In a normal year, every football team besides one finishes the year with a loss. This year, LeRoy was one of many teams in the area finishing their season off on a high note. LeRoy defeated conference foe Heyworth 49-7 on the road. The Heart of Illinois Conference (HOIC) decided to play a four-week...
2020 was quite the year. A lot of businesses took a hit, big and small. However, amidst all the unknown of what the future would hold, a locally owned family business soared to new heights in 2020, Vonachen Services Inc., a janitorial service company. I had the pleasure of interviewing Dan Vonachen, the Sr....
Aurora is one of many cities made of local businesses. With the current pandemic, many businesses sought a change to survive. Shops had to close, refigure new business plans, and even open their store for the first time. Alvin Soto, owner of McCarty Mills Taproom, opened his store six weeks after the pandemic hit....
As the state of Illinois slowly began rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to its pharmacies, medical centers, and eventually to vaccine supercenters, the whole process became a waiting game for me. And rightfully so, as the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that COVID-19 vaccine priority would be determined in phases after the...
Finding a job as a student isn’t easy. This is why many students are choosing to DoorDash rather than get a typical hourly paying job. Food delivery has always been popular among college students without the access to a car. Now that Covid exists, even more people aren’t leaving their house to get their...
The Bradley STAR’s are home to hundreds of student workers across campus with one combined goal of promoting the University to the best of their abilities. These students come from several different backgrounds, various majors, and are in different years at school. Ben Herring, a Junior Biomedical Science major from Medinah, IL, has been...