That potential personal connection isn’t why he is excited by the results of the recent papal conclave, however. It’s that his fond memories of a childhood he described as “idyllic” can have a greater reach.

The $3.2 million project will increase the warehouse’s capacity from 43,000-square-feet to 76,000-square-feet, and is expected to take about five months to complete.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, is a member of the Augustinian religious order, a missionary and lived at the friary on the campus of Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox for one year in the 1980s

The city of Aurora's Youth Services Division will honor National Physical Fitness and Sports month by hosting the 31st Annual Sports Festival from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m Friday, May 9 at Phillips Park, 828 Montgomery Road, Aurora.

For many students in the Transition Program, paraprofessionals Dahlquist and Harding provide the final measures of support before the students set out on their own.

The Batavia Boardwalk Shops open for the 2025 season Friday, May 9.