QUICK-ACTING AURORA POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTER PULL WOMAN FROM FOX RIVER
Three quick-acting Aurora Police officers and an Aurora Fire Lieutenant pulled a woman from the Fox River late Friday night, saving her life. Just after 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Aurora’s 911 Center received a report of a woman spotted in the Fox River near the New York Street bridge and
A look at the significance of Egypt’s King Tut: Life, death
A loan exhibition in cooperation with the Organization of Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt and co-sponsored by the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute, the Field Museum in Chicago produced a remarkable exhibit of the “Treasures of Tutankhamun” in the Spring and Summer 1977. We were there. My daughter
Closed 480 Garfield Avenue building in Aurora, unfortunate: Aurora government
The situation which has occurred at 480 Garfield Avenue, Aurora, is unfortunate to the displaced residents of the property. Based on a letter sent to residents Saturday, Aug. 31 from the attorney of the owner of the building, it informed tenants the building was uninhabitable and must be vacated. The
Prescription expiration date focus with congressman Bill Foster
Larry Frieders, owner and pharmacist of The Compounder Pharmacy in Aurora, received a welcome by congressman Bill Foster (D-IL, representative of the 14th District) to discuss pending regulations that will have an impact on patients all across the United States. Scheduled to be implemented December 1, Frieders explained how the
Rich Gaffino survived Korean War for 50-year marriage
By John Montesano The September Veteran of the Month is Rich Gaffino. Rich Gaffino was born in Aurora July 9, 1930. He attended Abraham Lincoln Grade School in Aurora and West Aurora High School. He worked for Richards-Wilcox until he was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1951. He was
Pet of the Week: Phantom loves to lay on a lap, and rubs
Phantom is a male Domestic Shorthair black who was born in August 2008. Phantom was adopted as a kitten and lived happily with his family for his entire 11 years until their second child was born with severe allergies to cats. He is a front-declaw and loves to sit on
Miracle response raises Festival of Lights hopes in Aurora
By Linda Kemp Approximately one month ago Byron Saum, Pam Bellum, and I from the Noon Rotary Club of Aurora met with deputy mayor, Chuck Nelson and director of communications, Clayton Muhammad, from the city government of Aurora to discuss possible ways to assist Rotary with some of the challenges