The Aurora African American Heritage Advisory Board will be host to the 17th annual African American Heritage Scholarship Dinner Friday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. at Belle Salle Banquets, 1920 E. New York Street. During the dinner, the Aurora African American Heritage Advisory Board will: • Induct the 2023 Class
A gala banquet will be held Friday, March 31 at Villa Olivia in Bartlett to honor the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame’s 2020 and 2022 inductees. The celebration spotlight is on talented and influential artists with connections to the Fox Valley area. The 2020 inductees are Patrick F. Beckman,
Drum Major MLK Awards were distributed Monday evening at East Aurora High School onMartin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Kacie Chitwood, center, development manager of Alive Center, Aurora, Naperville, and Hanover Park, celebrates the Center’s work with teens to Kiwanis Club of Aurora Tuesday, Jan. 10 at the Prisco Community Center in Aurora.
Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin and African American Heritage Advisory Board (AAHAB) commissioners surprise Dr. Jennifer Norrell at her East Aurora Board of Education meeting to make the announcement of her award as 2023 African American Leader of 2023.
From left, Tim Griffin of Geneva (football, 1981); Matt McKee, Simi Valley, Calif. (volleyball, 2005); and Mario Clark, Aurora (basketball, 1990) are inducted into the West Aurora School District 129 Athletic Hall of Fame Saturday, Jan. 7.
Romas Povilonis, director, right, of Cars of Hope, presents the car donation program to the Kiwanis Club of Aurora Tuesday, Jan. 3.
Montgomery resident Rebecca “Becky” Dunnigan, left, receives Aurora Noon Lions Club’s annual Distinguished Service Award Thursday, Dec. 15
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin and members of the Aurora City Council, honored first responders and Aurora residents at the Aurora City Council COW meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 20. The Mayor’s Award of Valor was presented to six Aurora police officers responsible for rescuing nine-year-old Tyshaun LaFlore in
West Aurora High School will induct three former athletes into the School’s Athletic Hall of Fame (HOF) Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023 at the School. • Mario Clark earned four varsity letters at West Aurora High School in boys basketball and was named to the Illinois High School Association’s (IHSA) First
Rita Pennington, Illinois State Coordinator for the Quilts of Valor Foundation, visits the Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club to bestow, and wrap the Club’s veterans in a Quilt of Valor.
urora Sunrise Rotary Club Foundation Officer, right, Dr. Joel Huffman, and Club president, Ryan Ivemeyer, left, present to Steve Joffe his Paul Harris Fellowship certificate and pin.
The Aurora African American Heritage Advisory Board (AAHAB) is accepting nominations for its annual African American Leader of the Year Award, along with applications for the 2023 Henry Cowherd Scholarship and the inaugural Mr. and Miss Black Aurora Pageant. African American Leader Of The Year Award: Nominations are being accepted
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored the Aurora Gators 12U Pop Warner Football team, Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the Aurora City Council meeting for winning the Illinois state and regional championships. The team is looking for financial help with travel expenses so they can compete the first week
Naperbrook Golf Course was host to the annual Turkey Shoot golf tournament Saturday, Nov. 19. With Springbrook Golf Course closed for renovation, the tournament quickly filled to the maximum of 90 players. Four teams finished with a score of 33. The team of Chris DuPuis, Casey Sanborn, Nick Cairo, and
Three members of Waubonsee Community College’s women’s volleyball program recently received honors from the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference (ISCC) and the NJCAA’s Region IV for their outstanding play this Fall. The Chiefs’ setter, Gianna Raimondi, was named to the All-ISCC first team, while outside hitters, Jordan Weber and Abby Colon,
The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is proud to announce this year’s Light of Learning Inspiration Award and the Thomas J. Weisner Award for Excellence in Education Collaboration Award winners for 2022. John Savage and Jeffry Butler have been selected to receive the Light of Learning Inspiration Award and the
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.
