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Chicago Tribune
13-05-2025
- Health
- Chicago Tribune
Elgin News Digest: Sherman nurse throws out first pitch at Cubs game; museum Public Museum program to focus on local butterflies
To mark National Nurses Week, Chris Noche, a registered nurse in Advocate Sherman Hospital's emergency department in Elgin, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Tuesday, May 6 Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field. 'Being able to throw out the ceremonial first pitch was quite the experience and one I will never forget. It was an honor to be selected,' Noche said in a news release. Noche has been a nurse at Sherman for more than six years. Since 2011, he has been an active military member and currently serves as a first-class petty officer, hospital corpsman with the U.S. Navy. 'Chris's presence is a beacon of light in the emergency department, not only uplifting his colleagues but also creating a calming atmosphere for patients in what can often be a chaotic environment,' emergency department manager Jenna Peterburs said in the release. The Auto Club at South Elgin High School will be hosting an auto show from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17, in the campus parking lot, 760 E. Main St. Vehicles can enter to compete for trophies in 20 classes. The event also will feature food, raffles, students demonstrating automotive work and T-shirts for sale to benefit the school's auto technology program, according to a news release. Entry fee for vehicles is $10, and spectators attend for free. For more information, email steveschertz@ Doug Taron, curator emeritus of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Center in Chicago, will speak about 'The Butterflies of Elgin' from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the Elgin Public Museum, 225 Grand Blvd. in Lords Park. Taron's talk will discuss the butterflies that can be seen in the Elgin area this summer, and he'll offer tips on on how and where to spot them and explain the roles they play in the ecosystem, according to a social media post. The presentation is free with general museum admission, which is $3 for adults, $2 for children ages 3 to 12 and seniors 60 and older, and free for toddlers under 3 and adults with an Elgin Township Senior Access pass. For more information, email blazier_s@ or call 847-741-6655. The Northern Kane County Chamber of Commerce will host 'Breakfast with the Mayor' from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, at The Brix on the Fox, 260 Washington St., Carpentersville. The village presidents of Carpentersville, East Dundee, Gilberts, Sleepy Hollow and West Dundee have been invited to talk about projects and plans for their towns, according to the chamber's website. There also will be a question-and-answer session. Tickets are $25. Register to attend by going to Two members of the Elgin Police Department and one member of the Elgin Fire Department recently received awards recognizing their exemplary work. Police Chief Ana Lalley received the Axon Visionary Leadership Award, a national honor recognizing law enforcement leaders for innovative and community-focused policing, at an April conference in Phoenix, according to a news release. Lalley, who has been chief since 2018, was selected for the award 'for her transformational work in Elgin, guiding the department through unprecedented challenges while advancing public safety with compassion, transparency and forward-thinking initiatives,' the release said. Axon's product line includes Tasers and body cameras, some models of which are used by the Elgin Police Department. In late April, Elgin police Sgt. Rob Copland received the Officer of the Year Award from American Legion Post 57 in recognition of his exemplary service with the Elgin Police Department and his years of service in the U.S. Navy Reserve, according to a social media post. The American Legion Post also named Elgin Firefighter Brandon Schuh its Firefighter of the Year.
