Aurora Fire Department’s 17th annual Turkey Bowl flag football game
Aurora Fire Department Lieutenant Kevin Nickels, center, carries the ball for the second-shift team during the Department’s 17th annual Turkey Bowl flag football game.
Aurora Counts 2020 Committee: 2020 Census critical for future of Aurora
The 2020 Census is critical for the future of Aurora! The Aurora Counts 2020 Committee has been active for months with more than 30 community organization partners committed to helping with the effort to accurately reflect the count. We called all Aurora businesses, organizations, churches, agencies, and groups to the
‘I count, you count, we all count,’ recounted in U.S. Census
A Chicago performer started Tuesday’s Aurora Counts 2020 in the Gallery of the Paramount Theatre with a song. The refrain was from the Frank Sinatra song, “Chicago” and substituted the word Aurora for Chicago. He tossed his hat into the air at the conclusion and one of the approximately 200
Montgomery Village Board meeting: CiCi Award, liquor license for May’s
Charlene Coulombe-Fiore shares the CiCi Award Monday at the Montgomery Village Board meeting with Village president Matt Brolley
Aurora City Council meeting: Tomcat Youth football wins State championship, $1,825,000 Public Works design
Tomcat Youth Tackle Football team receives honors at the Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday for capturing the Big 10 State championship.
West Branch Holiday Open House in Aurora December 8
Are you getting into the holiday spirit? One of the merriest of our events at the Aurora Public Library, our West Branch Holiday Open House, will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. There will be refreshments, crafts, music, and a special visit from Santa! This event
Rotary Aurora assembles displays for Festival of Lights
Volunteers from the Noon Rotary Club of Aurora put together the lights for the Festival of Lights in Aurora.
Aurora’s St. John AME Church’s Praise Choir sings at Thanksgiving service
Mary Watson Hawkins leads choristers and audience members at the InterFAITH community Thanksgiving service.
Winter Lights bright for the holiday season
The 2019 Aurora Winter Lights festivities will start the holiday season in the City of Lights this weekend. Presented by the city government of Aurora and Aurora Downtown, the popular annual tradition will be held Friday, Nov. 22 with festivities centered on Downer Place in downtown Aurora. The parade will
Flu prevention in Aurora, Naperville
Steve Chirico, left, mayor of Naperville, and Richard Irvin, mayor of Aurora, show the results of their flu shots Friday.
Aurora Noon Lions presents kids brooms to nurses
Rodrigo “Bobby” Menendez, standing, Aurora Noon Lions Club president, presents Aurora public school nurses with children’s brooms at the Lions’ luncheon Monday
Veterans can help as CASA volunteers
Fighting to be an advocate for vulnerable children in local communities around Illinois, State representative, Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, joined a group of bipartisan State legislators, some of whom were veterans, and representatives from Illinois Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) to call on Illinois veterans to consider training with their local
World Diabetes Day demonstration evident
By Russ George The SciTech Hands On Museum, in Downtown Aurora, was a beehive of activity when the Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, “The Club That Fights Diabetes”, held its second annual World Diabetes Day Thursday, Nov. 14 to bring about an awareness of diabetes. Participating organizations at this year’s event
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Historic Agreement Paves Way For New Direction Of Abandoned Copley Hospital Campus
After sitting vacant for nearly a quarter of a century, the landmark former Copley Hospital campus in Aurora is about to undergo a $110 million renovation and be repurposed into an innovative living community, which would combine a variety of uses following the city of Aurora government’s approval Tuesday, Nov.
Request: Donate Winter coats
By Cat Battista, Executive director, Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry This week in Chicagoland, Winter blew down upon us hard and fiercely. Even the Veterans Day parade put on by the city government of Aurora had to be moved inside, which was lovely and inspirational. When I left the observance
Discussion about medical cannabis
Beth Whitley, Outreach Specialist, for 3C – Compassionate Care Center in Naperville, discusses the benefits of medical cannabis with members of the Kiwanis Club of Aurora, Tuesday, at their meeting at the Richard and Gina Santori Public Library of Aurora.
Plano Library host to events: Book group, music and movement for kids
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit planolibrary.info or call 630-552-2009. • Knit and Crochet Group, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon.This informal group works on their own projects, discusses types and colors of yarns, and helps
Two Aurora Police Officers shot in the line of duty during the Henry Pratt Mass Shooting return to full-duty
Two officers shot in the line of duty during the Henry Pratt mass shooting in February, returned to full-duty after spending the past nine months recovering. “Today is a good day,” Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman said Monday evening. Officer Adam Miller was shot in the face when officers tried