Sunday, Aurora Police Officer John Cebulski, who was shot during the Henry Pratt mass shooting in Aurora last year, receives the first award of the Running 4 Heroes Grant, a charity started by an 11-year-old boy, Zechariah Cartledge of Seminole County, Fla
Neal Ormond, III, West Aurora High School broadcaster, will receive the Distinguished Media Service Award from the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) prior to the boys varsity game against Yorkville Saturday.
Marcus Skeete, Waubonsie Valley High School 6-5 senior forward, shoots over Metea Valley’s Alex Moreno Friday.
The city government of Aurora’s African-American Heritage Advisory Board (AAHAB) will be host to its 16th Annual Heritage Scholarship Dinner February 28. During the annual crowning event of Black History Month, AAHAB will present scholarships to achieving high school seniors, recognize community members for their contributions to Aurora and fete
After 26 years of working at Engineering Enterprises, Inc. (EEI) in the civil engineering and land surveying arena, David Burroughs, P.E., senior vice president, is set to retire January 31. He began his career in civil engineering as a volunteer with the Peace Corps, providing rural development project design and
Holy Cross Catholic School in Batavia opened Celebrate Catholic Schools Week Sunday, Jan. 26 with activities for students, parishioners, and community members. This year’s theme is Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed. Sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association, the celebration provides a showcase for the importance, value and contributions
Rufus is a male German Shepherd Mix who was born July 31, 2019. Rufus is a fun-loving, clumsy, puppy. He likes to follow his humans all through the house. He is a well-mannered guy and loves toys. He can keep himself entertained quite easily. He is friendly with small children
More than 800 participate and attend at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora and listen to guest speakers.
Karen Fullett-Christensen, third from left, celebrates her installation as the first Aurora Poet Laureate.
“Lavender’s Blue, dilly, dilly, Lavender’s green, When you are king, dilly, dilly, I shall be queen.” — An English lullaby January is the month when the heart begins to think of gardens, and swimming, and outdoor pleasures. We are weary of Winter and look forward to Springtime. Thoughts turn to
Aurora Police Department traffic investigators have released two pictures of a vehicle wanted for questioning in connection to a man who was struck and killed in a hit and run crash on Aurora’s near West Side Monday, Jan. 13 evening. The vehicle in question is believed to be a light colored sedan.
The Aurora Public Library (APL) is excited to present a comic and anime convention in the Summer to celebrate comic books, graphic novels, anime, and the world of pop culture fandom. From now through February, we will accept creative name suggestions which can be sent to kdanis@auroraubliclibrary.org. The winner will
The Fox Valley Park District’s Winter Stage production of Tarzan will be performed at the Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Avenue, in Aurora. Show times will be 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31; 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. Tickets are $10 in advance, or
The Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club inducts its newest member, Michael Stengle, second from right, CEO of Sequoia General Contracting Corp.
A dozen students from Lisle Teens with Character, a youth group, handpack dry-food meals at Feed My Starving Children in Aurora Monday.
Brian Failing, Aurora Regional Fire Museum executive director, explores the nonprofit’s past, present, and future.
Kevin Davenport, author of The Ideal Candidate, life’s blueprint and becoming the ideal candidate for lifelong success, gives a presentation of inspiration.
One of more than 400 contestants returns a ball at the seventh annual Aurora Cup table-tennis tournament in Aurora.
West Aurora High School’s Christian Nieves, right, and East Aurora’s Amarion Savage vie for a rebound.
Preston Larrison, Class of 1998, baseball.
