Aurora Schools
-
‘It’s a great experience’: Final suburban speller eliminated in 8th round of Scripps National Spelling BeeMay 28, 2025 10:32 am - The last of four suburban spellers fighting for a chance to be the best in the nation was eliminated Wednesday in the eighth round of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
-
Mediacom awards $1,000 World Class Scholarship to Aurora Central Catholic seniorMay 27, 2025 9:48 pm - Mediacom Communications announced the selection of Juan-Pablo Valencia, a senior at Aurora Central Catholic High School, as a recipient of the company’s World Class Scho...
-
Girls soccer: Neuqua Valley, Naperville North advance to sectional championship gameMay 27, 2025 9:24 pm - Neuqua Valley was the only team to beat Naperville Central during the regular season. The Wildcats repeated the feat Tuesday, knocking the top-ranked Redhawks out of the...
-
Naperville Central students win financial literacy competition; head to Atlanta for nationals June 1-2May 27, 2025 12:09 pm - Naperville Central team wins state personal finance contest, heads to national finals to demonstrate money management skills learned through competition.
-
Who are the all-time best women’s soccer players from the area?May 26, 2025 1:17 pm - This week’s High Five looks at the top women’s soccer players to emerge from the Daily Herald’s coverage area.
-
Baseball: Elwood’s 8th inning homer gives Aurora Christian wild regional winMay 24, 2025 5:23 pm - Kaleb Elwood considers himself capable of being a power hitter, but the home run production has not yet matched. The Aurora Christian senior catcher and Wisconsin-Plattev...
-
Girls soccer: Larbi heads Neuqua Valley past Plainfield North, into sectionalsMay 24, 2025 3:29 pm - For about 20 minutes, the Class 3A Plainfield North regional final looked like it was going in Neuqua Valley’s favor. For another 20 minutes, it seemed like it was just a...
-
4 suburban spellers among 13 Illinois finalists competing in Scripps National Spelling BeeMay 24, 2025 12:30 pm - Four suburban spellers are among the contestants in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which takes place May 27-29. They are Visharad Sathish of Grayslake, Tyler Kochanski of Fox River Grove, Yahya Mohammed of Hoffman Estates, and Shruthi Ayyagari of Aurora.
-
Softball: Aurora Central Catholic falls in regional finalMay 23, 2025 8:54 pm - After Marengo‘s Jozsa Christiansen fell behind 1-0 in the count to Aurora Central Catholic‘s Sophia Delgado after already walking a pair of batters in the bottom of the s...
-
Police say attackers called her a slur. Why aren’t the suspects charged with a hate crime?May 23, 2025 5:15 am - A young woman was badly beaten May 13 at a Carpentersville restaurant, after police said her attackers called her a derogatory name based on her sexual orientation. The suspects have not been charged with a hate crime.