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Aurora Downtown, a non-profit organization, sponsors, among many activities, the 2018 Egghunt. Jason Arthur photo
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Aurora Downtown sponsors successful activities, beautification

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By Marissa Amoni –  If you ever attend First Fridays, or wander in downtown Aurora and think the flowers are lovely, or the holiday decorations are fun, there’s an almost 45-year-old partnership behind them. Aurora Downtown is a nonprofit organization that is a partner with the city government of Aurora...

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Fees set to be increased in Aurora for solicitors

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Changes to the city of Aurora ordinance that apply to peddlers and solicitors will be on the unfinished portion of the Tuesday, Sept. 25 Aurora City Council agenda. Aldermen at the Committee of the Whole (COW) Tuesday, were amenable to increasing the fees for door-to-door solicitors from $50 per solicitor...

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The Venue takes shape with garage stage area

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A construction worker in Aurora cuts a hole through the wall for a garage stage area at The Venue, 21 S. Broadway in downtown. The Venue will offer new live music of all genres, offer lectures and symposia, music education classes and workshops. The garage door stage area will open...

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Milton Hershey: Candy, nurture of workers, boys school

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Milton Hershey was born September 13, 1857 to Henry and Veronica Hershey. He grew up speaking Pennsylvania Dutch on his family farm. There he learned the value of hard work and perseverance. His ancestors were Swiss and German who settled in Pennsylvania in the early 1700s. He left school after...

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The Venue, a new music performance space in Aurora could open in late Fall
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The Venue, a new music performance space in Aurora could open in late Fall

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Melissa Mercado, representative from the Fox Valley Music Foundation (FVMF), shares information about The Venue, a new music performance space in Aurora, to Kiwanis members Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora at the Prisco Center in Aurora. She said the building at 19-21 South Broadway in downtown Aurora is...

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Kendall Area Transit (KAT) in Partnership with Village of Montgomery
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Kendall Area Transit (KAT) in partnership with the Village of Montgomery

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Mike Neuenkirchen, third from left, program director of Kendall Area Transit (KAT), cuts a ribbon with Montgomery Village Board members and Village clerk Penny FitzPatrick, second from left, outside the Montgomery Village Hall, Monday. The ribbon-cutting signifies a partnership between the Village and the dial-a-ride service since July 1. Kendall...

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Montgomery Economic Development Corporation executive director shares changes in recap

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By Jason Crane –  Charlene Coulombe-Fiore, executive director for the Montgomery Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), shared the semiannual MEDC recap for 2018 and said Caterpillar, Inc. would not be leaving Montgomery until next year at the earliest. She said on the addition of Grumpy Gaucho empanadas, Atrevete Confections macaroons, and...

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Aurora COW meeting focus: Save $2 Million in health care

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By Jason Crane –  A focus at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday at City Hall was cutting health care costs by more than $2 Million. The City of Aurora provides a fully-insured health maintenance organization (HMO) for active employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield...

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Marianne Renner, a transformational leadership coach, discusses the benefits of a positive attitude with Rotary Club of Aurora
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Positive attitude helps aspiring and emerging leaders gain clarity and confidence

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Marianne Renner, a transformational leadership coach, discusses the benefits of a positive attitude with Rotary Club of Aurora members, Monday, at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora. She emphasized a positive attitude helps aspiring and emerging leaders gain clarity and confidence. Renner has a background in marketing and public relations, has...

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Developers’ aim to clean up former Copley Hospital site; ask city of Aurora government to chip in 1/4 of the cost

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By Amy Roth –  A plan to clean up the site of the former Copley Hospital at 502 S. Lincoln Avenue, Aurora, will go before Aurora aldermen as an item on the City Council’s consent agenda at the Tuesday, Aug. 28 City Council meeting. Aldermen heard details of the two-phased...

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City of Aurora government considers interactive outdoor kiosks

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An agenda item on a special city of Aurora Finance Committee meeting Tuesday was a resolution to approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Smart City Media, LLC of New York, N.Y. for the installation, operation, and revenue sharing of interactive outdoor kiosks using the City Post smart media platform. The...

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Kane County Clerk’s satellite office opens in Aurora

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Kane County and Aurora officials gather Monday for a ribbon-cutting outside the Kane County Clerk’s satellite office in Aurora. Mayor Richard Irvin cuts the ribbon. See the video at facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice...

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Christopher Faber executive director of Batavia MainStreet

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Christopher Faber has been named as the executive director for the City of Batavia’s Downtown Partnership organization, Batavia MainStreet. Batavia MainStreet is a 501©3 not-for-profit organization working to enhance, promote, and revitalize Downtown Batavia as the heart of the community through dedicated volunteer efforts. MainStreet is host to community events...

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Founders of K+L Storytellers interact with Rotary Club of Aurora members

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Aurorans Roderick and Michele Kelly, founders of K+L Storytellers, interact with Rotary Club of Aurora members, Monday at Two Brothers Roundhouse. They demonstrated exercises used in their industry to help organizations create a narrative for brand storytelling by focusing on brand strategy and vivid content to make a brand memorable....

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Aurora Area CVB received 3.7% tourism increase in 2017

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The Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) released a report that annual tourism expenditures totaling $200.5 Million in 2017, a 3.7% increase over 2016. Tourism expenditures represent the total amount of money visitors spend on lodging, gas, food, drink, and entertainment when in the Aurora area. Municipalities collected $3.9...

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Discussion of economic stirrings in U.S. evolves to agenda

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The United States of America used to be the home of the brave and the land of the free. Not anymore. Now, it is the home of the rich and fatuous and the land of unfettered greed. With the Donald Trump administration in place, capitalism once again has run rampant....

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Aurora officials offer a welcome to Lou Malnati's Pizzeria with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, July 13. Northbrook-based Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria is at 1720 N. Orchard Road. From left are Lynn Young, Aurora, store interim manager; Marc Malnati, owner of Lou Malnati’s; Carl Franco, Fifth Ward alderman; Bill Donnell, Sixth Ward alderman; and Chuck Nelson, Aurora deputy mayor. The store opened Tuesday, July 10. Al Benson/The Voice
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First Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria opens in Aurora

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By Al Benson –   Northbrook-based Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria opened a new location at 1720 N. Orchard Road in Aurora Tuesday, July 10. A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony was held with Aurora officials Friday, July 13. It is the company’s 52nd Chicago area location and 54th overall. There are two locations in Phoenix, Ariz..  ...

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Many CEOs of non-profits receive huge salaries

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Most charity organizations start out with well-intended goals and when we decide to support a charity we hope the funds are spent wisely. Sadly, reports reveal that many charity leaders are paid huge sums of money and misuse these funds. Some of these funds are obtained by professional fundraisers and...

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Aurora COW passes AED purchase, warehouse, to Council

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The purchase of automated external defibrillator (AED) for the Aurora Police Department and the Fire Department, the acceptance of plans for a 275,000-square-foot speculative office-warehouse building at Mitchell Road and I-88, and a liquor license approval for Jefa Tacos on Butterfield Road, all were forwarded to the Aurora City Council’s...

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West Aurora Plaza changes authorized

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By Jason Crane –  The Aurora City Council approved a West Aurora Plaza update Tuesday which is set to improve the aesthetics by adding a 10-foot bike path along the front of the property. The plan includes moving the McDonald’s Restaurant, from the back of the development closer to Galena...

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