Everyone can celebrate Black History Month with The Aurora Public Library’s (APL) newest featured exhibit at Santori Library, Telling a People’s Story: African-American Illustrated Children’s Literature. Originally shown at the Miami University Art Museum in Oxford, Ohio, and now visiting schools and libraries throughout the Midwest, Telling a People’s Story
After 26 years of working at Engineering Enterprises, Inc. (EEI) in the civil engineering and land surveying arena, David Burroughs, P.E., senior vice president, is set to retire January 31. He began his career in civil engineering as a volunteer with the Peace Corps, providing rural development project design and
More than 800 participate and attend at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora and listen to guest speakers.
A networking event that unites dynamic women will welcome men for the first time on the first Wednesday in February. Boss Babes, a weekly mixer held at Wyckwood House, in Aurora, will invite men to join them for one day only, February 5. The special Boss Babes: Boys in the
Aurora Public Library received a grant for $10,000 from the Reaching Across Illinois Library System’s (RAILS) Census 2020: It Counts! grant project. Aurora Public Library is a subrecipient of the funds awarded to RAILS from Illinois governor JB Pritzker’s administration and the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). In applying
Brian Failing, Aurora Regional Fire Museum executive director, explores the nonprofit’s past, present, and future.
Kevin Davenport, author of The Ideal Candidate, life’s blueprint and becoming the ideal candidate for lifelong success, gives a presentation of inspiration.
When Mooseheart received a $10,000 grant through the Dick’s Sporting Goods “Sports Matter Foundation,” the campus received funding for much-needed sporting equipment. Just as important, however, is that Mooseheart began a relationship with Dick’s employees, which both organizations feel will prove mutually beneficial in years to come. “Dick’s Sporting Goods
First Fridays in Aurora gets ready to celebrate its eighth year and it’s exhilarating to see how much downtown Aurora has grown. I recently sat down at the Stolp Island Social bar with management team Fred Gore and Tara Ramos to chat about their upcoming involvement with the popular monthly
By Veronica Harrison Just Food Initiative (JFI) is on the move to educate the next generation on healthy eating! One of our upcoming projects is a collaboration with Communities In Schools (CIS) of the West Aurora Public School District 129. CIS is on a mission to surround students with community
Naperville councilman, Kevin Coyne, has formed Safe DuPage, an organization that will raise public awareness to a host of issues relating to crime and public safety. Safe DuPage will raise concerns, educate the public, and be an advocate for legislation aimed at the following policy issues: • Recreational marijuana stores
Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday with in-church and community-service activities Sunday, Jan. 19, after the 11 a.m. service. Club 345, a group for third through fifth graders, will be host to a hands-on activities in the Church parlor to teach about MLK,
The Aurora MLK Service Committee and the Mayor’s Office Service Team will be host to the 2020 MLK Day of Service Monday, Jan. 20. Students and parents are encouraged to register to serve at any of the following 13 locations in Aurora. Times vary by location and range from 9:30
West Aurora Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Group will meet from 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the Fifth Ward community Room, 1921 W. Galena Boulevard. It will be an open discussion meeting, without a guest speaker. For more information call Pat Malin at 630-844-9223. — West Aurora Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Group
A countdown balloon drop was the highlight of the Fox Valley Park District’s annual New Year’s At Noon celebration Tuesday, Dec. 31 at Vaughan Center in Aurora.
Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora, will show “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (PG) at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17. The public is invited. Admission, parking, and refreshments, are free. Reverend John Bell, pastor, said, “(participants can) enjoy a night out with unlimited buttered popcorn
Agape Connection, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, will be host to its 19th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Day celebration to begin at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1400 Corporetum Drive in Lisle. Since 1991, Agape Connection, Inc., has provided educational, cultural, and other initiatives
Leona Di Amore, shares her life-changing experience with members of the Rotary Club of Aurora Monday at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora.
Chief investment officer for Old Second Wealth Management, Steve Meves, shares investment information and statistics Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center.
Interested persons can sign up for its next Oswego Police Department Citizen’s Police Academy, which will begin Wednesday, Feb. 5. 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
