Fox Valley Robotics/Batavia Robotics, Fermilab, and FIRST presented its eighth annual FIRST LEGO® League Junior (FLLJr) season to the Fox Valley Area with the 2020 “Boomtown Build” open house at Fermilab in Batavia February 1. This year’s open house had 30 teams involved with this year’s topic “Boomtown Build”. The
Aurora • Friday, Feb. 7 First Fridays Aurora Eighth Year Kick Off First Fridays will be back with art and music at the popular event in downtown Aurora. Several venues will be open to the public for a night of art and culture. First Fridays’ maps will be available at
Aurora’s award-winning Paramount Theatre, the second largest subscription house in the U.S., announced Monday the four blockbuster musicals on tap for its 10th anniversary season in 2020-2021: • Rock of Ages, Paramount’s 10th season opener, will take audiences back into the iconic music era of the 1980s, where rock-n-roll dreamers
Awards season may be just around the corner for the major Hollywood blockbusters, but for the best indie short films from award-winning women directors, tickets are on sale for LUNAFEST Oswego Saturday, Feb. 8. The Oswego Cultural Arts Commission celebrates women in the arts with the return of LUNAFEST, a
The Naperville Park District announced the results of the “Your Concert, Your Park, Your Choice” online contest. January 15-26 more than 850 Naperville residents cast votes for preferred locations and styles of music for the 2020 Summer concert series, Concerts in Your Park. The winning parks include two from each
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in February. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. • Fridays, February 7, 14, 21, 28, 10:30 a.m. to 11
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit planolibrary.info or call 630-552-2009. • New Life For Old Bags, Saturday, Feb. 8, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Help turn plastic shopping bags into sleeping mats for the homeless. For
April 24 and 25, the A+ Foundation will celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor. This year, four individuals will join the ranks of the 66 previously honored West Aurora School District 129 alumni when they are inducted into the 2020 Hall of Honor. • Marina
U.S. senator, Dick Durbin, Illinois, will make an appearance in support of a complete count in Aurora. “You Count: Census 2020” is an informational program that will take place Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Santori Library Room 224. The 11 a.m. program in English will feature congressman Bill Foster, representative
Visitors can get into the Valentine’s Day spirit from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 8-9, when the Little White School Museum in Oswego is host to “Victorian Valentines,” a free, family make-and-take craft activity. The Museum is at 72 Polk Street (Polk at Jackson), just two
NAMI KDK (National Alliance on Mental Illness Kane-south, DeKalb, nd Kendall Counties) will sponsor Mental Health Education Event at Kendall County Health Department from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. Kendall County Health Department is at 811 W. John Street, Room WIC, Yorkville. Addressing Substance Use as a
Elgin Wayside Center will Walk-a-Mile in the shoes of those less fortunate to raise money starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8. All money raised will help benefit Elgin Wayside Center’s efforts to transform lives! The walk will begin with a celebration downstairs at the Progressive Baptist Church, 305 Ann
Aurora Girl Scout Troop 4785 will hold a pancake breakfast fundraiser from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 15, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Parking is free. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy and fruit with orange
The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, in conjunction with the Village of Oswego, will bring the Middle East Conflicts Wall of Honor to Oswego Friday, May 22, through Friday, May 31. Oswego Honors Veterans will pay tribute to and remember the sacrifices of all those who served. It will mark
In My Life – A Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles” is the musical retelling of the Beatles story through the eyes of manager Brian Epstein. The multi-media production features the live music of renowned tribute band, Beatles For Sale, and is considered by industry insiders to be a unique
Valley of the Fox Sierra Club Group invites everyone to attend its Monday, Feb. 3 program at the Batavia Public Library starting at 7 p.m.. Program will be on electric vehicles (EV). Tracey McFadden, Board member of the Fox Valley Electric Automobile Association, Naperville. will be our speaker. He will
The League of Women Voters Candidates Forum, will feature candidates from the races of 14th Congressional District, 25th State Senate District, and 49th State Representative District. The Forum will take place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30 at Batavia City Hall, 100 N. Island Avenue. For more
Aurora • Friday, Feb. 7 First Fridays Aurora Eighth Year Kick Off First Fridays will be back with art and music at the popular event in downtown Aurora. Several venues will be open to the public for a night of art and culture. First Fridays’ maps are available at all
Rachel Ventura will participate in at least four candidate forums with her opponent, Bill Foster, prior to the upcoming Democratic Primary Election March 17: • Indivisible Aurora Candidates Forum, Thursday, Jan. 30, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. to, enter through door 1 at West
First Fridays will be back with art, music, and more items in interest to the public in Aurora Friday, Feb. 7. The popular event will celebrate its eighth year when it returns after one month off. Several venues will be open to the public for a night of art and
