Receiving honors at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday is Mirna Lopez Rivera. Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin, presented an Award of Excellence to Lopez Rivera for being named by WGN News as one of the four finalists of the most Remarkable Women in Chicagoland. In 2002 she was hospitalized with a pulmonary embolism with multiple clots. She prayed that if she recovered she would give back to the community. She has given back in many ways, including resurrecting Aurora’s Puerto Rican parade, fundraising for college scholarships, and joining in on relief efforts in Mexico and Puerto Rico in 2017. Mayor Irvin proclaimed her wedding anniversary, December 26 as Orlando and Mirna Rivera Day in the City of Aurora. Her late husband Orlando was her biggest champion.Jason Crane/The VoiceMayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin stands with female city of Aurora employees and officials when he issued his annual proclamation for Women’s History Month at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday.Jason Crane/The VoiceGirl Scouts from Aurora are honored at Aurora City Council Tuesday for National Girl Scouts Week, March 8-14. Jason Crane/The Voice
