Kane County Regional Office of Education (ROE) held the 46th Annual Educator of the Year awards April 29. The ceremony and dinner brought an evening of celebration and excitement which included the naming of Jillian Yaggie, District 302, Kaneland John Shields Elementary kindergarten teacher, as Educator of the Year. All
There was a celebration of the life of Wayne (Red) Kaufman Sunday, May 1 at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora. The beloved Aurora barber, who served the community for 63 years, was remembered by his family and friends who could not gather when Red died of COVID-19 at the height
Are you a fan of shows such as Master Chef Junior or Kids Baking Championship? Do you know a young person who aspires to be a chef? The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) will present a virtual program at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 14 with teen chef Owen Dodson on
Rosary High School’s Eve Gilla, 5, drives down the field and is defended by McHenry’s Brianna Quast Thursday, April 28, in Rosary’s inaugural lacrosse season. Host Rosary won, 13-8.
Aurora mayor Richard Irvin, center, presents five Aurora residents Friday, April 29 with their own trees in downtown Aurora in honor of Arbor Day and National Poetry Month.
Yorkville resident Floyd Anderson celebrated 60 years as a Sons of Norway member Sunday, May 1.
At a Holocaust Remembrance Day program Wednesday, April 27, Rabbi Edward Friedman of Temple B’nai Israel in Aurora, left, chats with Rev. John Bell, pastor at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
Aurora mayor Richard Irvin, center, is joined by Kashif Fakhruddin, president of the Islamic Center of Naperville (second from left), and fellow Muslims, during a special proclamation presentation for the month of Ramadan.
Workers toss trash into a double line of compactor trucks on a rainy Saturday, April 30, at Lindsay Windows in Aurora during an annual Fifth Ward cleanup from 8 p.m. to 11 a.m.
Fox Valley Park District workers roll an oak tree into place for a planting Thursday, April 21, by Aurora Noon Lions Club members to celebrate Earth Day 2022
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin, proclaimed May 3 as Aurora Fire Chief Gary Krienitz Day in Aurora at the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, April 26. Chief Gary Krienitz is set to retire May 3 after a 25-year career. Appointed chief in February 2016, Krienitz
We welcome a now-standard late-onset Spring, and families and businesses across Aurora are embarking on the tradition of Spring cleaning, accompanied by a range of familiar responses and emotions. Although some may enjoy the opportunity to dig in and tidy up, others experience something like a Mai Tai composed of
Fox Valley Mall in Aurora became a destination location for hundreds of Indian Americans in the western suburbs. A national traveling exhibit focusing on the Hindu civilization and its contributions to the world made a stop in the State’s second-most populous City, Aurora. Darshana: A Glimpse into Hindu Civilization is
Come have fun downtown Aurora this Spring and Summer. Now is the time to plan for the warm-and-nice-day-and-evening good times ahead. Get your summer bucket list ready, and check off these fun adventures right in downtown Aurora. May 6, Aurora Downtown’s Food Truck Festival will return to Benton Street from
Col. (Ret.) Rick Todas, left, presents an appreciation certificate to Jenn Byrne, City of Aurora public art director, after her presentation.
April is Autism Acceptance Month and a time to enhance the awareness and acceptance of the one in 54 Americans living on the Autism Disorder Spectrum. The city of Aurora government honored the special month with a proclamation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first National Autistic Children’s Week,
Aurora police officers J. Martinez, left, and T. Coleman, are speakers at an April 20 information meeting sponsored by West Aurora Concerned Citizens, a Fifth Ward neighborhood group.
A human cell model is displayed by Bernadine Holland to explain ketoacidosis to Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora Thursday, April 21, at Oak Street restaurant in North Aurora.
Illinois State representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-84th) opens April-September “Coffee with Kifowit” monthly in-person and Facebook live reports Monday, April 25, at Oswego Public Library’s Montgomery location.
The 14th season of Artist Series presentations at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lombard, will come to a rousing finish at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 1, with a concert by the highly -acclaimed Chicago Bronze English Handbell Ensemble. Chicago Bronze is a community-based English handbell ensemble drawing its membership from the
