Celebrating Earth Day, Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry, 834 N. Highland Ave. in Aurora, invites the public to view its expanded community garden from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 22. The public is invited. Street parking will be available. Community members are planting 2,000 tomatoes and pepper plants, with beans,
Fifth Ward alderman, Carl Franco, will host an Aurora Fifth Ward neighborhood cleanup Saturday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Hall Elementary School, 2001 Heather Drive. Trash compactor trucks will accept items, including toys, bicycles, grills, wood, metal, household appliances, furniture, mattresses, building materials, and discarded paint
Scouting America Boy Troop 26 will hold a pancake breakfast and bake sale fundraiser Sunday, April 12. The public is invited. The event will take place from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Connor Hall at Holy Angels Church, 180 S. Russell Ave. in Aurora. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes
The West Aurora Cemetery Association is looking for volunteers to help spruce up the Cemetery Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to noon at 601 Wilder St., Aurora. Rain date will be May 25. Some of the items we will be working on include: general garbage pick-up, weeding, bush trimming,
Approximately 40 people attended a March 31 town hall that focused on a long-vacant Aurora health club. Kane County District 4 Board member Mavis Bates hosted the meeting at Aurora Public Library–West Branch. Other guest speakers were John Mall, Kane County code enforcement officer; and Aurora Ward 5 alderman Carl
Aurora mayor John Laesch will have his first State of the City Address, Thursday, April 16 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Aurora University, Crimi Auditorium, 1347 Prairie St., Aurora. Entering 2026, the City of Aurora is moving beyond traditional governance and exemplifying a people-centered strategic model. Mayor John Laesch
Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ, 409 Center Parkway in Yorkville, will hold its spring rummage and bake sale Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18. Donations of clean, usable items in good condition will be accepted at the church Sunday, April 12 from noon to 5 p.m., Monday, April
Celebrating “Spring Fling,” Aurora Lions club will hold its annual spring pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday, April 11 from 8 a.m. to noon. The event will be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 27 E. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora. The public is invited to pose for photos with the Easter bunny.
“It’s up to us to (practice) sustainability.” That was the message April 2 to Aurora Lions Club members from Mavis Bates, chair of Aurora mayor John Laesch’s Sustainable Aurora advisory board. Bates, District 4 Kane County board member, also chairs the County’s energy and environmental committee. As guest speaker at
Emily Rengald, left, and Rose O’Horo serve pancakes at the Salvation Army Aurora Corps community center Saturday, April 4.
The Wesley Ringers handbell ensemble at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora perform during Easter Sunday worship services.
Hundreds of demonstrators at the No Kings rally in Aurora, line up along E. Galena Blvd. outside McCarty Park March 28.
The Aurora Greenfest is ready to give you and your family a fun-filled day, full of ways to take better care of yourselves and the planet. Our vendors will teach you everything about recycling, installing solar panels on your house, and saving money and energy in your home. The Fox
By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold their April membership meeting Wednesday, April 8, at Oak Street Restaurant, 945 Oak Street, in North Aurora. Meeting will be held in the East Banquet Room. Dinner is optional on members’ own from the menu at 5:30
Join in around the table at Yellow Bird Books, 34 S Stolp Ave, Aurora, and create your own collage cards Thursday, April 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Making collage cards is a great expression of creativity, as well as a calming and pleasurable activity – and they make wonderful
Open Roads ABATE is sponsoring a Train Fun Run Saturday, April 11, at the Aurora Train Station, 233 N. Broadway in Aurora, at 9:30 a.m. sharp, with departure at 10:05 a.m.. The train ticket is $7 per person and $5 per person for the fun run. Enjoy the stops, new
St. George Byzantine Catholic Church is hosting a Spring Icon Painting Workshop April 20-25. This instructor-led workshop with master iconographer, Phillip Zimmerman, will take place at the Church, 720 Rural Street in Aurora. The icon to be written is St. Cecilia, Patroness of Musicians. Painting and presentations will be held
The City of Aurora’s Public Art Division is excited to unveil a new exhibit from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, April 3, that will mark the homecoming of a world-renowned sculptor and historian, Dr. Charles Smith. The public is invited to attend the free opening reception at Aurora Public
Aurora’s newly-renovated RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, Aurora, is ready for upcoming varied events. Following a year off for renovations, RiverEdge is back with improved amenities and has grown its capacity from 6,000 to 7,500. Upcoming events are: •Blues on the Fox, featuring Trombone Shorty and Ally Venable, Saturday, June
Kane County Farm Bureau Foundation’s (KCFB) 20th Touch-A-Tractor weekend of family fun will be held Friday through Sunday, April 10-12, at KCFB, 2N710 S.Randall Rd., St. Charles. Hours are Friday noon to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Cooped-up kids have
