It’s not every day a Super Bowl Champion strolls through the halls of Aurora City Hall. That’s why some staff members who are longtime Chicago Bears fans were stunned when retired Chicago Bears player Dennis McKinnon walked into the lobby recently. A wide receiver for the 1985 Super Bowl Champion
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Aurora celebrated back-to-school season Sunday with a backpack blessing and Cruise Day.
Aurora Ward 1 alderman Emmanuel Llamas was host last weekend to his annual Back-to-School Bash for students and families.
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce was excited to celebrate new Batavia Chamber member Metanoia Construction Inc. with a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, Aug. 11 at Metanoia’s new office location, 1921 W. Wilson Street, Suite A in Batavia. Batavia mayor Jeffery Schielke presided over the celebration, along with the owners Alfonso
DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick paid a visit to Aurora Aug. 8. Mendrick cited his department’s challenges and achievements in remarks to the Citizen Police Academy Alumni of Aurora’s monthly meeting at Aurora Police Department headquarters. “We’re hurting. We can’t hire fast enough,” Mendrick said of efforts to hire and
Aurora First Fridays and the Stolp Avenue Block Party reflects a diverse crowd and many activities, including Double Dutch.
West Aurora High School football team’s first-day of drills at the School Monday, Aug. 7 included an American Sign Language interpreter who assisted coaches.
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin introduced the finalists for the Ward 7 seat for alderman and the Aurora City Council discussed, at length, TIF districts for approximately three hours at the City Council meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 8. The introduction of the finalists for the Ward 7 seat
I met a rich man today. He was on the Chicago BNSF (Burlington Northern Sante Fe) #1315 train returning to Aurora. His daughter sat with him, playing with her toys and eating Good and Plenty candies. She had just had her hair done by her older sister so it was
If you’re looking for a fun and exciting way to celebrate your love of comics and pop culture, then the Aurora Public Library District’s (APLD) will hold a CAPE Con event Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Santori Library in Aurora is the place to be! Participants come to this event
Aurora resident Russ George, right, president of Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, offers a raffle drawing chance to a visitor at the Aurora Fifth Ward National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Washington Park.
West Aurora High School’s boys’ soccer team opened pre-season drills and scrimmages early Monday, Aug. 7.
Axel Dellis, 9, serves a lemonade Friday, Aug. 4 to a patron at his stand in Aurora. Background making popcorn are siblings Gracie Dellis, 12, and Mason Dellis, 10.
Nineteen members from the Plano Methodist Church visited the Feed My Starving Children facility in Aurora Friday, July 28. They measured dry foods, bagged the food, weighed the food, sealed bags of food, counted bags, and placed into boxes, supplied the food lines with ingredients, labeled the packages, and cheered
Aurora Noon Lions Club members Jay Short, left, and Bill Becker greet visitors to the Lions’ booth at downtown Aurora Farmers Market Saturday, Aug. 5.
Sugar Grove resident Logan Hubble, center, pins his mother Monika, right, during Logan’s promotion to Eagle Scout rank Sunday, Aug. 6 Left is Logan’s father, Michael.
Mutual Ground, Inc.’s next chief executive officer, Linda Maranda, joins the organization after serving as vice president of Strategic Partnerships for Haymarket Center in Chicago Aurora-based Mutual Ground announced June 20, 2023, that Linda Maranda has been hired as the organization’s next chief executive officer. Maranda, who is leaving her
Aurora residents and first responders enjoy National Night Out, Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 26 neighborhood events spanning the City’s ten wards.
“Twists & Turns” was the theme of this year’s Vacation Bible School the Plano Methodist Church. It was held July 10-13 with preschool children through sixth grade.
Nearly 5,000 individuals flocked to downtown Aurora Sunday, July 30, for the 51st Annual Puerto Rican Heritage Festival.
