Aurora Noon Lions Club donates to Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign
Last year Aurora Noon Lions Club opened the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign with a $500 donation.
Fox Valley Marines donate to four food pantries
The Aurora-based Fox Valley Marines presented $5,000 checks to four local food pantries in honor of Veterans Day.
Aurora retired chief of police, Kristen Ziman, signs her recent book, Reimagining Blue
Aurora retired chief of police, Kristen Ziman, in the middle of signing her recent book, Reimaging Blue, at the Aurora Historical Society Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Plano-Bologna-Sandwich Day raises funds for food pantries
Mayor of Sandwich, Todd Latham and his son, Christian, fry thick slices of bologna for the annual Plano-Bologna-Sandwich Day, October 23.
Artwork using A.I.
Aurora resident Jim Schweizer demonstrates at the First Fridays event in Aurora, November 4, how he created artwork with a program named Stable Diffusion which uses artificial intelligence (A.I.).
Several grand openings of housing in Aurora
Officials perform the ceremonial ribbon-cutting last week in Aurora for the grand opening of the Lumen Fox Valley at Fox Valley Mall. The new 304-unit community is complete in part, with residents’ lounge, heated pool, grills, workout room, and community office spaces.
Sandwich High School’s Sundara Webber, takes second in State
Sandwich High School’s Sundara Webber passes a Williamsville runner at the finish in the girl Class 1A State cross country championship meet at Detweiller Park in Peoria.
Aurora Veterans Advisory Council gives 117 Aurora veterans gifts
Members of the Aurora Veterans Advisory Council surprised 117 Aurora veterans at nursing homes with gift bags and quilts in honor of Veterans Day.
College football: Aurora University undefeated
Aurora University quarterback Josh Swanson, 9, carries the ball Saturday, Nov. 5. Aurora won, 68-0.
High School football: Batavia vs. Hersey
Batavia High School’s Tyler Jansey, left, and Drew Gerke, 11, tackle Hersey’s Charles Meister, 20, in the second round of the Class 7A playoffs at Batavia.
High School football: Yorkville vs. Moline
Joshua Gettemy, 3, moves past a visiting Moline defender in the four-overtime second-round Class 7A playoff game Saturday, Nov. 5.
Rosary girls place third in state cross country
Rosary captions third place in the Class 1A State cross country meet.
The Music of World War I
World War I has been called the most musical of all wars and on Saturday, Nov. 12, Oswego’s Little White School Museum will be host to an interactive webinar, “The Music of World War I.”
Busy Halloween celebration at Water Street Mall in Aurora
Busy and crowded Water Street Mall in Aurora portrays a celebration of Halloween, Monday, Oct. 31.
Bronze on the Bridge in Aurora
Erik Blome, sculptor and owner of Figurative Art Studio in Woodstock, Ill., left, is at work with his assistant, Grant Patterson, to restore the bronze plaques and statue recently on the New York Street Bridge in downtown Aurora
Ansel Adams successful West landscape photographer
Ansel Adams was 14 years old when he first visited the mountains. His solitude was just as important as visiting with friends. Rocks, snow, mountains, skies, and long views into remote valleys interested him. His first trip to the high Sierra was during a family vacation in 1916. In the
“His Mind’s Eye,” display at Marmion Academy
“Novack” is among 15 images by Aurora photographer Perry Slade in “His Mind’s Eye,” a display at Marmion Academy’s Dr. Scholl gallery at the School, 1000 Butterfield Road in Aurora.
Kane County mobile voting
Monday, Oct. 24, a vote mobile from the Kane County Clerk’s office opens for early voting in the November 8 general election.
Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s Trunk or Treat, a success
Randy Brown of Aurora gives treats to a guest at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s Trunk or Treat Friday, Oct. 28.
Great Pumpkin pancake breakfast fundraiser at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora
East Aurora High School student Melanie Galendo, left, serves plates at Aurora Noon Lions Club’s annual fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 29, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora.