Yvonne Boose
Arts and Culture ReporterYvonne covers artistic, cultural, and spiritual expressions in the COVID-19 era. This could include how members of community cultural groups are finding creative and innovative ways to enrich their personal lives through these expressions individually and within the context of their larger communities. Boose is a recent graduate of the Illinois Media School and returns to journalism after a career in the corporate world.
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Septiembre es el Mes Nacional de la Prevención del Suicidio y la Alianza Nacional sobre Enfermedades Mentales (NAMI) está difundiendo la noticia sobre una línea telefónica nacional. -
El Día de Independencia de México es la próxima semana, 16 de septiembre, y muchos grupos en todo el área de Chicago están posponiendo o cancelando sus celebraciones por miedo a que se presente el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos, mejor conocido como ICE. La Ciudad de Aurora tomó una decisión diferente. Durante el fin de semana, la ciudad celebró el día y Yvonne Boose de WNIJ estuvo allí. -
Mexican Independence Day is next week Sep. 16 and many groups across the Chicagoland are postponing or canceling their celebrations out of fear that U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement will show up. The City of Aurora made a different choice. Over the weekend, it celebrated… and WNIJ’s Yvonne Boose was there.
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September is National Suicide Prevention Month and the National Alliance on Mental Illness is reminding everyone about the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline.
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Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week’s poet is Karen Fullett-Christensen -
A local library will give the community time to reset and recharge without escaping into storyland. -
Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by Illinois poets. This week’s featured poet is Lori Beach-Grass. -
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An Aurora DJ will take part in Love on the Lawn.
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An Aurora girls’ empowerment group that started over Zoom during the pandemic is giving young Black girls the tools they need to transition into college.
