Celebrating 130 years of community service, Woman’s Club of Aurora was among 25 organizations offering information at a volunteer fair held by Aurora-based Fox Valley United Way at Prisco Community Center in Aurora Saturday, Sept. 17
Jean Benson of Aurora gets a blood-pressure check at Active Senior Expo Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Courtyard Banquets in Warrenville.
A youngster plays bags at an outdoor community cookout Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
Aurora Classic champion: Aurora University’s Kaitlyn Beebe, 7, goes up to block a University of Wisconsin-Platteville hitter Saturday at AU’s annual Jim Coleman Memorial Classic.
There’s been music in the air at the Aurora Public Library District (APLD) this month! We are encouraging customers to Let Your Imagination sing at the Library as we celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month. During this time, libraries nationwide join the American Library Association (ALA) to remind parents, caregivers, and
Batavia High School’s Zach Granberg, 19, left, carries behind Ryan Whitwell, 3, Friday, Sept. 16 in a DuKane Conference game.
An official signals a touchdown after West Aurora High School’s Samuel Stone, 1, returned a fumbled punt 10 yards Thursday, Sept. 15.
I learned about Black Fine Art Month from Patricia Andrews-Keenan, founder and CEO of Pigment International, a multi-media arts platform that evangelizes for black art, curation, and innovation. Based in Chicago, the organization uses arts journalism to advance the black contemporary aesthetic in the visual arts. An initiative of Pigment
Chapel on the Green, near downtown Yorkville, will honor a substantial donation from the late Elmer Dickson during an open house from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 25. Visitors can tour the building, a former church open to perform wedding services, and a community building, and enjoy refreshments
Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit, third from right, presents Aurora Noon Lions Club members with recognition certificates for work on the Club’s 100th anniversary celebration.
Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit has received the “Friend of Agriculture” award from the DuPage County Farm Bureau. Kifowit received the award at the farm bureau’s annual membership dinner at St. Andrew’s Golf Club in West Chicago on September 14. I am honored to receive this award from the DuPage
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce celebrates the opening of Louie Angelo’s Pizza & Italian with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 13.
The Reverend John Bell, pastor at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora, plays a drum during a community hymn sing at the Church Sunday, Sept. 18.
Aurora City Council members and other dignitaries cut a ribbon Tuesday, Sept. 13, for the grand opening of Weston Bridges, an independent apartment community for adults with disabilities.
Thew Elliott, traditional music director at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora, sings at worship on Sunday, Sept. 11.
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored volunteers of Aurora’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Aurora City Council meeting as part of September’s National Preparedness Month. The event each September was created to raise awareness of the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that
“In the hidden reaches where memory probes, lie sorrows too deep to fathom.” —Consuelo Vanderbilt Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt had course manners, and he chewed tobacco. He could barely read. He was proud of his lack of refinement. He was a rascal, combative, and cunning. He was a builder, shrewd and
Aurora Police Chief Keith Cross offers remarks at Aurora’s 9/11 memorial Sunday, Sept. 11.
Governor JB Pritzger poses with U.S. Navy sea cadets after speaking Saturday, Sept. 10, at an Aurora Township Democrats’ rally outdoors at IBEW Local 461 in Aurora.
The Neighbor Project Board of Directors in Aurora pose with fellow Board member, Avis Miller, third from left, at the recent dedication of the Avis Patterson Miller Way at the corner of Grand Boulevard and Kendall Street in Aurora.
