Gays in Gospel music get shoutout
— May 28, 2024Lucy Smith ponders if it would have made a difference for her growing up if she could have heard gay vocalists. “If, in my youth, I could have sat and seen artists who were gay, I…
Lucy Smith ponders if it would have made a difference for her growing up if she could have heard gay vocalists. “If, in my youth, I could have sat and seen artists who were gay, I…
The Plano-based Fox Valley YMCA has announced plans for a $16 million facility serving Oswego, Yorkville and eastern Kendall County. A 26-acre site at the southeast corner of Galena…
Chicago’s largest suburban summer blues event — downtown Aurora’s annual Blues on the Fox Festival — returns for a two-day run next month. The Fest is set for June 14-15 at…
While the governor’s office instructed agency directors to identify $800 million in potential budget cuts, all facets of the plan to raise $1.1 billion in revenue to avoid cuts remain…
Emma Whitlock is a strong believer that learning is an ongoing process. “Continuously learning allows me to accumulate knowledge about the world around me to become aware of the…
In this week’s farm and rural news, Deere & Company is reporting a huge slide in profits on ag machinery and is planning to cut second-half production. In addition, we have info…
The city of Aurora will salute a World War II U.S. Navy veteran as it marks the 156th anniversary of Memorial Day on Monday, May 27 with a parade and other events. With the theme…
About 73 percent of Illinois’ Medicaid recipients remain on the rolls after the first redetermination cycle following the COVID-19 pandemic, while approximately 660,000 recipients…