3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (426+ words) The Blackhawk Center is located just west of Oregon High School in Oregon. (Earleen Hinton) Oregon Community Unit School District 220 will recognize the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Friday through classroom learning opportunities, a community 110-floor stair-climbing challenge, and…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (422+ words) The Polo Public Library (Jeff Helfrich) Dungeons & Dragons for teens Thursdays at 5 p.m. Teens and adults are welcome to come and play. Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. Kids will be able to recreate real-life structures while learning about architecture, physics, and circuitry. Bring your…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (112+ words) City of Morrison welcome sign (Charlene Bielema) Morrison Music Theater Association, in collaboration with the Morrison High School theater department, is scheduled to return to the Morrison High School stage for a production of “Miracle on 34th Street.” The show is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (362+ words) Lockport Township announced the recipients of its 2026 college scholarships, which Supervisor Alex Zapien presented during the June 9 township board meeting at the Lockport Township Government Building, the township said in a news release. The township awards five $2,000 scholarships to high…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (467+ words) The untold stories of Nelle Fabyan’s life will be presented at an upcoming dinner in her honor. The dinner takes place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 at the Batavia Park District’s Shannon Hall at 14 N. Van Buren St. “Colonel” George Fabyan…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (418+ words) La Academia, a Mexican dance academy, participates in the City of Joliet Fiestas Patrias Mexican Independence Day Parade on Sept. 13, 2025. (Laurie Fanelli) The Joliet community is invited to celebrate heritage, service, and civic pride at the upcoming Mexican Independence Day…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (204+ words) Ever wonder how the Oswegoland Park District’s Waa Kee Sha Park got its name? Get the answer to that question and more at the Waa Kee Sha History Hike beginning at 10 a.m, on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the park, 4700 Reservation…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (244+ words) The Riverfront Playhouse in Aurora will present Eugene O’Neill’s bittersweet romance, “A Moon for the Misbegotten,” Aug. 28 to Sept. 20. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Directed by Phillip Edward Van Lear, the play marks…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (476+ words) I have a hidden “Things To Do” list. It’s not like the other lists I keep making – things I don’t want to forget or tasks I tend to ignore – like the nagging list. My hidden lists are mostly ideas or…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (212+ words) As the days get shorter and nights get cooler, Cantigny’s America 250 celebration continues at the Wheaton park, including a Fall Fest, the wildly popular Sip Around The States, the annual car show and more. Sunday, Sept. 20: Cantigny’s annual Car Show…...