Between 2014 and 2019, the Santori Public Library of Aurora’s budget rose three times faster than the overall budget. A comparison of the Aurora Library Budget from 2014, the last year of the Old Main Library, and 2019, with the new Santori Library, shows that the costs of the Santori
Aurora aldermen heard a one-year update Tuesday during their regular Committee of the Whole meeting at City Hall about the success of the outside law firm hired to handle prosecution of drunken driving cases. City Council members approved a contract with the Wheaton law offices of Kimberly M. DiGiovanni in
By Jason Crane – The Village Board of Montgomery held a marathon meeting, Monday to start the new year with a standing- room-only crowd for an action-packed agenda. The nearly five hour meeting, which included a 15-minute break, was the longest in recent memory of many observers. Montgomery resident and
By Miriam Meza – On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we invite everyone to join the Aurora Public Library as we all reflect on history and inspire ourselves to continue to promote social justice. MLK Day featured speaker, Thomas Armstrong, will remind us of our potential and responsibility as
Daisy Porter-Reynolds, executive director of Aurora Public Library (APL), Thursday, Jan. 10 announced her resignation from the Library effective in early March, said Library Board president John Savage. Porter-Reynolds, who has served as Library director since September 2014, has accepted a new role as chief public services officer at the St. Louis
The Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame selected two new members to its Board and re-elected incumbent members for 2019-2020. The Arts Hall of Fame Board is comprised of 13 members with each term limited to two years. The 2019-2020 Board has unique backgrounds, with diverse experiences that make them
The Batavia Public Library’s fourth annual Science & Art Fair will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Library, 10 S. Batavia Avenue. Families are invited to explore exhibits and participate in hands-on activities. The open-house format features stations from Incredible Bats, SciTech Museum, NIU
Gautam Bhatia, left, a member of the Aurora Indian American Community Outreach Advisory Board, looks at panels Wednesday, Jan. 9 at the Aurora public workshop for feedback on the development of cultural downtown district. The event was held at the David Pierce Art and History Center in downtown Aurora on
By Barb Nadeau – As senior citizens, we anticipate life in retirement. Let’s get on with it! Let’s travel and see the world! Far too often though, we hear of friends, colleagues, neighbors, who begin to experience failing health or even worse, they die prior to enjoying their life’s goals.
The Oswego Senior Center, 156 E. Washington Street, Oswego, will be host to many events for seniors. All events will take place at the Oswego Senior Center unless otherwise noted. • Valentine Dinner Dance, Saturday, Feb. 9. Oswego Senior Center invites all ages are to a fun-filled Valentine evening with
• Bliss Woods Forest Preserve restoration word day: A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 26. The goal will be cutting and stacking invasive brush and trees. Tools will be provided. Bliss Woods is a beautiful, high-quality
Minature Golf Fun Raiser in Yorkville The Friends of the Yorkville Public Library will be host to its sixth annual Mini Golf FUN Raiser Sunday, Jan. 27. This event will take place on both floors inside the Library. Players hit balls between the book shelves and around obstacles provided by
James Buzzard turns in nearly 2,400 petition signatures recently to Joy Engfer, West Aurora District 129 School Board secretary, for placement of an advisory referendum on the April 2 consolidated election ballot in Kane County on the subject of the Aurora Public Library West Branch’s future. Carter Crane/The Voice
Citizens Climate Lobby, greater Aurora chapter, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Reverend John Bell, Wesley UMC pastor, said, “We believe CCL’s bipartisan policy and lobbying for a
The East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education Monday announced its recent decision to enter into a new five-year contract with superintendent Dr. Jennifer Norrell through 2023. This new contract will replace Dr. Norrell’s current three-year contract, which was scheduled to expire in 2021. This action was taken by
Lucinda “Cindy” Chase of Aurora was surprised Sunday, Jan. 6 with a concert by congregants at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora. Chase had been invited to a reception to mark her retirement as the Church’s praise music director for 15 years. Instead of relaxing in the audience, she was
The wake for Tom Weisner will be from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. both Thursday, Jan. 10 and Friday, Jan. 11 at New England Congregational Church, 406 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora. The public memorial will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14 at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena
Steve Bosco, administrator for the Village of North Aurora, tells the Village Board, Muller2, architects for the Silo Project, are starting actual design plans and the lighting consultant is ordering fixtures. The plans are to renovate the existing silo behind Harner’s Bakery in North Aurora near the Fox River close
Representatives from nonprofit organizations pose for a photo at Kiwanis Club of Aurora Tuesday at Prisco Community Center in Aurora. Kiwanis Club introduced the Fall 2018 grant recipients. From left are: Anne Moore, Changing Children’s Worlds Foundation; Amy Daeschler, CASA Kane County; Kathy Malone, Mutual Ground; Christina Campos and Mariana
Brett Weiss, founder of Weiss Scholarship Foundation, presents information at the Rotary Club of Aurora Monday. Weiss has made six trips to help the Villagers of Dago in Kenya. His foundation has a global grant and is looking for a lead partner. The Foundation plans to build two new classrooms,
