School Resource Officer Skyy Calice-McDowell was inspired to join the profession of her father, who is a police officer. During her teenage years, she witnessed distrust for the police among her peers due to their personal or familial experiences, which often left her wondering what role she could play in
The 2022 Class of the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame (FVAHF) was announced Friday, Oct. 14 at the Batavia Public Library. Inductees are Lucille and Sten Halfvarson, music; Olive Beaupré Miller, writer; Charles Pierce Burton, writer, all of whom are deceased and had resided in Aurora; and Joseph Morton
Three Rosary High School seniors, Josie Jarmuz, Maggie Seraphin, and Lauren Audry Paschoud, show the Letters of Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program.
With East High Football Oldtimers Association dinner committee members standing by, Janet Kenyon, right, announces her Tomcat challenge coin at the 77th annual Old Timers’ dinner meeting October 20 at the Gaslite Manor in Aurora.
The City of Aurora’s custodians in the Facilities Division receive honors for their work on National Custodian Appreciation Day last week.
Dixon resident Mark Walsh, left, formerly of Oswego, is inducted into Aurora University’s athletic hall of fame Friday, Sept. 30.
Three Rosary High School seniors, Josie Jarmuz, Lauren Audrey Paschoud, and Maggie Seraphin, have been named as Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Letters of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, were presented to these scholastically-talented seniors by Rosary head
Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit, third from right, presents Aurora Noon Lions Club members with recognition certificates for work on the Club’s 100th anniversary celebration.
Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit has received the “Friend of Agriculture” award from the DuPage County Farm Bureau. Kifowit received the award at the farm bureau’s annual membership dinner at St. Andrew’s Golf Club in West Chicago on September 14. I am honored to receive this award from the DuPage
The Neighbor Project Board of Directors in Aurora pose with fellow Board member, Avis Miller, third from left, at the recent dedication of the Avis Patterson Miller Way at the corner of Grand Boulevard and Kendall Street in Aurora.
Outstanding 4-H volunteers Jim McGuire of DuPage County, Doris Braddock of Kane County, and Mary Schobert of Kendall County, were celebrated as part of the 2022 class of the Illinois 4-H Hall of Fame at an in-person ceremony during the 4-H General Project Show at the Illinois State Fair August
City of Aurora government payroll staff members Alicia Alcaraz, Erin Milller, Araceli Zuniga
By Penny Panayiota DeligiannisAurora, Ill. We received an amazing telephone call from City Hall in Aurora, Ill.. In the State of Illinois, Aurora is the second largest city (Population: 177,070) after Chicago. With a unanimous vote, Aurora mayor Richard C. Irvin and the Aurora City Council officially have approved to
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce announced that the 2022 Donna Dallesasse Award recipient is Mary Anne Callahan, a Batavian who works for Kuhn Counseling Center, P.C. and is an active board and committee volunteer for multiple Batavia organizations. Every year, the Batavia Chamber holds a Harvest Celebration to gather community
This week, Aiden, a kindergartner at McCleery Elementary School in Aurora, was awarded a Nintendo Switch as part of the Back 2 The Books Event.
Open Roads ABATE of IL, Inc. chapter had a booth at the Plano American Legion Car and Bike Show Sunday, July 17. They manned a booth, promoted ABATE, gave away freebies, sold can cozies and raffle tickets for the State of IL ABATE bike raffle.
To the right are three viewing windows that provide a panoramic peek at the action unfolding on nine hard courts on the other side of the glass. Ahead and off to the left is the full-service pro shop that’s outfitted with logo racquet bags, shoes and a wide selection of
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored the Metea Valley High School girls soccer team Tuesday, Aug. 9 at the Aurora City Council meeting. Metea Valley won the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 3A State championship in June. According to Max Preps, the team was number one in
The Illinois General Assembly and City of Aurora government will commemorate a community leader with a street dedication at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16. The section of Route 31 in Aurora that runs from East Illinois Avenue to East Indian Trail Road will be dedicated as as the “Dan Dolan
By Al Benson “I challenge you to keep up the good work. “Have fun. “Aurora Lions roar for another 100 years!” That was the charge to the Aurora Noon Lions Club Thursday, July 28, from Lions Clubs International past international director Robert “Bob” Block. Elected at the Lions’ 102nd international
