The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday, Oct. 19 dinner meeting at its new, permanent location, the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and Mill St, Montgomery. This is a very large private room and can be entered from the north door or through the restaurant.
The city of Aurora government will honor Aurora heroes who paid the ultimate price in war with honorary street dedications this weekend. Crowning events of Aurora’s month-long ‘Aurora Avanzando’ Hispanic Heritage Month initiatives, the three separate ceremonies to be held on Sunday, Oct. 10 are in tribute to the young
Bandito, the one-year-old Shih Tzu, donned in Cubs gear with his owners Selene and Oscar won the coveted fan favorite top prize.
State representative Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) will be host to a Prescription Drug Drop-Off with the Plainfield Police Department, 14300 Coil Plus Drive, Plainfield from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 9. “Safely disposing of prescription drugs is an integral part of keeping our communities safe,” said Batinick. “This event
Aurora Noon Lions Club members will hold their annual Candy Day fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at Prisco’s Family Market, 1108 Prairie Street in Aurora. Lions will give away mini Tootsie Pops and accept monetary donations to help the visually and hearing impaired. Arvid Meyer,
Oswego Senior Center will be host to a Halloween party and lunch at noon Thursday, Oct. 28 at Orchard Valley Banquets, Orchard Valley Golf Course, 2411 W. Illinois Street, Aurora. Three delicious meal choices: Pulled pork sandwich with house salad, or burger with house-made chips, or spaghetti with meat sauce
Autumn is here and Aurora residents can dispose of their leaves for free as part of Aurora’s Annual Leaf Collection Program. The free Fall Leaf Collection Program will run Monday, Oct. 18 through Friday, Dec. 3. Leaves must be put into a 30-gallon paper yard waste bag and placed at
Each Fall, just about the time Mother Nature starts to change her outfit, historical Blackberry Farm and its natural beauty plays host to Pumpkin Weekends, a popular, monthlong event for families to celebrate the season and add memories to the digital scrapbook. Returning in 2021 after a one-year absence due
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the city of Aurora government is offering a free home internet security course for families. The City of Aurora’s Information Technology Department is collaborating with KnowBe4, the world’s largest internet security awareness training platform, to offer Aurora residents a free home internet security
The Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park and the League of Women Voters of Wheaton continue their acclaimed Civic Awareness Series with an online presentation featuring Alex Kotlowitz, author of “An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct, 14. The program is free, but
Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry, 834 N. Highland Avenue in Aurora, will give away 500 pumpkins at its second annual Fall Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Last year 300 pumpkins were distributed. Diane Renner, pantry executive director,
Halloween is almost here! To gear up, the Aurora Public Library District (APLD) will present a slew of scary, and some not so scary, programs throughout October! To start the Halloween season, our Paranormal Discussion Group for adults will rise from the grave Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. at
Rotary Club of Aurora Blood Drive will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, in the mobile coach at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 111 N Broadway, Aurora. Appointments are appreciated; walk-ins are welcome! To schedule, go to www.versiti.org/IL, load the Versiti Donor app, call (800)-7TO-GIVE.
The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry will be host to its 40th Birthday Bash, the “House Party”, as an open schedule, online fundraiser. Participants can log on anytime Thursday, Oct. 7 through 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8. There is no cost to attend. Anyone interested in learning more about how
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
Volunteers dump boxes of paper to be shredded Saturday at the annual Aurora Wards 8, 9, and 10 shred event.
The new season of Artist Series presentations at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lombard, interrupted last year by the COVID-19 shutdown, will open at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, when Echoing Air, noted early music ensemble with Baroque instruments, will appear in concert. Based in Indianapolis, Ind., Echoing Air was founded
The dog days of summer were back in full force in Aurora Sunday, Oct. 3 as more than 100 canines gathered at Phillips Park for the annual Aurora Pooch Parade. Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin was on hand to welcome the dogs and their owners to the popular annual event.
Latino youth were stars of the show in downtown Aurora Friday, Oct. 2. Hundreds of supporters came out for the youth-led Parade of Nations as part of the City’s Aurora Avanzando (Aurora Forward) Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration. Popular 9-year-old mariachi singer Ryan Cornejo opened the ceremony with a performance that
Participants in Aurora’s Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry Taco Tuesday Crawl wear their Taco Tuesday T-shirts at Taqueria El Tio on River Street, one of seven participating locations. The fundraiser Tue
