Category: Community

Mayor of Aurora, Richard C. Irvin, presents proclamations to three individuals working to create suicide prevention awareness at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday. Former Aurora resident and Yorkville alderman, Joel Frieders, second from left, Liza Olivia, co-founder of Simply Destinee Youth Center and Dance Team, third from left; Martin Luna-Espinoza, co-founder of Simply Destinee Youth Center and Dance Team. Simply Destinee is a youth-inspired dance team that promotes suicide awareness in the memory of Destinee A. Oliva. Frieders who has struggled with the grief of losing friends to suicide, launched a national campaign for the Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Proclamation Project. The program has grown to 228 cities, 18 counties, and 38 states.

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month recognized at Aurora City Council meeting

Mayor of Aurora, Richard C. Irvin, presents proclamations at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday to three individuals working to create suicide prevention awareness. Former Aurora resident and Yorkville alderman, Joel Frieders; second from left, Liza Olivia, co-founder of Simply Destinee Youth Center and Dance Team; right, Martin Luna-Espinoza, co-founder of

Aurora Downtown, a non-profit organization, sponsors, among many activities, the 2018 Egghunt. Jason Arthur photo

Aurora Downtown sponsors successful activities, beautification

By Marissa Amoni –  If you ever attend First Fridays, or wander in downtown Aurora and think the flowers are lovely, or the holiday decorations are fun, there’s an almost 45-year-old partnership behind them. Aurora Downtown is a nonprofit organization that is a partner with the city government of Aurora

Aurora GreenFest exhibits free at Prisco

The Aurora GreenFest will be Saturday! Wonderful exhibitors from our forest preserves, park districts, green businesses, green car owners, and artists all will be at the Prisco Community Center and the beautiful McCullough Park to help everyone learn more about taking care of the Earth. The GreenFest always makes it