Geneva Chamber of Commerce will be a partner with Geneva businesses for one week of Halloween fun. Thirty businesses have spots on the Halloween Card and they want you to visit them. From October 24-31 interested persons can stop in at the participating businesses listed on the card, have that
Aurorans and Methodists, from left, Larry Christensen, Karen Christensen, Emmy Lou John and Nadia Kanahi were among 250 women and friends demonstrating Saturday, in the national Together We Rise Women’s March.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the landmark civil rights law that protects access and opportunity for people with disabilities across community life, including employment. In recognition of the anniversary, the Aurora Advisory Commission on Disabilities is collaborating with the City
Aurora resident Mark Zelman addresses the first of five community listening sessions on policing and city progress Thursday, Oct. 8 at New England Congregational Church.
Ribbon-cutting starts Aurora Downtown’s Musical Garden Friday, Oct. 9. The Garden was recently installed at Agnes Mundy Park adjacent to Water Street Mall and Aurora’s City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place.
Aurora Downtown will turn downtown into Sugar Skull City from October 15 to November 15. The 30-day celebration honors the beloved Mexican cultural tradition of Day of the Dead, and will coincide with events during First Fridays, November 6. Downtown storefronts will be decorated with festive displays for the holiday.
The Village of Oswego will be host to a project start for the new Oswego Entertainment Venue at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. The Oswego Entertainment Venue will be on the north end of Station Drive, near the Park N Ride lot and future Metra station, on Oswego’s West Side.
With all the chaos and background noise of our partisan times, it can be difficult to discern the facts when watching the news. So, how can we, as citizens, control the way we consume and discuss political news with those around us? Guest speaker Gary Midkiff was live on Zoom
The Oswego Senior Center, 84 Templeton Drive, Oswego, will be host to many events for seniors. The Oswego Senior Center is gradually opening some center-based activities in addition to online participation through Zoom. All on-site activities strictly will follow Health Department guidelines including appropriate social distance, use of masks, taking
The community is needed to help those in need. State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, will be a partner with the State representatives Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, and Keith Wheeler, R-Oswego in a blood drive in the basement of the former Aurora Library, 1 E. Benton Street in Aurora, from 10 a.m.
The Village of Lisle, in partnership with DuPage County, will be host to a document destruction event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 24, in Commuter Parking Lot C, just south of the Village Hall. Papers can be brought to the event in shopping bags or cardboard boxes, no
Those ready to take pumpkin carving to the next level, can make it a date night or girls night at Sip & Carve event October 16 and 17 at Camp Big Timber, 37W955 Big Timber Road. Attendees can arrive at 6 p.m. and the class will begin at 7 p.m..
A consistent recommendation during the CHANGE (Community Helping Aurora’s Necessary Growth and Empowerment) police policy review sessions held in the recent Summer was for the City of Aurora government to hold meetings where residents can share general thoughts on policing and progress in Aurora beyond policy discussions. In response to
Dick Schindel, right, brings a fundraiser to-go luncheon to the drive-thru client Tuesday, Oct. 6 at Gaslite Manor in Aurora.
The Village of Oswego government is encouraging residents to choose safe ways of celebrating Halloween this year to help stop the spread of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified traditional trick-or-treating as a high-risk activity that can promote the spread of COVID-19.
“Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon, going to the candidates’ debate. Laugh about it, shout about it. When you’ve got to choose, every way you look at this you lose.” Lyrics that you, at one time, could not walk into a bar or a gas station without hearing.
Information will be available for readers to celebrate, investigate, and engage with the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment! Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Chicago, four Illinois libraries and the RAILS (Reaching Across Illinois Library System) in a virtual suite of exhibits and programs will make the celebration
A family inspects a garbage truck and tow truck, above, at the third annual Community Hero Day Saturday, Oct. 3, at Aurora Regional Fire Museum.
Aurora Noon Lions Club will hold its annual Candy Day fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9. Noon Lions President Arvid Meyer of Aurora said volunteers will collect donations at Walgreen stores at 22 N. Constitution Avenue and 1207 N. Randall Road, both in Aurora. According to
