Waubonsee Community College recently announced a new staff member at the campus in Sugar Grove when Hope, a 6-year-old golden retriever, was “sworn in” a couple weeks ago as the school’s first comfort dog.
Category: Aurora Beacon-News Opinion
Column: Stories, and the faces behind them, matter in battle against opioid abuse
The Kane County Health Department’s newly-launched “Your Story Matters” campaign encourages people impacted by opioids to share their experiences as a way of providing education and resources but also to help destigmatize drug abuse.
Column: ‘Senior Assassin’ game prompts warnings from Aurora area police, schools
Incident in Aurora Monday highlights concerns about game being played by high school seniors across the country.
Column: Inductee Tom Skilling echoes thoughts of all at Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame event: ‘I would not have missed this for the world’
On Friday, former TV meteorologist Tom Skilling, retired TV and radio producer Jerry Rose, violinist and concertmaster Isabella Lippi and the late Robert “Bobby” Rosengarden, who gained fame as the bandleader on “The Dick Cavett Show,” were inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame.
Column: Kaneland track maintenance a major hurdle, and parents are upset
More than two dozen Kaneland parents met for three hours on Sunday evening at the Elburn Fire Station to not only express their frustrations but figure out a plan of action that will help convince the school board at its meeting April 29 to approve spending an estimated $500,000 to $600,000 that will literally get the facility back on track.
Column: Youth vaping remains a burning issue in Fox Valley and beyond
Plenty of Kane County kids are vaping. How many depends on who you talk to.
Column: View from Wilder Park in Aurora brings thoughts about the past and future
If you are an Aurora history buff, there is a wonderful panoramic view of the City of Lights from Wilder Park which you might enjoy very much.
Letter to the Editor: Unhoused people should not be criminalized
Letters to the editor submitted to the Aurora Beacon-News for publication.
Column: After record college hoops final, Fox Valley supporters say women’s sports are on a roll
It’s official: The 2024 NCAA women’s basketball championship game, which outdrew the men’s final in viewership, has handed a big W to all female sports.
Column: Stars align for retired Oswego High School drama teachers
Two of their former students are starring in back-to-back Paramount productions in Aurora.