Meetings for Open Roads ABATE of Illinois, Inc. Chapter will take place every other month this year with group rides and/or events on the non-meeting month. We will plan dates for our events and group rides to share with our members. Great ideas have been shared and we look forward
Rotarian Joe Yen, left, presents Gabriel Bradford a speaker gift at the Rotary Club of Montgomery meeting Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Montgomery Village Hall.
Crowds gathered at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit.
By Al Benson Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit housing ministry, plans a 17-home subdivision on Aurora’s far West Side. The Reverend Jeffery Barrett, Habitat CEO/executive director and pastor at Genesis Community Church in Montgomery, announced the Habitat Green Freedom SMART Community. He said it will be at
The Quad County African American Chamber of Commerce (QCAACC) announced recently that it has re-launched its Women of Influence (WOI) auxiliary, according to the chairman of the Board of Directors Sherman Jenkins and Sandra Harrison, WOI chairwoman. Saturday, Feb. 4 at the QCAACC’s Annual Scholarship Jazz Brunch at the Hotel
The new Board members of The Luxemburg Club in Aurora….
Yorkville resident Barb Johnson takes a sample of homemade soups in a 2020 Norwegian soup cookoff held Super Bowl Sunday by Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472 members at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery.
Lunar New Year began Sunday, Jan. 22, and Aurora honored the occasion with a New Year’s Eve celebration to usher in the Year of the Rabbit.
The last Tuesday of January (January 31 this year) is National Vacation Planning Day or NVPD. According to the U.S. Travel Association, “It is a day to encourage Americans to plan their vacation days for the whole year at the start of the year, and inspire them to use those
Red Cross volunteers helped 76 individuals including 12 children impacted by home fires lsst week. Volunteers responded to approximately 23 incidents in Cook, DuPage, Kane, and McHenry Counties. American Red Cross volunteers provided assistance to the people affected through resources including temporary shelter, emergency financial assistance, food, relief items such
The Oswego Police Department is announcing sign-up for its next Citizen’s Police Academy that will begin Wednesday Feb. 22. Classes will be held Wednesday nights from 6:30 p.m. until approximately 8:30 p.m. and will run for 13 weeks in the Community Room at the Oswego Police Headquarters. Class size will
Rotarian Joe Yen, left, presents Gabriel Bradford a speaker gift at the Rotary Club of Montgomery meeting Thursday, Jan. 19, at the Montgomery Village Hall. The Rotary Club sponsored Bradford’s attendance to RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) in 2022, a weekend getaway for youth leaders. Each year thousands of young people
Drum Major MLK Awards were distributed Monday evening at East Aurora High School onMartin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The Board of Directors of Batavia United Way (BUW) is pleased to announce Kathy Evangelista as its new executive director. Kathy has been serving on the Board since August 2019 and has taken on the responsibility of interim director since September2022. She has played a pivotal role in planning and
Naperville Police Chief Jason Arres invites the community to chat with him and other members of the Naperville Police Department Tuesday, Jan. 24. This informal meet-and-greet is part of the Naperville Police Department’s Chat with the Chief series and will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Sweetwaters
Reverend Elizabeth Hartung will be installed as the new settled pastor at Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22. Rev. Hartung began conducting services there in October 2022. She previously had been the associate pastor and led youth and children ministry at Glenview Community Church
Montgomery mayor Matt Brolley reflects on municipal accomplishments and plans at Gray’s Mill Estate restaurant in Montgomery Thursday, Jan. 12 as the keynote speaker for the monthly meeting of Diabetes Club of Fox Valley (DCFV)
Aurora police chief Keith Cross cites both 2022 highlights and 2023 plans Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the Aurora Police Department. Cross was the keynote speaker at the January membership meeting of Citizen Police Academy Alumni of Aurora
Cameron Leys of Naperville, left, helps a patron load groceries Monday, Jan. 16, at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora. Leys, 15, is a sophomore at Metea Valley High School in Aurora.
The Sunday School Children at the United Methodist Church of Plano begin the year learning information on John the Baptist as a baby, prophet, and forerunner for Jesus the Messiah.
