Month: April 2019

Bibi Belford, author of Crossing the Line, shares excerpts of her book Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center. The book is an award-winning middle grade novel inspired by the true events leading up to the 1919 Chicago race riots. The book includes a story about an inter-racial friendship which triggers a series of events that will change both of their lives forever.Bibi is a former classroom teacher, reading teacher, and literacy coach in the East Aurora School District 131, who lives in Chicago and has written books for children and teens. Jason Crane/The Voice

Author of Crossing the Line shares excerpts of novel inspired by events leading up to 1919 Chicago race riots with Kiwanis Club of Aurora

Bibi Belford, author of Crossing the Line, shares excerpts of her book Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center. The book is an award-winning middle grade novel inspired by the true events leading up to the 1919 Chicago race riots. The book includes a story

Education at West Aurora District 129 Schools was the topic at the Rotary Club of Aurora meeting Monday. Executive director of A+ Foundation, Ingrid Roney, left in photo above, and Whitney Martino, assistant principal for learning and instruction at District 129, pose with Charlie Zine, Rotary Club of Aurora president. The A+ Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, began in 1992 as the Foundation for West Aurora Schools. The group consisted of a small group of community members and administrators to provide additional resources to the students, staff members, and community of District 129. In 2008, the Foundation for the West Aurora Schools and the West Aurora High School Alumni Association, merged to form the A+ Foundation for West Aurora Schools. The A+ Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that supports and assists alumni and raises money for student and staff member opportunities in School District 129. Jason Crane/The Voice

Future of West Aurora District 129 Schools topic at Rotary Club of Aurora meeting

Education at West Aurora District 129 Schools was the topic at the Rotary Club of Aurora meeting Monday. Executive director of A+ Foundation, Ingrid Roney, left, and Whitney Martino, assistant principal for learning and instruction at District 129, pose with Charlie Zine, Rotary Club of Aurora president. The A+ Foundation,

Aurora mayor Richard C. Irvin

Aurora mayor opposes move of convicted murderer to Wayside Cross Ministries in downtown Aurora

A risk the people of Aurora should not have to to take: By Richard C. Irvin, mayor, Aurora, Ill. After a nearly a week of news reports that convicted-murderer Thomas Kokoraleis would reside in nearby Wheaton following his release from custody, Aurora was blindsided over the weekend, March 30-31, when