Nancy Anderson of St. Charles, left, and Diana Raimond of Naperville pose with their prizes as champion and runnerup in the Norwegian soup contest held Super Bowl Sunday by Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery.
Neuqua Valley High School teacher John Gelsomino, from left, student Eva Topolewski, ABC 7 News anchor Rob Elgas, and student Barrett Bailey pose at the January 31 Leadership Conference, Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center, Naperville.
April 24 and 25, the A+ Foundation will celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor. This year, four individuals will join the ranks of the 66 previously honored West Aurora School District 129 alumni when they are inducted into the 2020 Hall of Honor. • Marina
Neal Ormond waves to the crowd at the reception for his award of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Distinguished Media Award.
East Aurora High School 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame inductees between girls and boys games Friday, Jan. 31, from left are Jim Mennecke of Aurora, representing his twin brother, Chuck Mennecke, Marblehead, Ohio; Andy Toma, Sheridan; Lou Hernandez, Plainfield; and April Nelson, Temecula, Calif..
The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame announced this week there are five individual inductee winners of the 2020 Hall of Fame presented in the categories of visual arts, performing arts, music educator and benefactor. The names of the award winners will be announced (TBA) on press day at 9
Director of recreation and facilities, Brad Wilson, received the 2019 Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA) Community Impact Award at the annual state park and recreation conference in Chicago January 24. This statewide award recognizes his leadership and positive impact on the community and is given to only one park
Sunday, Aurora Police Officer John Cebulski, who was shot during the Henry Pratt mass shooting in Aurora last year, receives the first award of the Running 4 Heroes Grant, a charity started by an 11-year-old boy, Zechariah Cartledge of Seminole County, Fla
Neal Ormond, III, West Aurora High School broadcaster, will receive the Distinguished Media Service Award from the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) prior to the boys varsity game against Yorkville Saturday.
The city government of Aurora’s African-American Heritage Advisory Board (AAHAB) will be host to its 16th Annual Heritage Scholarship Dinner February 28. During the annual crowning event of Black History Month, AAHAB will present scholarships to achieving high school seniors, recognize community members for their contributions to Aurora and fete
The Kiwanis Club of Aurora is accepting nominations for its annual Service to God and Fellow Man Award. The criteria for the award is that nominees have voluntarily provided extraorinary service in the Aurora area and at least 21 years of age. Nominees considered for the honor are to have
Karen Fullett-Christensen, third from left, celebrates her installation as the first Aurora Poet Laureate.
Sorority sisters and leaders of Zeta Phi Beta receive honors with proclamations for the Sorority’s 100th anniversary at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday at City Hall.
Endiro Coffee, 29 W. New York Street, Aurora, will be the site of a brief presentation ceremony to honor its induction to the Illinois Office of Tourism “Illinois Made” Program at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. Endiro was recognized for its commitment to sustainable business practices and high-quality coffee roasting.
The Compassion Foundation of Aurora announced its 2019 grant recipients and will award $43,500, its highest total annual amount ever, to 12 non-profits, helping those in need, including: Breaking Free, Mutual Ground, Kiwanis Club of Aurora (Coats for Kids), Tri City Family Services, Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry, CASA Kane County,
Village of Montgomery trustee Denny Lee, president pro-tem, presents awards to Kathleen Taylor and her grandson, Aiden Jaquez, for running half-marathons in all 50 states.
The Oswego co-op boys swimming & diving team continues its amazing 2019-2020 season with a second place finish out of 13 teams at the 65th Annual Riverside-Brookfield High School Invitational Saturday, Jan. 11.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) named 29 Marmion Academy seniors Illinois State Scholars.
Angela Soderquist of Naperville received a surprise visit Friday, Dec. 27, from Woody, owner of Woody Buick GMC, the presenting sponsor of the Naperville Park District’s Santa House on the Riverwalk. He was hand-delivering the prize that she won as the 2019 Santa House raffle winner, which is a $500
Aurora’s first poet laureate will be inducted next week, to start a new era of poetic expression in the City of Lights. Longtime Auroran, Karen Fullett-Christensen, will be installed for the inaugural poet laureate term at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.15. The ceremony will be held at Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School,
