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Your online guide to celebrating the holiday season in Fox Valley


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Monday, November 23, 2009
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Sharon Struthers (from left) and Sue Springborn, both of Aurora, and Michelle Springborn, of Yorkville, walk through an illuminated canopy on their way to the Phillips Park Visitors Center in Aurora during a previous Festival of Lights. The holiday lights go on at the park on Friday. (Sun-Times Media File)
Phillips Park will shine brightly this week as the Aurora Festival of Lights turns the power switch on for the month-long outdoor holiday light display. Volunteers will welcome carloads of spectators to the display of Santas, reindeers, candy canes, Old Man Winter, lighted trees and more from Friday until Dec. 27.


Web site: Festival of Lights


This week in GO
Holiday happenings: Ways to bring joy to your Noel
The stars of the small screen will shine brightly at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora this December. "American Stars In Concert for the Holidays" on Dec. 19 features four "American Idol" Top 10 contestants from the first eight seasons, including hometown girl Gina Glocksen of Naperville.
Holiday happenings
NCC enters the land of 'Seussical'
'Nutcracker' dancers get a taste of touring

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Hail to four-time champs
For a few moments on Sunday afternoon, the color scheme at Ace Hardware on West Galena Boulevard in Aurora changed from red to blue. The change came in celebration of Rosary High School's fourth consecutive state swimming championship, won the day before.

Four-peat complete for Rosary swimmers
Community food drive entering final days
A man recently came to the Interfaith Food Pantry in the afternoon, almost two hours after the normal food distribution time. He had missed normal hours because of his part-time job, which doesn't pay well enough to get enough food for himself or his daughter.

Community food drive entering final days
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Holiday lights to shine
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Senior Mackenzie Powers believes that in addition to talent and hard work, attitude is a big reason why Rosary has made it a habit of winning the IHSA girls state swimming championship. The Beads took their fourth straight title Saturday, easily outdistancing the competition with 177 points to 129 for second-place host New Trier. Fenwick won third place.

Photos: New state title for Rosary


Spotlight on full blast
Big games and big stages beckon. Area hoops fans will be treated to plenty of high-profile games featuring local teams this winter, with East and West Aurora leading the way.

A no-win situation
The Bears were going to let their play speak for themselves after turning down NBC for pregame interviews last week. They had talked and talked during a skid that saw them lose four of their previous five games and, as they explained, there wasn't much else to say. Photos: Bears vs. Eagles
Hayes: Loss has familiar Bears ring
Oh, what a rush: Bell runs for 72
Eagles are quick to go to Vick
Mulligan: Stuck in middle of nowhere
Favre still armed, dangerous at dome
Even without Bears' cooperation, NBC finds way to get its story
Jay Cutler is a bust


Holiday bird: Forget fancy; bring on flavor
For tasty fowl on Turkey Day, the new thing can be the old thing: a classic one-two punch of an overnight brine followed by a quick morning rub before the bird goes into the oven for a slow roast.
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United Way invites public to join children's gift drive
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Rihanna's fighting words
Jim DeRogatis: For all the talk of an edgier, angrier and more mature new Rihanna, it's hard to buy the re-emergent dance-pop singer as a towering pillar of feminine strength akin to Patti Smith, Courtney Love, Queen Latifah or Mary J. Blige. Nevertheless, "Rated R," the new album recorded in the wake of Rihanna's altercation with former boyfriend Chris Brown and arriving in stores today, is by far the best, most layered and most heartfelt effort of the 21-year-old artist's career.

Oprah's little helpers move on
Rich harvest for 'Moon'
Bon Jovi return to blue-collar roots
Let's start missing Oprah!
MSI visitors can dream of a 'White House' Christmas
Local kids, touring actors get a thrill from 'Wizard'



 

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