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Aurora City Council gives honors to the track stars

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By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presented awards and street signs at the June 25 Aurora City Council meeting in honor of Aurora track athletes Patrick Hilby from Aurora Central High School, and Kewon Marshall from West Aurora High School. Hilby is the National Champion in the 800...

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East Aurora’s Alondra Limon receives Cordogan Clark award

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Student of East Aurora High School, Alondra Limon, was awarded Cordogan Clark’s Built Environment. Alondra Limon, a senior at East Aurora High School, was awarded the Cordogan Clark & Associates ‘Built Environment’ Scholarship. This $5,000 scholarship recognizes Alondra’s exceptional dedication to her education, community, and future career in engineering. As...

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2024 Illinois teacher of the Year, Dr. Rachael Mahmood, Georgetown Elementary School in Aurora

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This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and Aurora is showing appreciation to the top teacher in the state. Aurora mayor Richard Irvin surprised Dr. Rachael Mahmood, the 2024 Illinois Teacher of the Year, with a special visit to her fifth-grade classroom at Georgetown Elementary School in Aurora. Mayor Irvin presented...

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Honors for Aurora’s Brian Moreno: He saved another life

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By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin, at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting, Tuesday, May 7 honored a young City staff member for his quick-thinking, calm, heroic, actions, for a second time this year. Community Engagement specialist for the City of Aurora, Brian Moreno, 27, went into...

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Aurora names Wilson Volunteer of the Year

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April is National Volunteer Month and the City of Aurora named its 2024 Volunteer of the Year. Aurora mayor Richard Irvin and the Aurora City Council surprised Aurora resident Curtis Wilson with the first Volunteer of the Year award in more than 15 years. “He is the personification of selfless...

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Robert J. O’Connor Exchange Club makes awards

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Joshua Young was the Robert J. O’Connor Exchange Club District A.C.E. nominee. The District recipient receives an additional $2,500 and goes on to be considered for an additional $15,000 award in the National Exchange Club A.C.E. Award program. The A.C.E. (Accepting the Challenge of Excellence) recognizes local students who have...

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Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame class inducted

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Fox Valley arts lovers gathered together in the evening Friday at Villa Olivia in Bartlett to celebrate the four inductees who comprise the 2024 Class of the Fox Valley Hall of Fame (FVAHF): Isabella Lippi, violinist and Elgin Symphony Orchestra concertmaster; broadcaster Jerry Rose of TLN Media; Bobby Rosengarden, drummer...

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West Aurora High School seniors earn Eagle Awards

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Three West Aurora High School seniors earned Boy Scouting’s Eagle award on Saturday, April 20 afternoon from Troop 104 at Living Hope Church in North Aurora. The award is Scouting’s highest and most coveted award and the last major step in the advancement program. Since 1912, more than 2,000,000 Boy...

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Naperville Park District Board honors ‘Zook’ Williams

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During the April 11, Naperville Park District Board meeting, police officer Arzania Williams, known as “Zook”, was honored for his service to the community when he officially retired. Officer Williams began his career in law enforcement with the City government of Naperville in the mid-1980s. For the last decade, he...

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Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame to honor four

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Tenors Franco Martorana and Simon K Lee will provide entertainment at the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame gala banquet and awards ceremony Friday, April 19 at Villa Olivia in Bartlett. The celebration honors talented and influential artists with a connection to the Fox Valley area. The festivities will begin...

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Naperville Park District cited for its achievement

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The Government Finance Officers Association of the U. S. and Canada (GFOA) recently informed the Naperville Park District that the District has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting award for its 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. This award recognizes organizations that go beyond the minimum requirements...

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Lifetime award to Mary Clark Ormond

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Mary Clark Ormond continues to be a history-maker as the third recipient of the Aurora Historical Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Having retired from the Society’s Board of trustees in 2023, the Board recently recognized Mary for the impact she made not only at the organization but Aurora at-large through the...

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City of Aurora Community Outreach Specialist Brian Moreno receives the Mayor’s MVP Award from Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin for his heroic actions this past weekend in protecting warming center guests from gunman.
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Mayor of Aurora honors young City staff member for quick-thinking actions to secure guests from gunman at warming center

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Mayor of Aurora, Richard C. Irvin honored a young City staff member for his quick-thinking, calm, heroic actions this past weekend.  City of Aurora Community Outreach specialist Brian Moreno was presented the Mayor’s MVP Award, the highest award given to a City staff member, helping to secure guests from a...

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