Is the notion of “One Illinois” a reasonable hope, a noble aspiration, or an impossible dream? The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute is inviting Illinois college students to help us examine this theme and other important questions in the coming Spring at the institute’s second Renewing Illinois Summit. The institute
The 2022 Inspire Scholarships is now open for applications. The scholarship program, sponsored by the Batavia Chamber of Commerce, will be given to Batavia Public School District 101 high school seniors, with up to four awards given. The four scholarships, worth $750 each, are motivated by the makeup of the
The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley (CFFRV) will open its application Monday, Nov. 22 for nearly 200 scholarships which will be a total of more than $1 million in scholarships, available exclusively to Fox Valley area high school, college and graduate students. Completing just one application makes students
The Montgomery Police Department will be host to its annual Halloween Safety Event for the seventh year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10. The event will be at the police department’s campus at 10 Civic Center Avenue in Montgomery. The event will take place entirely outdoors to
East Aurora School District 131 celebrates its new Adventures Program October 4, at the Aries “Jaybird” Gonzalez Child Center, 1480 Reckinger Road, Aurora.
NIU STEAM is offering Saturday STEAM Studio sessions at Northern Illinois University (NIU) DeKalb for the whole family, October 2-16. Two-hour sessions in the morning or afternoon will offer families the chance to explore local plant and animal species, make their own weather instrument, design and build an air-powered rocket,
The East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education has approved a five-year agreement between the East Aurora Council IFT/AFT Local 604 and the Board. The contract, approved at its September 20 meeting, was signed by Board president Annette Johnson and Jeff Mleczko, president of the East Aurora Council IFT/AFT
Fox Valley United Way (FVUW) makes a presentation recently to the Kiwanis Club of Aurora.
The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) Foundation invites everyone to attend the Bookmobile interior design event and press conference at the Santori Library, 101 S River St, Aurora, at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 23. The program will include special recognition of the Dunham Foundation for its generous support of the
The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is set to launch “Kane County Sheriff’s University,” which will offer ongoing work training and substance addiction counseling for inmates as well as certified forklift training to the general public. The University will be operated in partnership with Talented Tenth Social Services at 205 N.
The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) has several new resources available related to history and genealogy. Are you getting started with your family history or searching for a local newspaper article from 2002? Look no further! Visit the Library to get started or gain access to our databases remotely with
By Peter Hancock A capacity crowd packed into the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)) room Wednesday, Aug. 18 and many more stood outside the building in Springfield to protest the State’s new indoor mask mandate in all public and nonpublic schools. “I’m so tired of hearing how resilient our
New parents faced with the responsibility of caring for a baby often wonder how often to feed a newborn, when to wean babies from breastmilk or formula, when to introduce baby to solid foods, and whether homemade baby food is better than store-bought. Babies may not come with a care
As part of our initiative to welcome new Americans, the Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is offering several citizenship and English language-learning programs. Some are already ongoing, and others will begin in just a few weeks! Citizenship offerings Starting Saturday, Aug. 28, APLD will be host to citizenship classes sponsored
Helping students succeed in school and in life. That’s the mission of Cities in Schools Aurora (CISA), Inc. said Theresa Shoemaker Monday. The executive director of CISA was the featured speaker at the Monday, July 19, meeting of Aurora Noon Lions Club at Luigi’s Pizza and Fund Center in Aurora.
Dick Schindel, AARTA president, said “We are planning our June 1 luncheon to be in person at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road in Aurora. We will adhere to all of the State and IDPH (Illinois Department of Public Health) guidelines, allowing only four to six people per table and requiring
The following article, with four vignettes regarding back to school comments, was published in the March 9 issue of The New York Times with an update April 3 on children’s return to school. The article was written by Ellen Almer Durston, Dan Levin, and Juliana Kim. • “Credit…Lucy Hewett for
The Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce scholarship opportunities for graduating high school seniors going to college in the Fall. The scholarships are awarded to Sugar Grove residents, and chosen by committee based upon the information submitted by candidates. Interested candidates may complete the entry form and
The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley is pleased to announce the award recipients of the 2021 CFFRV Scholarship Program. Scholarships totaling $1,441,850 for use during the next four years were recently awarded to 330 area students. These students, who will attend colleges and universities throughout the United States,
