In honor of Women’s History Month, the Aurora Regional Economic Alliance warmly invites you to the 2026 Aurora Women in Business Tea Party: Stronger Together – Community, Networking & Collective Power, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Sunday, March 22, at Sage Event Space, 1167 Oak St., North Aurora. This
Imagine a train traveling through the countryside. It whizzes past a flock of sheep grazing on a hill, a field of flowers with a variety of blooms, and a farmer who waves a quiet hello. As our train approaches a tunnel, the landscape begins to change. All of a sudden,
Suicide Prevention Services will host Spring into Art, an inaugural fundraiser this spring that will help the Fox Valley organization to continue its life-saving work. Spring into Art will be an evening of art, food, and spirited competition Thursday, March 19 at Society 57, 100 S. River St. in downtown
Green eggs and ham highlighted a Sunday brunch at an Oswego church, March 7. Between 8:30 and 10 a.m. worship services, Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist congregants served a Seussical-themed brunch. According to Pastor Steve Good, the event by the church’s fellowship team celebrated the birthday of Dr.
By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold their March membership meeting Wednesday, March 11, 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
The Aurora and Fox Valley community are invited to Aurora Central Catholic High School, 1255 N. Edgelawn Dr. (corner Edgelawn & Indian Trail), Aurora, Saturday, March 14 from 7 a.m. to noon, for the all-you-can-eat Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast. The Kiwanis Club of Aurora in its 110th year presents its 75th
Pancakes, chili, and bingo will be featured in fundraisers by St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 27 S. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora Pancakes will be served Sunday, March 15, at 8:30 a.m., in Sanctuary Hall at the church. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, applesauce, coffee, juice, and milk. A freewill offering is requested.
The Fox Valley Park District is gearing up for its busy summer season and hiring staff with a job fair Saturday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora. Opportunities are available in recreation, camps, aquatics, parks and grounds, Red Oak,
Kids can cultivate a love for nature this summer with fun-filled day camps with the Forest Preserve District of Kane County during five-day nature camps! Naturalists will lead hikes, activities, games and crafts based on a different nature theme, each day. Summer camp is for three age groups: (1) children
“One is Never Enough!” an exhibit by Aurora’s Mid-West Early American Pressed Glass Club, is open at Santori Aurora Public Library, 101 S. River St.. The display is free to the public on the library’s third floor during visit hours. Featured are 27 pieces on loan from nine club members
DuPage County and the City of Aurora under the direction of DuPage Sports Commission, the Aurora Area Sports Alliance and the National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA) is hosting the NBBA’s 50th Annual World Series of Beep Baseball. The 2026 World Series will be held August 2-8 at the Stuart Sports
Not every young person knows what they want to be when they grow up — but sometimes all it takes is one conversation to discover a passion. At the Aurora Public Library District, we’ve started a new program series at West Branch to get teens thinking about their future without
The Friends of the Yorkville Public Library invite book-lovers of every age to one of the most anticipated literary events of the year: our Used Book Sale, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 7 at the Library, 902 Game Farm Rd, Yorkville. This year’s sale is bigger, better,
For more than four decades, late winter at Red Oak has meant one thing: maple sap flowing, steam rising from the evaporator, and families gathering in the woods to welcome the changing season. Maple Fest will return Saturday, March 7, from from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, March
Naperville Park District, in partnership with Accelerated Climate Solutions, will host the Great Gear Swap event at Fort Hill Activity Center, at 20 Fort Hill Drive, beginning Monday, March 16. The community is invited to donate their unwanted and gently used sports equipment in an effort to keep them out
The Women’s Empowerment Summit will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 20 at Chicago Marriott Naperville, 1801 N Naper Blvd, Naperville. The annual gathering is designed to inspire, connect, and equip women to lead with purpose and impact. This year’s theme, “Leading the Change: Women Shaping
“It’s not about winning” declared Wilbert Walters, Aurora Sundowners Track Club founder and former head coach. Walters, 97, and two others – Troy Davis, current Sundowners head coach; and Maureen McKane, author of a new Walters biography – were guest speakers at a February 25 reading and book signing at
Pizza, prizes and raffles highlighted Aurora Lions Club’s second annual bowling fundraiser Sunday afternoon, March 1. “Rolling for a Cause” was held at Parkside Lanes in Aurora. In addition to three games of bowling, features were a pizza buffet, six raffle gift baskets and two door-prize gift baskets. Sixty-four bowlers
The Aurora Greenfest is back and better than ever. We are planning a wonderful festival celebrating everything about the environment and how to take care of our planet. Save the date, Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 18 W. Benton Street, Aurora, in the beautiful and
The Fort Hill Wellness Series continues into 2026 with its next topic, “Colon Cancer Options and Care” Wednesday, March 11 at 1 p.m. at Fort Hill Activity Center, 20 Fort Hill Drive, Naperville. Dr. Jared Emolo, a Colon and Rectal Surgeon at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, will lead an hour-long
