In its fourth year, Sugar Skull City will turn downtown Aurora into a celebration of Day of the Dead through November 5. The downtown will be rich with decorations and activities that surround the Mexican holiday. The annual event features a three week celebration honoring the beloved Mexican cultural tradition
Here is Downtown Batavia shops have in-store for the holidays! Participating businesses will have their stores decorated and stocked to get you in the holiday spirit. Stores will be open late from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 so you can get a head start on your shopping
An Aurora food pantry will be host to its fourth annual Trunk-or-Treat Halloween celebration Friday, Oct. 20. Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry will sponsor the drive-thru event from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Splash Country Water Park parking lot, 195 S. Barnes Road in Aurora. Rebecca Dunnigan-Meyer, Interfaith event
North Aurora Lions Club will hold a benefit knit and crochet-a-thon Saturday, Oct. 21, at 9 a.m. at Oak Street Restaurant and Bar, 945 Oak Street in North Aurora. Completed items will benefit Maddies mitten march, Phil’s Friends and #Senior Services Associates.Experience is not required. Simple patterns will be provided.
Kane County residents can “green their Halloweens” by dropping off pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns, and other compostable seasonal decorations to be composted from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 4, at Pushing the Envelope Farm, 1700 Averill Road, Geneva, just north of the intersection of Rt. 38/State Street and Kirk Road. Accepted
Aurora Public Library District’s Board of Trustees joined executive director Michaela Haberkern for the opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting of the new Bookmobile at Santori Library Parker Garden. The ribbon-cutting ceremony signaled the beginning of a new chapter in Aurora’s story to promote literacy and the love of reading. The Bookmobile
The East High Football Old Timers Association will present the 78th annual dinner at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 at Lincoln Inn Banquets Batavia, 1345 S. Batavia Avenue (Route 31) Batavia. Dinner ticket cost is $35 per person. East Aurora football teams to be recognized
October 8, 2023Dear editor; The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday, Oct. 17 dinner meeting in the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and Mill Street, Montgomery. A reception will begin promptly at 5 p.m. followed by a meeting at 5:30 p.m. with dinner afterward. The
Did you know that nationwide one in four women does not have access to menstrual products? Menstrual equity is emerging as a public health movement across the globe. Advocates, including State representatives in Aurora, are fighting period poverty by authorizing public acts that secure access to menstrual products for lower-income
A girl throws a toy axe at a target Monday, Oct. 9. The occasion was the third annual “Faith and Blue” celebration at First Presbyterian Church in Aurora.
Aurora Lions Club members Bill Becker, left, and Jay Short, background, serve free coffee and hot apple cider to visitors at Aurora Downtown Farmer’s Market Saturday.
The First Division Museum at Cantigny on Winfield Road in Wheaton continues its acclaimed, Date with History series at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19. Military historian Dr. Mark E. Grotelueschen will discuss the Battle of St. Mihiel in World War I, with emphasis on the key role played by the
Chapel on the Green in Yorkville will be host to its annual Veterans’ Appreciation program Sunday, Nov. 12. Veterans in the communities will be speakers on their time in the service of our country beginning at 2 p.m.. Doors will be open at 1 p.m. for visiting or viewing military
The Sons of the American Legion of Plano Post #395 will hold an all-you-can-eat Breakfast Buffet from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15. Breakfast will be served at the American Legion Post, 510 E. Dearborn Street in Plano. The event is open to the public. The Sons of
The Roosevelt – Aurora American Legion Post 84 (RAP84) will have its monthly meeting from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, 1649 Montgomery Road., Suite #7, Aurora The Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission meeting will take place at the RAP84 office, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The
The next Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club meeting take place be at 7 a.m.. Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Oswego American Legion 19 W. Washington St. Oswego. Doors will open at 6:30 a.m.. The breakfast will start at 7:15 a.m. and the cost is $12, plus $2 tip. — Richard
The Sons of the American Legion of Plano Post #395 will hold an all-you-can-eat Breakfast Buffet from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 15. Breakfast will be served at the American Legion Post, 510 E. Dearborn Street in Plano. The event is open to the public. The Sons of
The Aurora Police will join the Illinois State Police for a Faith and Blue event, October 9 from 3 P.M. – 6 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church, 325 E. Downer Place, Aurora, Ill.. There will be giveaways, games, and food. The Illinois State Police will be conducting car seat installations.
The Cantigny Fall Festival, one of the park’s most popular annual events, is expanding this year, adding Friday and Saturday night food and entertainment, plus a second full day of outdoor family fun. Formerly a one-day event, Cantigny’s signature Autumn celebration will span a full weekend, October 13-15. Friday, Oct.
During October, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the City of Aurora offers the community a free home internet security course and a free virtual cybersecurity workshop. Celebrating its 20th anniversary on the theme Secure our World, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is dedicated to providing the public with information needed to stay
