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
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
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.
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
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
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
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 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
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.
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
Aurora mayor John Laesch, left, presents Sriyan Kantamneni with a Mayor’s Award of Excellence for his entry in the Illinois PTA Reflections Program.
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.
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.
Noah Hogue holds his award for winning the Championship Flight at the 94th Annual Aurora City Golf Championship July 18-19.
Every year the Naperville Senior Task Force accepts nominations for the Senior of the Year Award. The award honors two seniors, one man and one woman, for their community service. Nominations are now open until August 31. Nominees must be 65 or older and reside in Naperville. Nominees should have
Sally Knudsen of Channahon won June’s Preserve the Moment photo contest with a split-second shot of a prothonotary warbler in flight. Forest Preserve District of Will County judges appreciated the sharpness and composition of the photo. “Getting a nice photo of a warbler in motion can be a challenge,” one
Five-hundred forty-seven residents of the greater Aurora Area are off to pursue their higher education goals this fall with financial support from their fellow Fox Valley residents, through the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley Scholarship Program. Collectively, the Community Foundation’s 2026 Scholarship Program will award $3 million over
DuPage County government received two 2026 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo), recognizing the Crisis Recovery Center in the health category and the County’s comprehensive approach to addressing food insecurity in the human services category. The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for
For 100 years, Schaefer’s Greenhouses has been more than a place to buy flowers and plants – it has been a cornerstone of the Montgomery community, a family tradition, and a place where generations have created memories. At the Village Board meeting on June 22, Montgomery proudly celebrated a family
