New owner of Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity home
Recent Fox Valley Habitat homeowner, Andrea Wood, is pulled by sons, Nicholas and Christopher, at the dedication of her home at 1530 Solfisburg Avenue in Aurora Saturday, Dec. 7.
Aurora police provide presents to children
The COP Unit (Community Oriented Policing Unit) of the Aurora Police Department provide presents to children around Aurora and escort Santa for the visits.
Aurora Puerto Rican Cultural Council 10th annual Parranda
The Aurora Puerto Rican Cultural Council (APRCC) spreads holiday cheer to residents at Jennings Terrace assisted living in Aurora, Friday, in its 10th annual Parranda.
Publisher embargo on eBook titles places limits on APL
You may remember that beginning November 1, Macmillan Publishers severely limited your access to the Company’s latest eBook titles. Macmillan Publishers limited libraries to purchase only one copy of each new ebook title for the first eight weeks after a book’s release. That’s one copy of the latest Bill O’Reilly
Yuletide Festival in Naperville
The first Yuletide Festival at Naper Settlement Sunday is in place of the Christkindlmarket which was there the previous three years when an agreement with the city government of Naperville couldn’t be reached.
Aurora downtown concludes booming year; 16 grand openings
We had quite a booming year in downtown Aurora this year. We saw tremendous growth when our downtown continued its ascension. Looking back on the year, highlights are numerous, but none so many as the 16 grand openings within downtown Aurora. In April, Aurora resident Teresa Fiehn Millies opened Arcana,
Lehnertz Avenue Christmas Display 2019
Father Matthew McMorrow of St. Joseph Parish in Aurora, Ill., a first-year participant in the 68th Anniversary of Lehnertz Avenue Christmas Display offers a crib blessing.
33rd annual madrigal dinner-concert at West Aurora High School:
Approximately 70 West Aurora High School choristers participate in the school’s 33rd annual madrigal dinner-concert Saturday.
First live nativity at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Aurora
A boy portraying a shepherd tends goats in the first live nativity at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Aurora Saturday, Dec. 14.
Santa’s journey through Montgomery
The Montgomery and Countryside Fire Department truck took its annual department parade Saturday with a drive through.
Food for the Poor aim of group
By Lenore Blatner In late November, the women of St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Aurora, sent 157 colorful dresses and pants to Food for the Poor in Coconut Creek, Fla.. From there they were sent to Jamaica and Trinidad, for the needy children at these missions. In October, an article
Thanks for collections in Batavia
The Batavia American Legion Post 504 thanks the general public for being so generous during it’s “Gifts for Yanks” poppy collection on Veterans Day weekend. The Post thanks the Batavia merchants who were kind to allow the Post to collect at their business’. They are: Apple Villa Rest., Briana’s Restaurant,
Aurora First Friday Cocoa Crawl, art
The Cocoa Crawl, a part of Aurora First Fridays, sponsored by Aurora Downtown Friday, fills sites, sidewalks, and stores.
Oswego Christmas Walk: Seussian twist, ice sculpting
Oswego Christmas Walk was host to the Grinch and ice sculpting.
Santa on Broadway in Aurora
Santa will stop by shops along Broadway in downtown Aurora this month in the return of the program Santa on Broadway. Children can enjoy a visit and pictures with Santa from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following dates and locations: • Saturday, Dec. 14, Santa will stop at
West Aurora Cemetery Board Meeting Dec. 28
The West Aurora Cemetery Board of Trustees will hold its annual meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28. at the home of a Board member. This historic cemetery, 543 Wilder Street in Aurora, is the oldest cemetery in Aurora and contains the graves of many of Aurora’s founders. Military burials
Lehnertz crib blessing Sunday in Aurora
A drive down Lehnertz Avenue and Lehnertz Circle, on Aurora’s northeast side of Aurora, at Sheridan Street and Lehnertz Avenue, likely will elicit the spirit of the season. The homeowners have joined to tell the story of Christ’s birth, with displays in front of every home from Sheridan Street, across
Our Savior Church live nativity Dec. 14
Our Savior Lutheran Church, 420 W. Downer Place in Aurora, will hold its first live nativity performance from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. The public is invited. Admission, parking, and refreshments are free. The live nativity will feature live animals on the Church’s east lawn. Additionally, the
Holiday spirit, frivolity, must be balanced by serious aspects
On balance our communities offer more than odes to the holidays with Santa, lights, and, celebration. We all must take a break from the real world and indulge in light-hearted celebration. References to holiday celebrations will come into view here farther down and later this month. There are a few
Thursdays: Bulldog Breakfasts at Covenant Living
On Thursday mornings Covenant Living at the Holmstad in Batavia, resident Judy Johnson sets her alarm for 5:30 a.m.. That’s because she, along with a group of eight others from the community, start their volunteer duties just 45 minutes later. The group of residents help in making and serving breakfast