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Aurora to Mark 5th Anniversary of Henry Pratt Tragedy with Candlelight Vigil, Memorial Bench Unveiling
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Aurora to Mark 5th Anniversary of Henry Pratt Tragedy with Candlelight Vigil, Memorial Bench Unveiling

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Members of the community are invited to gather at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 15 for a candlelight vigil to commemorate the solemn occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Henry Pratt tragedy. The remembrance ceremony will honor the five men who lost their lives – Russell Beyer, Vicente Juarez, Clayton...

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$55 million in grant funding will go to 111 Illinois park projects

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By Capitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.com  The state announced 111 parks and recreation projects throughout Illinois will receive a portion of $55 million in state funding this year.  The Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant program administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is a cost-sharing program between state and...

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Live Music, Art, among free offerings at First Fridays in downtown Aurora, Feb 2

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The Venue, a live music performance room in downtown Aurora, will host a free concert from 6 to 8 p.m. this Friday. Downtown Charlie Brown will perform for the free First Fridays show.  The Venue will open its doors for an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. on February...

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New theatre set for Aurora

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Mayor Richard C. Irvin and Paramount Theatre announce that the new Stolp Island Theatre has broken ground and construction has begun. The new, 98-seat theater will be downtown Aurora’s next live performance venue, thanks to a multi-year funding commitment from Verano, a leading multi-state cannabis company that operates Zen Leaf...

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Celebrations: Galentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day

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It was Leslie Knope who created the concept of a girl’s day of fun with the February 13 Galentine’s Day from the popular Parks and Recreation TV series on NBC-TV. The power that one fictional character can have is incredible. The fictional world often gives more power to women than...

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Loaves & Fishes promotes healthy food, self-sufficiency

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Loaves & Fishes Community Services provides healthy food and impactful programs to promote self-sufficiency to more than 8,000 people a week and is proud to announce its selection as a partner in Endeavor Health’s 2024 Community Investment Fund (CIF). This year, Loaves & Fishes has been awarded $297,000 to increase...

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Last chance: January 31 is the deadline to apply for more than $2 million in scholarships through the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley

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Local high school seniors, college, grad and trade students – teens and adults – are eligible for more than 200 scholarships, all via one app. Do you know someone in the Fox River Valley area who plans to attend college or trade school next year? Maybe you know an adult...

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Loaves & Fishes milestones include Endeavor Health

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Loaves & Fishes Community Services is commemorating its 40th Anniversary this year! Four decades of unwavering dedication to serving our community and making a positive impact on the lives of those in need. Since our earliest days in 1984, Loaves & Fishes has grown into a beacon of hope, providing...

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Diabetes Club of Fox Valley meets at Jake’s in Aurora

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By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley, due to weather, had to reschedule our Meet and Greet to 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Jan. 20, at Jake’s Bagels & Deli, 220 N. Broadway, in downtown Aurora. This event was our Club’s second Meet and Greet, organized by our...

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Reader’s Voice: Caring for others helpful, possible

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January 11, 2024Dear editor; Happy New Year! Many of us, as we begin the new year, think about resolutions and goals for the year ahead. While you are doing this, consider taking a few minutes to think about what your philanthropic goals are for this year. Have you ever thought...

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Garfield Farm Museum seeks repeat of 2023

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It is with high hopes that 2024 brings all the friends of the Garfield Farm Museum, the best it has to offer. At Garfield, true milestones of progress have been made in 2023 thanks to our incredible faithful supporters. Many of these donors have been supporters since the 1980s. One...

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Diabetes Club of Fox Valley’s Meet and Greet Jan. 20

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By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley DCFV), due to bad weather, has rescheduled its Meet and Greet to 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Jan. 20, at Jake’s Bagels & Deli, 220 N. Broadway, in downtown Aurora. The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley was established with a mission...

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New leadership team at Kendall County Food Pantry

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The Kendall County Community Food Pantry has welcomed a new leadership team in Alex Hurd and Dulce Vargas as the new executive director and assistant director of the burgeoning pantry. Originally from Boston Mass., Hurd had made his livelihood through service to people in need. Hurd comes to Yorkville after...

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Cold produces busy fire calls

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With extremely cold temperatures well below zero experienced over the weekend, the Aurora Fire Department responded to almost 300 calls for service, including three working fires in the last 24 hours Monday, Jan. 15 on the coldest day so far this Winter. Two of the three fires were in residential...

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Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley awards more than a quarter million dollars in new grants

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The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley (CFFRV) announced 14 grants were awarded totaling $254,796 to support local nonprofit organizations doing critically important work to improve the quality of life in Chicago’s Fox River Valley. Individual grants via the Community Foundation’s fall 2023 grant cycle range from $2,300 to...

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American Legion Riders Post #181, Plano Rockin’ Christmas

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Members from Plano Rockin' Christmas, American Legion Riders Post #181 from Sandwich, and Open Roads ABATE supported Plano Rockin' Christmas by distributing gift cards to residents at Deer Run Apartments and Countryside Villages in Plano recently.

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