Sidelined by an injury, older sibling Kelly stepped in to coach his younger brother Casey, now the star kicker for West Aurora.
Category: Aurora Beacon-News Opinion
Landmarks: Ghost hunters seek signs of supernatural, find friendship
Will County-based Other Side Investigations travels throughout the Midwest to look into reports of hauntings and other phenomena.
Column: Book signing and display in Aurora will honor Walter Payton 25 years after his death
The event will include the author, Scott Ascher, a friend and business partner of the legendary Chicago Bears star, who wrote “Walter Payton: Roundhouse Philosopher,” which he describes as “the 34 Life Lessons” the athlete nicknamed Sweetness taught him.
Column: An ode to an election season like no other
A poetic response to the stress building toward Nov. 5.
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva on cutting edge of using drones in health care
A pilot program at the facility uses drones to transport blood and other lab specimens around the hospital’s campus.
Column: Conversations with TikTokers prove learning is a two-way street
Talking with teens these days is always eye-opening, and my time spent with dozens of students at East Aurora High School last week was certainly no exception.
Column: East Aurora football reunion offers display of unity
&The annual East Aurora Football “Old Timers” meeting and banquet a celebration among men with a continuing love of their teammates, their coaches, their school and their “side of town.”
Column: ‘An Act of God’ a divinely satirical one-mankind show in Aurora
Alex Weisman, fresh off an impressive Broadway run, takes on the titular role in the Tony Award-winning “An Act of God,” now playing through Nov. 10 at the Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora.
Column: Emmy-winning filmmaker keeps camera focused on horror
When Aurora native Mike Meyer is not shooting video for corporations or nonprofits, including the Paramount Theatre, he can be found hanging out at haunted attractions.
Column: Hitchhiking snakes more common than you think
There’s nothing like a story about a nomadic snake to capture our attention. I personally think it has something to do with the heebie-jeebies we get whenever there is a surprise encounter between man and reptile.