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Trio of vintage markets popping up in downtown Aurora

Vintage markets are popping up in downtown Aurora. In September, three shops featuring multiple artisan vendors opened to join the already popular Wyckwood House and Branch Gardens. The three shops are The Cotton Seed Creative Exchange, L & L Vintage, and Warehouse 55. The Cotton Seed Creative Exchange, 8 N....

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Tourism continue growth in Aurora Area CVB, State

Tourism officials released 2018 local impact numbers this week indicating another year of growth for tourism in the Aurora Area of Illinois. Visitors to the Aurora Area spent $201.5 Million on lodging, gas, dining, and other travel-related expenditures in 2018, a 3.7% increase over the prior year, representing the fourth...

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Four more grand openings set for this Summer in Aurora downtown

There’s a lot happening in downtown Aurora right now on the heels of this Summer’s June openings of the Paramount School of the Arts and The Venue, a live music concert hall at 21 S. Broadway. There will be four additional grand openings prior to the end of Summer: •...

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Amy Roth

East Aurora offices at new Copley development on agenda

East Aurora School District 131 administrative offices will be moving to the new Copley development on the site of the East Side’s old Copley Hospital if a planned Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Aurora is approved during the Tuesday, May 14 City Council meeting. City Council members placed the...

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New NorthStar facility on the horizon: Officials from the city of Aurora government and members of the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce join representatives of NorthStar Credit Union at their ground-breaking ceremony April 26. The new location near the northwest corner of New York Street and Eola Road is set to be completed in November and will be a stand alone brick and mortar facility where they are set to move to from their Eola Street strip mall location. NorthStar C.E.O. Lloyd Fredendall stated they have been welcomed to Aurora with open arms and the Aurora location is the first strip mall location that has been able to get some traction. Jason Crane/The Voice

New NorthStar facility on the horizon in Aurora

Officials from the city of Aurora government and members of the Aurora Regional Chamber of Commerce join representatives of NorthStar Credit Union at their ground-breaking ceremony April 26. The new location near the northwest corner of New York Street and Eola Road is set to be completed in November and...

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David Dibo, director of Economic Development for the city of Aurora government answers questions Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center

Living and dining plans for Aurora:

David Dibo, director of Economic Development for the city of Aurora government answers questions Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center. He gave a brief update about development plans for the City and answered questions. Dibo said the developer for structures known as the Terminal...

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Matt Brolley, Montgomery Village president, takes a swing at the Greater Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Golf Outing at Top Golf in Naperville Friday. Proceeds support the Waubonsee Community College Scholarship Fund. Established 20 years ago, the GMACC founders had a vision to establish a network of Montgomery-area businesses dedicated to supporting one another and establishing a presence through community interaction. Jason Crane/The Voice

Alice Sutcliff Memorial Golf Classic:

Matt Brolley, Montgomery Village president, takes a swing at the Greater Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Golf Outing at Top Golf in Naperville Friday. Proceeds support the Waubonsee Community College Scholarship Fund. Established 20 years ago, the GMACC founders had a vision to establish a network of Montgomery-area businesses...

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Larry Frieders

Dried thyroid glands contain needed helpful hormones

There’s an enormous outbreak of African Swine Fever among Chinese hogs, and it’s disrupting global grain, meat, and financial markets in profound ways. China, which produces about half the world’s pork, has seen its biggest drop in the number of hogs over the past few months. The country’s productive herds...

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Aurora Food Truck Festival 2018

Food Truck Festival feature at First Fridays in Aurora Friday

By Marissa Amoni –  First Fridays in Aurora will be filled with art, music, and food Friday, May 3. First Fridays is Food Truck Festival 2019 this week with more than two dozen food trucks parked on Benton Street. There will be several venues open to the public for a...

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Kiwanis Club of Aurora pays visit to Aurora Regional Fire Museum: Brian Failing, executive director of the Aurora Regional Fire Museum, shares information about the Museum at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting Tuesday at the Museum. Started by the Aurora Fire Department in 1968, the Museum was created to preserve the Department’s history. It moved to its current location, the former Central Station, at 53 N. Broadway, in 1990. A new traveling exhibit, The Art of Emergency Care will run through November 15. The traveling exhibit is the first created by the National EMS Museum and upon leaving Aurora will make stops around the country. The Museum provides educational programs for all ages and occasions. Group tours are available. The Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday. Failing said the operating hours have increased and attendance in 2018 was up by more than 22% with 11,675 visitors. The Museum will be a part of Aurora Museum Week, June 2 - 8. Jason Crane/The Voice

Kiwanis Club of Aurora pays visit to Aurora Regional Fire Museum:

Brian Failing, executive director of the Aurora Regional Fire Museum, shares information about the Museum at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting Tuesday at the Museum. Started by the Aurora Fire Department in 1968, the Museum was created to preserve the Department’s history. It moved to its current location, the...

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In North Aurora: Dale Berman, Village president, in his annual State of the Village address Wednesday, April 10 in the Oak Street Restaurant, gives a focus to the new vision statement of the Village government: An attentive municipal organization that connects with community, commerce, and nature. Carter Crane/The Voice

State of the Village of North Aurora includes a new vision statement

Dale Berman, North Aurora Village president, in his annual State of the Village address Wednesday, April 10 in the Oak Street Restaurant, gives a focus to the new vision statement of the Village government: An attentive municipal organization that connects with community, commerce, and nature. Carter Crane/The Voice...

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Donna Crane

Robots work on recycling sorting to make it affordable

Second of three parts Adele Peterson has submitted the following article regarding seeking solution in the U.S. recycling crisis. “Those investments include some companies that focus solely on municipal recycling. In many cities, the current model has private companies, such as Waste Management, that handle both trash and recycling. But...

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