Anyone can join mayor Steve Chirico at noon Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, when he premieres his new weekly Facebook live talk and Q&A, Naperville Unscripted, to help share the latest information on a variety of City topics of interest and engage with residents. “As part of the Bloomberg Harvard City
Actors as Mary and Joseph tend a baby portraying the Christ child in the manger at a drive-in live nativity performance Saturday, Dec. 19, at Faith Lutheran Church in Aurora.
Approximately 100 city of Aurora government employees volunteer for the Holiday Hope Pop-Up Pantry Tuesday, Dec. 22 and help to distribute food to 1,500 families.
“People should spread the word and get out there and ring those bells. It’ll be awesome.” That’s how Pam Colwell of Aurora promotes the Worldwide Christmas Eve Jingle 2020, a global movement to have community residents go outside at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve and ring bells for two minutes. The
When I was growing up, I attended a K-8 grade school in a rather well-served neighborhood in a suburb near Chicago. Our library did not have a bookmobile. In my eight years of grammar school, our principle arranged for a Chicago Public Library Book Bus to drop by. It happened
Congregants of Aurora’s Flowing Forth United Methodist Church gather outside Paramount Arts Center for Light Up the Night: Candlelight and Community, a candlelight vigil from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21.
Oswego’s fourth annual Shop With A Cop last week includes interaction with Oswego Police chief Jeff Burgner and one of the 21 children in the holiday promotion.
As a crowd watches, a videographer, left, Sunday, livestreams blessing of a 69th annual Lehnertz Avenue Christmas story display in Aurora with music, statues, and wooden cutouts on 45 neighbors’ lawns.
Aurora Express, a downtown-wide holiday window theme which features trains and other modes of transportation from yesteryear to today, is in full steam ahead throughout the season. More than 30 storefronts are decorated for the theme. From nods to Star Wars and The Polar Express to large-scale paintings of the
Santa waves over the weekend on the Oswego Fire Protection District fire engine’s tour though Amhert Circle in Oswego.
North Aurora residents Charlie Popplewell, from left, Leah Popplewell, Melanie Popplewell, Julie Popplewell and Michael Popplewell pose at United Methodist Church of Geneva’s live nativity performance Sunday.
The 69th annual year of the Lehnertz Avenue Christmas Display in Aurora will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday with the Crib blessing in the park on Lehnertz Avenue at Ohio Street on the Northeast Side. Father Matthew McMarrow of St. Joseph’s Parish will offer the blessing. To add to the
By Al Benson With a prayer and toasts, a dozen Aurora veterans held an informal Pearl Harbor memorial Monday, the 79th anniversary of the attack by Japan. Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion Post 84 was host to the event at its 1 E. Benton Street office. The memorial, sponsored by Navy League
An electric Santa waves to cars at the intersection of Montgomery Road and Hill Avenue in Aurora recently.
The recent drive-through in Yorkville affords children to stay in cars and both see and be greeted by Santa.
It’s all the holiday cheer, but different this year! This year’s Oswego Christmas Walk, an annual downtown tradition, has been reimagined as 2020 Christmas Walk Week: Keeping Spirits Bright! The Village of Oswego, Oswego Downtown Association, and presenting sponsor, Allied First Bank, will keep spirits bright and supporting our downtown
As families take precautions to keep everyone safe this Thanksgiving, favorite holiday traditions are getting a fresh perspective. University of Illinois Extension family life specialist Cheri Burcham encourages families to make the most of Thanksgiving 2020. How do we demonstrate our love for family, friends, and neighbors without gathering together?
The Turkey Express in Aurora serves one of the five public housing buildings of the Aurora Housing Authority Monday.
All year long it is important to support small businesses and Geneva has small businesses aplenty. Although the world is struggling with the Coronavirus, individuals still will want and need to purchase items. Frequenting a small business may be a good way to go. Retailers in Geneva have a passion
InterFaith Aurora’s 13th annual community Thanksgiving celebration will be virtual from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. The public is invited to participate at us02web.zoom.us/j/85258914409.Faith communities scheduled to participate are Wesley United Methodist Church, St. John AME, Sikh Community, St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. John United Church of
