City of Lights Tournament Cross Country Championship teams
The Aurora City Council honors the girls and boys teams for winning the City of Lights Tournament Cross Country Championships
East Aurora High football teams, 1976 and 2001, recognized
At an 81st annual dinner, October 15, the East High Football Old Timers Association recognized 50- and 25-year Tomcat football teams. The event at Lincoln Inn Banquets in Batavia opened with a reception followed by a dinner and program. Emcee was Claudio Mercado. The 2001 team was inducted into the
Aurora student gets perfect ACT score
At the October 6 Aurora Committee of the Whole meeting, mayor John Laesch, left, honored Aurora resident, Alexandra Jurado, Rosary College Prep, who earned a perfect ACT score. City of Aurora government photo
Aurora Lions Club provide more than 100 years of service to Aurora, vision screenings
Aurora mayor John Laesch, second from left, presents Aurora Lion Club member, Steve Lord, a proclamation to designate October 8 as World Sight Day October 6.
Kiwanis Club of Aurora John McKee Service Award winners
Kiwanis Club of Aurora members receive their John McKee Service Award at the club’s 2026-2027 Installation Dinner at the Aurora Country Club October 6.
Mayor Laesch wins award for innovative approach to data center policy in Aurora
The Illinois Environmental Council honored mayor John Laesch with the Milestone Achievement Award at its annual Environmental Leadership Dinner October 2. The award, which is given to leaders who drive major environmental policy and legislative progress in the State of Illinois, recognizes mayor Laesch’s innovative approach to the City of
Ellen Huxtable named Donna Dallesasse Award winner
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the 2026 Donna Dallesasse Award winner is Ellen Huxtable, former owner of Advantage Business Concepts, current facilitator for the Batavia Chamber of Commerce and representative for the Congregational Church of Batavia. Every year, the Batavia Chamber holds a celebration to
Students honored, youth poetry
Four young writers from Aurora, Naperville, and Burr Ridge have been recognized in the 2026 Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards, Illinois Humanities’ annual statewide competition honoring poets in grades K-12. The four suburban students are among 39 poets receiving awards or honorable mentions from a record 1,063 submissions representing 186
Preserve the Moment August photo winner
Amy Miller of Joliet won August’s portion of the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Preserve the Moment photo contest with a picture of three deer following a path at Rock Run Preserve in Joliet.
Aurora honors Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic athletes
Mayor of Aurora, John Laesch honored 12 Aurora residents recently at a Committee of the Whole meeting. The group earned national recognition at the 2026 Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympic Games, placing within the top 15 in a number of track and field events. The competition, which took place in
Auroran honored for running length of Mississippi River
Mayor of Aurora, John Laesch honored a community member who ran the entirety of the Mississippi River this summer, raising more than $12,000 for childhood cancer research. Grant Bell is an Aurora resident, Makerspace manager at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA), avid runner, and running coach. He was
Aurora Regional Fire Museum voted Best Suburban Museum
This past weekend, the Daily Herald released their Readers’ Choice Best of the Best Awards for 2026 and the Aurora Regional Fire Museum was voted the Best Suburban Museum. This recognition is another testament of the impact the Aurora Regional Fire Museum is having in the region. In the last
National Night Out site leaders honored at Aurora City Council
During the August 11 Aurora City Council meeting, 24 of the National Night Out site leaders receive honors for making this year’s community-wide celebration a success.
YWCA Elgin 125th Celebration Aug. 21
YWCA Elgin will honor longtime supporter and community trailblazer Betty Brown with the Legacy Award during its 125th Celebration at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, at Carmina’s Banquet, 1055 N Randall Rd., Elgin. The celebration will celebrate the organization’s history, recognize community leaders and scholarship recipients, and raise support for
Kiwanis Club of Aurora annual Golf Outing champions
The First Presbyterian Church – Aurora golf team won the men’s division of Kiwanis Club of Aurora annual Golf Outing held at Bliss Creek Golf Course August 6.
Aurora students honored for international LEGO tournament
At July 29’s Aurora City Council meeting, mayor John Laesch honored six Aurora students for finishing in second place at an international LEGO tournament in Massachusetts last month. From June 11 through June 14, Team Timeless, which is comprised of seventh-grade student Adhrit Chivali, third-grade student Siddharth Chavali, seventh-grade student
Kantamneni places at National PTA Reflections Program
Aurora mayor John Laesch, left, presents Sriyan Kantamneni with a Mayor’s Award of Excellence for his entry in the Illinois PTA Reflections Program.
Project Altogether students honored at Aurora City Council
Aurora mayor John Laesch, honors Project Altogether students Zaire Robinson, Amirrah Robinson, and Faith Berry for their exceptional volunteerism and hard work in the community.
Montgomery honors RJ O’Neil for 100 years of business
Employees and family of the RJ O’Neil business hold the commemorative sign celebrating 100 years of business July 27 at the Village of Montgomery board meeting.