Plano High School football players will pitch in at a drive-through, pop-up food pantry Saturday, April 17. Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry will hold the mobile pantry from 10 a.m. to noon at Plano High School, 704 W. Abe Street in Plano. The public is invited. Admission is free. Identification
The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) announced that due to recent events, Tuesday’s vaccination clinics at the Elgin location at 1080 E. Chicago Street, and the Aurora location at 970 N. Lake Street, will be rescheduled. Tuesday was the only day KCHD had planned to administer the Johnson and Johnson,
Following guidance from the CDC to pause on the usage of Johnson & Johnson vaccines, the State of Illinois has canceled the clinic scheduled Tuesday, April 13, at the State-run Mass Vaccination Site at 970 N. Lake Street in Aurora. The 1,000 appointments scheduled for today can be rescheduled for
Senior Services Associates and Jewel Osco are offering a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine that will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 20 at the Beecher Center, 908 Game Farm Road in Yorkville. Reservations are required for this clinic by
Aurora Cosmopolitan Club will hold a drive-through barbecue dinner fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, at Aurora Advent Christian Church, 905 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. Russ George, Aurora Cosmo president, said 5-B’s Catering will prepare meals. Options are a half chicken dinner, $15; two pork
Washington Middle School PTA in West Aurora School Dist. 129 will hold a fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday, April 22, at Oberweis Ice Cream and Dairy Store, 951 Ice Cream Dr. in North Aurora. The public is invited. Receipts returned to Washington Middle School will be entered
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, April 18. Menu items include scrambled eggs, egg casserole, potatoes, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, waffles, made-to-order omelets, and more! The breakfast will be
Aurora mayor:Unofficial results showed Richard Irvin with 6,825 votes, Judd Lofchie with 2,918, and John Laesch with 2,583. Aurora alderman-at-large:Ron Woerman 4,085Brooke Shanley 3,941Raymond Hull 3,377 City of Aurora, Ward 4 For AldermanWilliam “Bill” Donnell 701 61.44%John Bell 374 32.78% City of Aurora, Ward 7 For AldermanScheketa Hart-Burns 446Saul Fultz
The West Aurora Cemetery is seeking volunteers to help prepare an area in the Cemetery to plant native prairie plants. The group will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 10. at the 601 Wilder Street entrance. Inspired by the Illinois Monarch Project, the Cemetery offers a perfect location to turn
The Legendary Open Roads ABATE of Illinois, Inc. Chapter Train Fun Run will be Saturday, April 10. The sign-up will begin at 9:45 a.m. at the Aurora Train Station, 233 N. Broadway Street in Aurora. The train will leave promptly at 10:20 a.m.. If you plan to participate with this
A student art show featuring artwork from more than 50 Fox River Valley students will be at 116 Gallery in Mixology Spa Salon in downtown St. Charles from April 17 through May 15. The show is sponsored by the St. Charles Arts Council, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and
The Kane County Board Office and the Kane County Health Department, in collaboration with Cook County and the City of Elgin, will launch a vaccination site at Elgin’s Eastside Recreational Center, 1080 East Chicago Street, Elgin. It will open Wednesday, April 7, and operate six days per week. Exact days
Aurora Dominican Literacy Center students are profiled in “We are Eagles: Inspiring Stories of Immigrant Women” by author Anna Marie Tomczyk. An online launch event will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 10. Dominican Sister and literacy center founder Kathleen M. Ryan said, “‘Eagles is an inspiring book filled
The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) will offer a highlight for Financial Literacy Month this month with several money-smart program options for teens and adults. To start the festivities, we will be partners with the office of State representative Barbara Hernandez to offer a virtual debt management session, Managing Debt
The Yorkville Public Library joins the thousands of libraries across the United States who are celebrating libraries. There are approximately 117,000 libraries of all kinds, and more than 9,000 of those are public libraries. Those public libraries have more than 732 Million books. Did you know: • There are more
Participants in the Aurora CAAN (Community Advocacy Awareness Network) and NFM (Not Forgotten Ministries) Easter giveaway at MLK Park in Aurora select baskets based on age groups in the three-hour celebration in Aurora.
Aurora Advent Christian Church, 905 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, will hold a rummage-sale fundraiser, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 10. The public is invited. Parking is free. Pastor Matt Mull said sale items include toys, games/puzzles, electronics, office and craft supplies, holiday decorations, jewelry, bedding, linens, luggage,
The City of Aurora government will be host to a free Electronics Recycling Drive-Thru on Saturday, April 10 from 8 a.m. to noon in the downtown Aurora parking lot adjacent to the Hollywood Casino, 201 N. River Street. All items are free to recycle, including televisions, but registration is required.
West Aurora High School senior Irene Robles portrays the Easter Bunny and presents plastic eggs during a drive-through give-away of 350 Easter baskets at the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora March 24.
March 22, 2021Dear editor; The Yorkville Public Library will celebrate National Library Week April 4-10. The Library encourages all community members to stop for a visit whether in person, or through our website, and explore what the Library has to offer. National Library Week is a special time to highlight
