“Fill the Bowls,” an annual fundraiser to benefit Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry of Aurora, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road in Aurora. The public is invited. Parking is free. Aurora-area restaurants and food vendors will offer samples. High
Individuals new to the Fox Valley area or those seeking new social connections are invited to attend a luncheon Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Fireside Grille, 49 Sugar Lane, Sugar Grove. Social time will begin at 11:30 a.m., with lunch to be served at noon. Fox Valley Newcomers and Neighbors Board
Two of the largest outdoor drive-through-holiday-light displays in northern Illinois are presented in the Aurora area. A third is recognized as one of the oldest traditional Christmas display in Illinois: • The Festival of Lights at Phillips Park, 1000 Ray Moses Drive, Aurora, presented by the Noon Rotary Club of
The annual Cemetery Walk in Montgomery’s Riverside Cemetery will be rescheduled to Thursday, Oct. 3 due to the forecasted rain on Wednesday. Tours will begin near the corner of River and Taylor Streets on the south side of the cemetery about every 10 minutes, so visitors can arrive any time
There will be a drive-thru shoe-collection at Aurora’s GreenFest, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. There will be no landfill for these shoes. The 10th annual GreenFest will be at the Prisco Community Center and McCullough Park, 150 W. Illinois Avenue in Aurora. The GreenFest is free and
Vintage markets are popping up in downtown Aurora. In September, three shops featuring multiple artisan vendors opened to join the already popular Wyckwood House and Branch Gardens. The three shops are The Cotton Seed Creative Exchange, L & L Vintage, and Warehouse 55. The Cotton Seed Creative Exchange, 8 N.
Cathy Ferrel, second from left, moved to Aurora in 1997, during her 40 year career in financial sales with Fortune 100 companies. She volunteered in Indian Prairie School District 204 in many capacities such as Parent Teachers Association, the district wide Indian Prairie Parent’s Council (IPPC) group, and assisting in
The Aurora Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a man was found stabbed at a home on Aurora’s near East Side early Saturday morning. Just before 5:15 a.m., Aurora’s 911 Center received a report of a person stabbed in the 600 block of Hinman Street. Officers responded to
