The Aurora Lions Club continues to make strides in serving the community with impactful events and initiatives. In January, the Club was host to Officer Grant Weil and Sadie, the latter the new bloodhound for the Aurora Police Department to showcase the importance of K-9 units in law enforcement. Distinguished
Aurora University student-athletes handmake fleece blankets at a past Project Linus effort.
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored a young cancer patient at the Committee of the Whole meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 6. A press release from the City stated Abigail Ayala, 12, was diagnosed with a Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, an aggressive sarcoma, February 7, 2023, She has spent
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV) will hold its February membership meeting on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, Feb. 14, at Oak Street Restaurant, 945 Oak Street, in North Aurora. Meeting will be held in the East Banquet Room. Dinner is on members’ own from the menu at
The Rotary Club of Montgomery brings together the kind of individuals who step forward to take on important issues for communities worldwide. Rotary members hail from a range of professional backgrounds; doctors, artists, small business owners, retirees, and stay-at-home parents all call themselves Rotarians. Rotary connects these unique perspectives, and
The children at the Plano Methodist Church are learning lessons from the New Testament.
In honor of World Cancer Day on February 4, the City of Aurora government will honor tonight, a young cancer patient who was diagnosed one year ago on February 7, 2023. Sixth-grader Abigail Ayala, 12, was diagnosed with a Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, an aggressive sarcoma. She has spent
Mary Clark Ormond continues to be a history-maker as the third recipient of the Aurora Historical Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Having retired from the Society’s Board of trustees in 2023, the Board recently recognized Mary for the impact she made not only at the organization but Aurora at-large through the
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 10 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, will be host to a walking club starting Monday, Feb. 5. The club, called the West Walkers, will meet from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the church gym Monday through Thursday from February through May. For more information, call (630)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fun and delightful squeals earlier this week on an Aurora Oakhurst Forest Preserve hill with sleds.
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
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
Thursday, Jan. 11, marked the 90th anniversary of the Woolworth Fire in downtown Aurora.
