The last day to register for the 5K Community Color Run will be Sunday, May 27. The race will be at Silver Springs State Park in Yorkville. Runners, joggers, and walkers of all ages are invited to participate in the second annual Color Fun Run! one-mile and 5K Saturday, June
Yorkville resident Sarah Tesch, left, presents a ceremonial house key to Juan and Maria Martinez of Aurora recently, at the Martinez’ Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity home dedication, 564 Spruce Street in Aurora. Tesch is a volunteer Habitat Board member. The Martinez home is Habitat’s 60th new or rehab project
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce members were pleased to be a part of the Batavia Woman’s Club’s Ribbon Cutting and monthly luncheon Monday, May 7 at Riverview Banquets in Batavia. Present for this wonderful occasion were: Nan Pope Phillips, Batavia Women’s Club (BWC) president; Batavia mayor Jeffery Schielke; Batavia city
By Marissa Amoni – No idling. Less straws. Fewer cars. More bike lanes. I think Aurora has a bit of catching up to do, but it’s possible that we can become a greener city with not too much effort. I always think of it as a challenge to execute activities
Ladies peruse flowers at Saturday’s Garden Club sale at the Aurora Metra Station. The Aurora-based Club sold plants and gardening-related items at its annual Gardeners’ Sale. The club was founded in 1998 by four friends, Aurora residents Rosalie Cassiday, Mary Clark Ormand, Nancy Thompson and Toni Vaughan, to promote gardening
U.S. congressman Randy Hultgren (IL-14) announced recently the 14th District winner of the 2018 congressional art competition is Sydney Berenyi of Oswego High School. Her piece, “Lily,” won out of the 57 submitted from the District. The winning artwork piece will hang on display in the U.S. Capitol for one
AAMOU Breakfast fundraiser May 26 The African American Men of Unity (AAMOU) will present its annual breakfast fundraiser from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 26 at the New Covenant Full Gospel Church, 1029 Kane Street, Aurora. All proceeds and donations will help support AAMOU whose mission is to
The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) recently announced three alumni award winners, two Distinguished Leadership Awardees and one Titan Awardee, who are innovators in biomedical, extreme environment robotics and science fiction and fantasy writing. The honorees will be recognized at a ceremony on IMSA’s campus Friday, May 25 at
The largest one-day national food drive requires a large network to help fill depleted supplies in many food pantries. The annual event uses the mail trucks to pick up donations, including letter carriers on their routes. Saturday both National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 219, based in Aurora and NALC
Since 1990, Joseph Corporation in Aurora, with the help of many donors and grants, has been working to address affordable housing needs in Aurora through programs dedicated to home ownership, financial planning, and creating safe communities. Executive director Dennis (“Denny”) Wiggins has retired from Joseph Corporation. A merger is the
Lifelong Auroran, military veteran, and Bronze Star recipient, Sergeant First Class (SFC) Christopher Hess, this week was named grand marshal of the 2018 Aurora Memorial Day Parade Monday, May 28. “SFC Hess has been in the military for nearly three decades and is still on active duty,” said mayor Richard
Aurora Downtown will hold an inaugural Aurora Museum Week this year June 17-23. Brian Failing made the announcement at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum during the inaugural Fox River Arts Ramble April 21. Failing, executive director of the Aurora Regional Fire Museum, debuted the event poster created by artist and
Michala Mika, manager of Kids Golf Foundation of Illinois, based in Sugar Grove, shares information at the Rotary Club of Aurora Monday at Two Brothers Roundhouse. The Foundation was established in 1998 by entrepreneurs and golf enthusiasts Jerry Rich and Don Springer and is a statewide junior golf association that
Montgomery Police Officer Kelli Smith receives a Life-Saving Award from Montgomery Police Chief Phillip J. Smith at the Montgomery Village Board meeting Monday. Officer Smith, who has been with the Montgomery Police Department for approximately a year-and-a-half, responded to a call of an infant in medical distress in the 2400
Anna Payton, Aurora Animal Care and Control (AACC) manager, answers questions Tuesday at the Aurora Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting in City Hall. The change to the animal wildlife response policy is to decrease operational costs and City liability. AACC will respond to calls for bats in living spaces
The Plano School District Board of Education announced that Mr. Tony Baker was officially approved May 8 as the new superintendent of schools effective July 1, 2018. Baker was unanimously approved at the special Board meeting. Board president Tim Campbell said, “Mr. Baker has administrative experience and an amazing track
By Anthony Stanford – Aurora’s First Fridays event May 4 brought the largest food truck festival in the city’s history to its burgeoning downtown. The event offered an array of entertainment, including art, music, and pop-up events. At the Santori Public Library, the event had special significance because not only
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit www.plano.lib.il.us or call 630-552-2009. • Knit and Crochet Group, Thursdays, 10a.m. to noon. This informal group works on its own projects, discusses types and colors of yarns, and helps
There will be a short prayer service for Pearl Harbor casualty Walter H. Backman at Healy Chapel, 332 W. Downer Place in Aurora at 1 p.m. Memorial Day, Monday, May 28. Click here for more information. At 1:30 p.m. a memorial procession will leave Healy Chapel go west on Downer
Conimur Reading Circle will hold its last meeting of the club year with a luncheon meeting at noon Monday, May 21 at Oak Street Restaurant, corner of Oak Street and Randall Road, North Aurora. Joan Stransky will review “The Operation” by Robert O’Neill. President Kendra Nohl will give her final
