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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 7

Oswego and WW South win Friday football playoff games

Plus, Trader Joe's opens in Oswego on Monday.

The Daily Aurora team2 stories13 sources4 min read

High School FootballTop story

Oswego holds off Naperville North 21-⁠19 to reach the 8A quarterfinals

Oswego survived a late comeback bid

  • Naperville North19
    Oswego21
    FinalClass 8A second round at Ken Pickerill Stadium

Sources: Shaw Local, Chicago Sun-Times

If you like a good fullback story, here's one. Luke Hernandez carried the ball twice Friday night, and both runs went 49 yards. The Panthers held off Naperville North 21-19 in a Class 8A second-round playoff game.

Hernandez's second run was a touchdown, and it put Oswego up 21-0 early in the third quarter. Naperville North's Jayke Collins answered with runs of 55 and 23 yards on back-to-back drives, and a 17-yard touchdown pass cut it to 21-19. Asked about his first run, which ended near midfield, Hernandez said, "I ran out of go-go juice."

  • Hernandez: 98 rushing yards, a season high
  • Collins: 186 yards on 22 carries for Naperville North
  • Penalties: 19 combined between the two teams
  • Quarterfinals: Oswego (10-1) meets the Lyons-Bolingbrook winner

Hernandez gained 98 yards on two carries

98
rushing yards for Luke Hernandez on two carries
49
yards on each of his two runs
186
rushing yards for Naperville North's Jayke Collins
19
combined penalties in the game

Source: Shaw Local

High School Football

Wheaton Warrenville South beats Riverside-Brookfield 45-⁠14 and reaches the 6A quarterfinals

Wheaton Warrenville South is in the state quarterfinals for the first time since 2019. The No. 6 seed Tigers beat host Riverside-Brookfield 45-14 in a Class 6A second-round game, and four interceptions helped. Sean Lyle and Saajan Ray each had two.

The Tigers pulled away from the No. 3 seed

  • Wheaton Warrenville South45
    Riverside-Brookfield14
    FinalClass 6A second round in Riverside

Sources: Daily Herald, Shaw Local

Quarterback A.J. Rogers completed 18 of 26 passes and threw three touchdowns. "We're just hungry for more," he said. Six players scored touchdowns, and sophomore kicker Drew Maletich added a 52-yard field goal.

  • Records: WW South 8-3, Riverside-Brookfield 9-2
  • Next: No. 2 seed Normal Community West, a 33-21 winner over Pekin
  • Receiving leader: Steven Harvey, 6 catches for 135 yards

Steven Harvey led the Tigers with 135 receiving yards

Sources: Daily Herald, Shaw Local

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Value
Steven Harvey135 yds
Blake Ittersagen96 yds
Jacob Bellows88 yds

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Aurora placed 24th of 182 cities in a safety analysis and was the only Illinois city in the top 25. The survey weighed home and community safety, natural disaster risk and financial safety. Daily Herald

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Trader Joe's

The new Trader Joe's at 1930 U.S. Route 34 in Oswego opens Monday, with a grand opening celebration at 9 a.m. It's the grocer's first store in Kendall County and will employ more than 50 people. The 9,234-square-foot store will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Shaw LocalPlainfield Patch

Naperville hire

Naperville hired Andrea Lamberg as its next director of finance, and she starts Dec. 14. She was most recently Oswego's finance director, where she developed a $150 million financing plan for the village's Lake Michigan water project. She's a Naperville resident who grew up in the city. Positively NapervilleNCTV17

Upset

Wheaton North upset Geneva 36-35 Friday on a 17-yard touchdown pass from sophomore Grant Neibch to Johnny Clayton with 7.8 seconds left. The Falcons drove 80 yards in the final 90 seconds. Shaw Local

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Nurses at Endeavor Health Edward Hospital have a newly formed union that will represent about 1,200 registered nurses. Crain's Chicago Business

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The Wrap

A rock opera about a deaf, dumb and blind boy is coming to The Venue in Aurora tonight. Amazing Journey, a tribute band devoted to The Who, performs Tommy, The Who's 1969 rock opera, plus a set of greatest hits. The show starts at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Amazing Journey: A Tribute to 'Tommy' promises every scream, note by note. Pinball wizards, rejoice.

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  1. Fri., Nov. 6Oswego's $317 million bond passes, and Yorkville's $159 million too
  2. Thurs., Nov. 5Oswego hosts Naperville North in Friday's second-round playoff game
  3. Wed., Nov. 4Oswego voters back $317 million school bond; St. Charles says no
  4. Tues., Nov. 3Oswego votes on $317M school repairs; Aurora-area runners head to state
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Daily Aurorato me · Sat., Nov. 76:00 a.m.

Oswego and WW South win Friday football playoff games

Plus, Trader Joe's opens in Oswego on Monday.

The TLDR

  1. Oswego edges Naperville North 21-19, reaches 8A quarterfinals
  2. WW South rolls 45-14 into the 6A quarterfinals
  3. Trader Joe's opens in Oswego on Monday
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