USA Today
31-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC exec Dave Shaw reacts to record-breaking UFC on ESPN 64: 'We've planted our flag'
MEXICO CITY – UFC on ESPN 64 was a record-breaking event for the promotion. The event headlined by Brandon Moreno vs. Steve Erceg at Arena CDMX broke records for the UFC in Mexico as the promotion's highest-grossing event in the country and the highest-grossing event in the arena's history. It was a successful night by many measures, and the promotion hopes to go even bigger when it returns to Mexico on September 13 for the third Noche UFC event, UFC 320 in Guadalajara. The UFC has not made two trips to Mexico in a calendar year in a decade, which is something that excites the UFC executives, including Dave Shaw. 'It's important for our strategy in Mexico and Latin America for us to come more than once,' Shaw told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a post-fight news conference. 'It's also the one-year anniversary of our Performance Institute opening, which is an accolade and an accomplishment that our entire team has been really proud of. 'We've planted our flag. We're here. If anyone was at the opening 12 months ago, and then has returned at any point in the last 12 months, there's been a lot of progress at the PI. … We're thrilled. Two events in Mexico this year, next installment of Noche, as we've talked about, and further success of the UFC Performance Institute here.' For the first time since committing to the Noche UFC branding to celebrate Mexican Independence Day, the promotion will bring the event to Mexico. The first two events took place in Las Vegas, at T-Mobile Arena and Sphere. Arena Guadalajara is a brand new venue in the city that holds up to 20,000 people. Shaw says the promotion is excited to hold an event there early to highlight the fighters from the region. 'Think about it – we've got our 42 events, and our events our pay-per-views and Fight Nights, and we've got all these other brands that sit on top of our events that help exemplify the true state of athleticsm that our athletes bring,' Shaw said. 'Contender Series, Ultimate Fighter, Road to UFC, what we did with Fight Island, and now you've got this franchise brand called Noche. 'Bringing Noche to Mexico for the first time is something that was really important to Dana (White), important to (Craig) Borsari and a number of the other members of our team. So I think to come back and celebrate Mexican culture again on the weekend of Independence Day is really important for us.' For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC on ESPN 64.
USA Today
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Noche UFC heads to Mexico for first time as UFC 320 set for Guadalajara
Noche UFC is back – and it's headed to Mexico. The celebratory Mexican Independence Day pay-per-view comes this year in the form of UFC 320. The event will take place Sept. 13 at Arena Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Mexico, the promotion announced during Saturday's UFC on ESPN 64 broadcast. UFC 320 marks the third annual Noche UFC event. The previous two took place in Las Vegas. UFC Fight Night 227 was the inaugural Noche event in 2023. It took place at T-Mobile Arena and was headlined by Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko 2. In 2024, the promotion took Noche UFC to another level. In what remains the only combat sports event held at Sphere in Las Vegas, the promotion put together UFC 306, an all-time spectacle that was headlined by Sean O'Malley vs. Merab Dvalishvili. No fights were announced on the broadcast for UFC 320. The promotion only has announced fights officially through the end of May.
USA Today
27-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Rafa Garcia embracing pressure to perform in front of home fans at UFC Mexico
MEXICO CITY – Rafa Garcia met the media Wednesday ahead of his fight at UFC on ESPN 64. Garcia (16-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) takes on Vinc Pichel (14-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) on the preliminary card at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. At the event's media day, Garcia took questions from media members before his fight. Garcia, a 30-year-old from Mexico, said he's excited to finally get to fight in his home country for the UFC. 'I've been raising my hand for a while for a Mexican card – whether it was Noche UFC (this past in September) or something like this,' Garcia told MMA Junkie on Wednesday. 'It's so exciting and I'm just ready to go out there and put on a show. Noche was incredible – man, I wish I would have been a part of that. 'I'm excited to fight in Mexico City, but I also feel the pressure to put on a show for the fans and give them what they want. They want to see action. They want to see me going forward and going out there and going to war.' Garcia's UFC run has been up-and-down with a trio of decision losses and a TKO setback to newly ranked lightweight Grant Dawson in his most recent trip to the cage. But his wins are against solid names of both up-and-comers like Natan Levy and vets like Clay Guida. Coming off the fight with Dawson, which is the only stoppage loss of his career, Garcia seems eager to change the narrative against 'Ultimate Fighter' Season 15 cast member Pichel. 'I know he's a super tough opponent,' Garcia said. 'We brought people in to mimic him. He's a veteran – he's been in the sport for a while. He's got a lot of experience, and I've got a lot of respect for him.' Check out Garcia's full media day interview in the video above. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC on ESPN 64.
