Aurora • Through December 26 Phillips Park Festival of Lights Everyone can drive through one of the largest free light shows in northern Illinois. The Festival of Lights at Phillips Park, 1000 Ray Moses Drive, has more than 25,000 cars every year to view dozens of displays totaling more than
Naperville senior citizens and those in need are invited to the 36th annual Community Christmas luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, presented by the Naperville YMCA and the Naperville Park District. The Chicago Marriott Naperville, 1801 N. Naper Boulevard, will be host to the luncheon. Each year,
Meals on Wheels recipients will receive a hot meal on Christmas Day thanks to the William Frankiewicz Foundation, the First Congregational UCC of DeKalb, and Northwestern Medicine Valley West Community Hospital. Although our Meals on Wheels kitchens will close December 24 and 25 to give staff members the holidays with
By Mavis Bates, Sierra Club, Valley of the Fox, Aurora GreenFest The city government of Aurora is resuming our Municipal Aggregation Program with an all-green, renewable, energy plan. It is a great way for Aurora’s residents and small businesses to switch over to clean 100% wind and solar energy at
With more than 14,000 votes cast in 52 categories, Shaw Media’s inaugural Best of the Fox Awards for Aurora inspired the community to vote in droves for the hottest places in the City of Lights. With the spotlight on the City of Lights, two of the top award winners come
The Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America has awarded more than 300 young men the rank of Eagle Scout so far this year and the list keeps growing. Last month, 27 young men earned the highest achievement attainable in Scouts BSA, a program of the Boy Scouts of America
Director of Community Development for the Village of North Aurora, Mike Toth, left, answers questions about an engineering and review services agreement with WBK Engineering at the North Aurora Village Board meeting Monday.
Rick Veenstra, Aurora city government corporation counsel, offers an explanation at Tuesday afternoon’s Aurora mayor’s media briefing about the violation notices given to 19 child sex offenders residing at Wayside Cross Ministries in downtown Aurora.
Bernie Laskowski, chef and owner of Craft Urban, a popular eatery in Geneva, explains his plans for a second location in Aurora Tuesday at the Aurora Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting in City Hall.
By Lenore Blatner In late November, the women of St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Aurora, sent 157 colorful dresses and pants to Food for the Poor in Coconut Creek, Fla.. From there they were sent to Jamaica and Trinidad, for the needy children at these missions. In October, an article
Jayceon Tolson, 5, of Aurora receives a gift from sign-language Santa Dan Basalone of Lisle at Aurora Noon Lions Club’s annual yule party Thursday, Dec. 12, for deaf and hearing-impaired students.
The Aurora Public Library and the Aurora Public Library Foundation thanks everyone who attended the Magic in Motion auction held December 7. It was a night of celebrating the Bookmobile and honoring of members of our community. Two awards were given to honor the hard work and dedication of two
Aurora University’s Bailey Vance, 12, shoots over North Central College’s Connor Raridon, 32, Wednesday, Dec. 11
Scoring early and often against the last remaining undefeated Division III team, the North Central College football won an historic 45-14 victory over the Muhlenberg College Mules Saturday to clinch North Central’s first trip to the Stagg Bowl. The Mules boasted the Nation’s third-ranked scoring defense entering Saturday’s game at
The North Aurora Police Department was host to a Visit Santa event Saturday. Officers and their families helped children have their photo taken with Santa.
By Bobby Narang Nearly one month into the season, Elmhurst area boys basketball teams are playing at a high level. After winning 29 games and reaching the Class 4A sectional semifinals, last year, York is having another strong season by winning five of their first six games despite losing four
Aurora Central Catholic High School’s Danny New, 20, drives to the basket Friday.
By Woodrow Carroll My having had the good fortune and good health to cover 41 college football bowl games through last season, it is enjoyable to look back on how it all started for me. It was the 1991 Copper Bowl in Tucson, Ariz. that this writer covered his first
The Oswego High School girls bowling team went to Town and Country Lanes in Joliet to compete in a field full of the best teams across the State at the annual Strikefest Tournament with Plainfield North High School the host. The Panthers struggled in game one with a team score
