Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity Wednesday, June 30, dedicated its 66th and 67th homes in the Aurora area. At an outdoor ceremony, the faith-based affordable housing ministry celebrated completion of a duplex at 829-831 Grove Street in Aurora. The event with reflections, presentations and food brought together new homeowners,
It is said that we meet those we are destined to meet in life. Whether it is a chance encounter on a train to a lady seated wearing pearls, or a gentleman who asks us to dance, we are all in a cosmos that clearly defines our circumstances. We still
Few can know London, which is a vast city of more than nine million residents, as Samuel Johnson knew it in the 1760s when the city had 700,000 residents. James Boswell gave the advice that “If you wish to have a just notion of the magnitude of this City, it
Close to 100 District-level employees work in one centralized location because East Aurora School District 131 recently opened a new administrative center at 310 Seminary Avenue, Aurora. July 7, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in front of the renovated building now serving as the District’s administrative center. Aurora’s mayor Richard
By Al Benson An Aurora girl’s weekend lemonade stand raised a record $2,845 for Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora. Thursday through Saturday, Savannah Crooks of Aurora, 17, served homemade lemonade from a pop-up tent in her parents’ driveway. It was the West Aurora High School senior’s 10th annual lemonade
By Al Benson A pop-up food pantry will be held by Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 24, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 155 N. Prince Crossing Road in West Chicago. Area residents are invited to drive through to receive groceries. Admission is
By Tom Siebert Terrence Howard has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, having appeared in 52 movies and 25 television shows. But the acclaimed actor told a Judson University audience in Elgin Friday that he would rather be known for reaching the real stars, through his newly-developed drone
The Reverend Derek Rogers, pastor at Aurora’s Flowing Forth United Methodist Church (UMC), displays donations of household products and cash contributed by congregants for the UMC Midwest Mission Distribution Center in downstate Illinois.
The United Methodist Church (UMC) of Plano’s Gerri Henze, middle, gives a donation check to Feed My Starving Children’s Alan, left, recently.
Melissa Smith of Oswego holds scissors aloft following the ribbon-cutting ceremony recently in front of her Prairie View Pilates in Oswego.
Fifteen years ago Jesus Arceo was a customer at the Aurora Pancake House. When owner Tom Verakis said he was looking for a buyer, the deal was struck. Last week Mr. Arceo sold the business to three Coyomani brothers, Andy, Alex, and Genaro. “I was a supervisor at a factory
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting for First Student in Batavia recently. Not only was it a ceremony to honor its location move and for its joining the Batavia Chamber, but a kick-off for a Job Fair. First Student needs to hire 180 bus drivers for the upcoming
Kane County Cougars’ third baseman Luis Roman puts the ball in play in the Cougars’ 11-2 victory over visiting Houston Apollos Wednesday, July 7, at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva. in an independent American Association Baseball League game.
Caramel is a male Domestic Shorthair Orange Tiger who was born April 27, 2021. Caramel loves food and is always in the mood for treats. He enjoys sitting on scratching posts and playing hide and seek in cardboard boxes. His dark eyes beautifully contrast against his peachy, orange fur, and
A young girl, with an elevated view of the Aurora Independence Day parade Sunday, July 4,
The Aurora Independence Day parade Sunday, July 4 includes veterans organizations’ participation through the streets of downtown Aurora.
Visitors to the Wheaton Field of Honor in Seven Gables Park Thursday, July 1, in a tribute to fallen U.S. military personnel
The Independence Day Concert in Central Park Thursday, July 1 includes a responsive crowd to the Naperville Municipal Band.
This year will be Savannah Crooks 10th year of having her stand and donating the money raised! Her stand will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 8-10 at 233 South Elmwood Drive, Aurora.
By Sue Klein One-hundred and thirty athletes represented 26 countries and went to Belgrade, Serbia June 21-27 for the World Championship of Indoor Freediving, and for the first time in history, the United States was present. In a sport practiced for centuries around the world in areas with access to
