, 39, most recently of Aurora, has now also been charged with violating the state's sex offender registration...

  • Naperville ex-con gets prison for trying to strangle pregnant woman

    Naperville ex-con gets prison for trying to strangle pregnant woman

    An ex-convict with ties to Naperville and Aurora has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of trying to strangle a pregnant family member last summer in Naperville. Sirkevin M. Brown, 22, of 700 block of Royal St. George Drive, pleaded guilty on March 30 to a felony charge...

Photo galleries

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    Lasik surgery falling out of favor with patients

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  • With email probe nearing end, FBI may question Hillary Clinton

    With email probe nearing end, FBI may question Hillary Clinton

    FBI agents probing whether Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server imperiled government secrets appear close to completing their work, a process experts say will probably culminate in a sit-down with the former secretary of state.The FBI has already spoken with Huma Abedin, a Clinton confidant...

  • Dear Stupid (and you know who you are, NFL, NBA and LeBron James)

    Dear Stupid (and you know who you are, NFL, NBA and LeBron James)

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