By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club named David Luna the August Veteran of the Month. He was born June 6, 1971 in Aurora and grew up on the East Side and attended East Aurora High School. He stopped after two years in June 1987. At age 17,
The American Legion Riders Post 181 from Sandwich ride in a veterans parade in DeKalb County earlier this month.
Little Pops NY Pizzeria Express, draws a large crowd at its opening day in Aurora, August 11, with free slices of pizza from noon to 2 p.m..
Carrie Skreens of Winfield and Emma New, Naperville, background, hang drywall Thursday, Aug. 6, at a Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity home under construction at 423 Parker Avenue in Aurora.
As the effects of COVID-19 continue to impact our communities, food insecurity levels continue to rise. Aurora is coming together, once again, to fill in the gap. The City of Aurora will host its third communitywide Pop-Up Food Pantry from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Aug. 10 at Phillips Park,
Aurora resident Matt Thomas receives a welcome home Wednesday, July 29 after 74 days in three hospitals.
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. By Rick McKay This story is about an enduring friendship, an ongoing quest for adventure and knowledge, and a mutual search for the
With a market value of $350,000, an order of a half-million face masks is a significant investment. When those masks are donated to a community for free, it’s more than just about the money. It’s about a mission to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The Chicago-based Dr. Willie Wilson
Every day decisions must be made in our lives which deviate living from the norm. Much of it is stimulated by the results of the pandemic COVID-19. Schools and school boards must make decisions in uncharted areas. Online only, or a hybrid, or, blend? In the most recent week many
Ron Woodward waves to the passing procession on his 93rd birthday Friday in Aurora.
First of three parts “Younger than Springtime are you. Gayer than laughter are you.“Sweeter than music are you.” —Richard Rodgers Spring cleaning had come early due to the stay-at-home directives in the Spring. Closets, drawers, garage, pantry all were involved. I came across my journal entries from the Eurail Pass
First Fridays will back Friday, Aug. 7. After taking things and online virtual for three months, the night of art, music, and more items of interest will return under the State’s Phase 4 guidelines. “We’ve been reimagining many of our events in downtown Aurora, and we are now seeing what
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of Gia Bella Designs, 11 N. Batavia Avenue, Batavia, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, July 24. Batavia mayor Jeffery Schielke presided over the celebration. Among the attendees were owner Jill Equi, along with her husband, Jason, and the couple’s four children. Margaret
Buddy is a male Domestic Shorthair black and white who was born in April 2016. Buddy is a four-year old who weighs in at 17.5 pounds. He loves to eat and will be the first at the food bowl. Buddy recently experienced a major life change when his beloved human
World War II veteran Alvin Skyles receives 96th birthday wishes from Aurora Police, members of Montgomery Memorial Post 7452 VFW, family, and friends, Friday, July 24 at Jennings Terrace in Aurora. Skyles was drafted in the U.S. Navy two weeks before his high school graduation. He served on the USS
Bill Powell, retired Aurora police chief, was among best-of-show trophy winners at Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity’s first car show Saturday, July 25, at Habitat’s new West Side Aurora ReStore. Powell’s 1972 Chevrolet C-10 won best of show-truck honors. A 1959 Cadillac displayed by Rosemary and Anthony Vitusa of Westchester
When Robert Louis Stevenson, romancer, essayist, writer of adventure stories, analyst of the moral ambiguities of man, tried to explain his ideas about the differences between morality and religious institutions to his father, he tried in vain. Stevenson said he accepted the ideals of Christian morality while repudiating the Church
By Woodrow Carroll The 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) season started last week, although under reduced circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The MLB season annually plays twice as many games as the typical National Hockey League or National Basketball Association with 162 games. The revised baseball schedule has
Delayed for two weeks is an ordinance establishing a special sign district for a proposed mural, above, on the property at 5 S. Lake Street. The proposed mural is designed by Oswego resident and artist Joshua Schultz and is funded by Aurora Downtown, a nonprofit organization of downtown business and property owners within Special Service Area #One in downtown Aurora.
