The Tanner House Museum, 304 Oak Avenue, Aurora, decorated for the holidays, will be open for walkthrough tours on the Sundays of December 5, 12, 19, and 26, from noon to 4 p.m.. The museum has not been open since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We have had to
The United Methodist Church of Plano, 219 N. Hale Street in Plano, will have the following events in December: • Hat & Mitten Tree Donations, Sunday, Nov. 21 – Sunday, Dec. 12; • Cookie Walk, Saturday, Dec. 11, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., downstairs kitchen, enter door to education building
The public is invited to attend “Hall of Fame Night,” held at West Aurora High School Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. The festivities will begin at 4 p.m. with a free reception in the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse. New members will then be inducted into the Hall of Fame just prior to
Oswego Police Department would like to advise the public to expect increased traffic congestion and delays in Oswego Friday, Dec. 3, due to the 2021 Oswego Christmas Walk activities. Motorists should expect delays in particular when travelling on U.S. Route 34 through the downtown area between 4 p.m. and 9
On the first night of Hanukkah, Sunday, Nov. 28, Aurora area Jews brought the Festival of Lights to the City of Lights.
Once upon a time, there was a magical school that provided opportunities for creative people of all ages to express themselves. A place where they could sing and dance and where impossible things happen every day. This holiday season, the Paramount School of the Arts is a partner with the
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. • Escape Room Adventure- Elf in a Box, Escape Room Adventure! This Escape Adventure will be
Patrons and workers pose with Santa at Boy Scout Troop 12’s pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 27, at Montgomery VFW Post 7452.
The 25th annual Cookie Walk will be in the downstairs small dining room at the United Methodist Church of Plano, on the corners of Clark and Hale Streets, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Please enter the doors off the main parking lot in the education building
Naperville resident Diane Nilan, author, filmmaker and fulltime advocate for the homeless, will speak on her mission Tuesday, Nov. 30, at 1 p.m. at the Fox Valley Park District’s Prisco Center, 150 W. Illinois Avenue in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Since leaving Aurora’s Hesed House
The public is cordially invited to join with the members of the Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, at this year’s annual holiday party, “Winter Wonderland”, will be held at 6 p.m.. Thursday, Dec. 2, at the Oak Street Restaurant, 945 Oak Street, North Aurora. The members of the Cosmopolitan Club of
Retired teachers from any of the Fox Valley schools are invited to the Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association (AARTA) luncheon meeting. The Christmas meeting will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7. at Gaslite Manor on Church Road in Aurora. Attendees can make new friends, learn about State issues that
In addition to hosting Santa’s Naperville Workshop, Naperville Park District has arranged to give children a chance to talk with Santa or Mrs. Claus at home on the telephone. Santa calls will take place over three days: Tuesday, Dec. 7 from 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 8 from
How familiar are you with the history of the region? Did you know that both a high school and community college in the Fox Valley area were named after Chief Waubonsie, a leader of the Potawatomi tribe? How about that at the time of the American Revolution, the Sauk, the
Plano Rockin’ Christmas activities will take place the first weekend in December. Activities include sponsoring holiday dinner gift cards for families in the community, parade, Christmas music played by Plano School District bands, window decorating, and refreshments. The committee is seeking sponsors from families in the community with monetary donations
Rick Gardner, left, co-leader of Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, presents a book to Julie Cumblad, K-2 interventionist at Homestead Elementary School in Oswego School District 308.
The public is invited to a memorial from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20 for veteran and lifelong St. Charles resident, Wayne H Miller. Miller, 75, passed away in his home Tuesday, Nov. 9, and has no known family. Miller was a lifelong St. Charles resident and served in
At estimated 7,000 celebrants attended in downtown Aurora Friday, Nov. 19 at the annual Winter Lights Celebration.The holiday season started in grand style in the State’s second-largest city, with Winter Lights , which included a parade surrounded by colorful lights and sing-along with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus. Then, mayor
InterFaith Aurora will be host to its 14th annual “Thanksgiving Celebration of Music and Friendship” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, at the Cathedral of Grace St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2950 Bilter Road, Aurora. All presenting songs and religious praise from diverse congregations throughout the Aurora area will
The Sons of the American Legion of Plano Post #395 will be host to an All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Buffet from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, at American Legion Post, 510 E. Dearborn Street in Plano. Menu items include scrambled eggs, egg casserole, potatoes, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy,
