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  •  State Sen. Jim Oberweis, a Sugar Grove Republican, voted for medical marijuana.

    Oberweis on medical marijuana: It’s about helping people in pain May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    State Sen. Jim Oberweis fired back against critics who have questioned his vote in favor of medical marijuana. "I think that it's the right of any legislator to vote as he or she sees fit on a bill whether or not it agrees with the party platform," said Oberweis, a Sugar Grove Republican known for his conservative views.

     
  •  West Aurora starting pitcher Seth Palmby delivers against Marmion Academy Monday in Aurora.

    Streaking West Aurora ousts Marmion May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    Saying that West Aurora's baseball team has been streaky this season would be an understatement of sorts.

     
  •  Batavia heads into the postseason as a No. 2 seed thanks in part to cleanup hitter Luke Horton who also is 8-0 on the mound.

    Batavia, St. Charles East looking for more May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    Welcome to the first week of the Class 4A baseball postseason.

     
  • Kaneland Harter Middle School Successful at IESA State Track MeetMay 20, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Kaneland Harter Middle School track team sent 28 student-athletes to Peoria on Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18 to compete at the IESA State Track Meet. They returned to school Monday with 19 medals, a 2nd Place Trophy, a handful of school records and several personal bests from their efforts this past weekend. The 8th Grade Girls Team total of 35 points was second only to Cahokia Wirth (42 points) and earned them the IESA Runner Up Trophy.

     
  •  Graduate Sheah Lin Thompson hugs her mother, District 129 Board of Education member Mrs. Amie Thompson, who presented her diploma onstage Sunday during the West Aurora High School Class of 2013 commencement at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb.

    Images: West Aurora High School graduation May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
    West Aurora High School held its commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19 at the NIU convocation center in DeKalb.

     
  • Naperville Central claims sectional crown May 18, 2013 12:00 AM
    If you were trying to gauge the percentage of bitter and sweet on the Marmion's doubles team of John Graft and Jackson Rettig's bittersweet day at the West Aurora sectional Saturday, think at least 90 percent sweet. Even the bitter part, a loss in the sectional final to Naperville Central's No. 1 seed Wesley Lo and Sid Swamy, wasn't that bad, and it certainly did little to dampen the sweet part of earning a trip to the state tournament.

     
  •  Geneva’s Nick Haung returns serve during his first round doubles match during sectional tennis action at Geneva High School Friday.

    Top seeds play well on opening day May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    It was a good day to be a favorite at the Geneva boys tennis sectional.

     
  •  Wheaton Warrenville South’s Emma Dalan cries and hugs 1,600-meter relay teammate Helen Majer as leadoff runner Jessica Spera joins them Friday at the Class 3A girls state track and field preliminaries at O’Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Dalan fell and dropped the baton as she approached Majer for the handoff, and had to retrieve it while Majer waited in her lane.

    Images: Girls Track & Field State Prelims May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Images from preliminaries Friday at the IHSA Girls State Track and Field Meet at O'Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

     
  • West Chicago Park District staff work along side Boy Scouts and Troop Leaders from Troop #33 on downtown garden beds.

    Scout Troops Contribute to the Fabric of Community in West Chicago May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Scout Troops Contribute to the Fabric of Community in West Chicago

     
  • Camps Combine Outdoor Experiences with Girls’ Modern Interests May 17, 2013 12:00 AM
    Golf lessons, astronomy, art and sailing among the fun activities offered at local Girl Scout camps

     
  • Kaneland repeats conference title May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
    Kaneland has decorated its left-field fence with softball decals featuring the names and numbers of its senior players. The Knights surely did it as a way to honor those seniors, though those big, oversized yellow softballs served a second purpose for Allyson O’Herron — target practice. The Kaneland shortstop, who was brilliant in the field all day, continued her hot hitting at the plate by lining a double off her name on that left-field fence in the Knights’ 4-0 victory over DeKalb.

     
  • Fox Valley Festival Chorus to perform at Carnegie Hall on Memorial DayMay 16, 2013 12:00 AM
    Members of the Fox Valley Festival Chorus will be performing at Carnegie Hall on Memorial Day 2013. One year ago Naperville resident and IMSA Instrumental Music Director, Mary Beth McCarthy, the director of the Chorus, received a formal invitation to perform John Rutter’s Requiem under the direction of Rutter himself. Even McCarthy will have the opportunity to step aside from her traditional role of conducting the Chorus and sing as a member of the Chorus.

     
  • Rafael Hernandez, Country Manager for Willow Creek's relief efforts in the Dominican Republic helps a young boy fit a baseball mitt provided by charity partner Gear for Goals.

    Charities unite to bring physical education to youth organizations in Latin AmericaMay 16, 2013 12:00 AM
    Local Charity Gear For Goals partners with Willow Creek Community Church to provide baseball equipment to youth organizations in the Dominican Republic

     
  • Advocate Good Shepherd Breast Center Receives Accreditation from NAPBCMay 16, 2013 12:00 AM
    Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital is proud to announce that its Breast Center has earned a full, three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a prestigious program administered by the American College of Surgeons.

     
  • Soccer club seeks players for spring, fall season May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
    Kaneland United Soccer Club is scheduling tryout dates for the 2013-14 season. The travel soccer club features teams for boys and girls, ages 8-18. Tryouts for boys are scheduled during the week of May 20, and girls tryouts are being held the week of May 28.

     
  • Waubonsee sells former downtown Aurora site May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
    Waubonsee Community College is selling its former downtown Aurora campus for $1.5 million to a firm interested in turning the two buildings into stores and apartments. The college board approved the sale Wednesday night to Gorman and Co. It expects to close the sale in January.

     
  •  The Brunner Family Forest Preserve in West Dundee will be improved with state grant funds. The money will go toward parking, two shelters, trails along the Fox River, fishing stations, interpretive signs and habitat and wetland restoration.

    Sugar Grove, Aurora, Kane parks agencies get state grants May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Sugar Grove Park District is getting $400,000 from the state toward the development of a park near Harter Middle School, the governor's office announced Monday. The Fox Valley Park District is also getting money for redevelopment of Jericho Lake, and the Kane County Forest Preserve District is receiving a grant for the Brunner Family Forest Preserve.

     
  • Jake Jouris

    Harper, Waubonsee meet for regional supremacy May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
    Most people would like to see the two best teams play for championships at the end of a season. In NJCAA baseball, that's exactly what will happen starting Friday at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove as the top-seeded Chiefs take on No. 2 Harper College (19-20) for a regional championship.

     
  • Ēkwabet - "Watching Over"

    neXt gallery Celebrates Ēkwabet’s 25th Birthday Announces ArtistsMay 15, 2013 12:00 AM
    The neXt gallery Celebrates Ēkwabet’s 25th Birthday announces the invited Native American Artists and the juried local artists whose work will be in the gallery, the latest in the series of Pop-Up Art Galleries being produced and sponsored by the St Charles Arts Council, its volunteers, and sponsors.

     
  • KISS-FM disc jockey Special K emceed the 2011 and 2012 versions of the Aurora Public Library's Teen Talent Show and Competition.

    Teen Talent Show auditions happening in June May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Aurora Public Library's Fifth Annual Teen Talent Show and Competition is looking for performers. Three audition dates have been set and the final competition is on Aug. 10.

     
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