In downtown Aurora, the first Thursday of the month was synonymous with DAAM from November 5, 2009 until December 7, 2017. For eight years, DAAM, which stood for Downtown Aurora Arts Mixer, stood strong as an easy way to get to know others who cared about the downtown art scene.
Bologna, Illinois Becomes Reality! The City and Chamber of Plano and Sandwich join together to bring to life the joke about “Plan-o Bologna Sandwich”. The goal is to raise funds, awareness and collect items for communities’ food pantries! The Plano-Bologna-Sandwich (PBS0 Day committee is excited to announce it has selected
By Steven MogaAurora, Ill. Sooner or later, our bodies betray us all. We never know when we will take our last breaths. For my father Robert R. Moga, that moment came on the morning of September 16, almost four weeks after suffering a heart attack. In 89-plus years he lived
In Aurora Aurora has been ranked as one of the best cities in the country for trick-or-treating; and the City of Lights is preparing for another safe and fun Halloween this year. Designated Trick-or-Treat hours in Aurora will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31. Following State
For the 18th year, the Village of Montgomery was host to its annual 5K and 10K River Run October 2. One-hundred and sixty-one racers participated in this year’s run, with medals awarded to first and second place winners in each age category. The race took place along the scenic Fox
Children are invited to participate in ‘Trunk or Treat’ sponsored by St. Mary’s Catholic Church and United Methodist Church of Plano from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, at the Plano UMC parking
Salvation Army Aurora (Ill.) Corps dedicated an $8 million community center recently, at 550 Redwood Drive in Aurora.
Hispanic Heritage Month in Aurora included visits to schools in the Aurora Avanzando series.
Loaves & Fishes Community Services invites the public to join them for a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of their new food distribution hub. The festivities will take place beginning at 3 p.m.. Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 580 Exchange Court in Aurora. Loaves & Fishes will be opening its
Aurora-based Fox Valley Special Recreation Association (FVSRA) enriches lives of disabled people through diverse, yearlong, recreational activities. That was the message earlier this month from FVSRA outreach coordinator, Jennifer Wisneski, at an Aurora Noon Lions Club’s membership meeting at Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center in Aurora. According to Wisneski, the
Families show the street signs presented to them in Aurora Sunday, following ceremonies and a revealing of street signs to memorialize fallen heroes who sacrificed all in the line of duty in the U. S. Marine Corp.
First of three parts The melting pot is an outdated image of the United States. We need a new metaphor to define the Nation. Cecilia González-Andrieu follows who and how our societies evolve through history and helps identify our early sense of Americanism, wrote the following article for the American
Diwali, known as the festival of lights, is one of the largest festivals observed all over the world and celebrates the triumph of light over dark, good over evil. The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) will celebrate Diwali October 25 to 30 with programs and events for a variety of
Aurora pastors from left, Rev. Julie Grafe, Our Savior Lutheran Church and Rev. Dr. Brandon Perrine, New England Congregational, bless Teddy held by grandmother Margaret Nickerson Sunday at Our Savior.
Reverend Dan Haas, right, Aurora Police Department chaplain, prays for visitors at Aurora’s “Faith and Blue Weekend,”
By Al Benson Approximately 200 protesters, women, men and children, turned out for a reproductive rights rally and march Saturday, Oct. 2, at Simmons Park pavilion in Aurora. Pooja Ravi and Planned Parenthood of Aurora were among organizers. An advance statement said purpose of the event was to rally in
Bandito, the one-year-old Shih Tzu, donned in Cubs gear with his owners Selene and Oscar won the coveted fan favorite top prize.
By Tom Siebert Jack Sharratt felt an aching void in his life after recently retiring from a 25-year career as a chiropractor. But the Batavia resident has filled that emptiness by volunteering at Aurora Christian Healthcare, a nonprofit clinic that provides free medical, dental, vision, orthopedic, and chiropractic services, to
Each Fall, just about the time Mother Nature starts to change her outfit, historical Blackberry Farm and its natural beauty plays host to Pumpkin Weekends, a popular, monthlong event for families to celebrate the season and add memories to the digital scrapbook. Returning in 2021 after a one-year absence due
