The Aurora Festival of Lights, the largest free outdoor drive-thru holiday light display in the region, will return for its 16th year with dazzling displays and merry music that will delight children and adults. The Aurora Festival of Lights will open Friday, Nov. 25, and run through Sunday, Dec. 25,
Here are holiday events in Aurora: • Art and Market Aurora: Saturday, Nov. 19, Dec. 10, and 17 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Society 57. An indoor holiday market is back at Society 57 for three Fall dates. Free to enter! • Winter Lights: Friday, Nov. 18 from
Naperville Park District will offer two opportunities for families to visit with Santa, enjoy time together, and register their kids for fun camp programs over Winter break. Registration is under way for Santa’s Naperville Workshop, presented by Woody Buick GMC, which will open November 28 and continue through Thursday, Dec.
“Three Shots that Changed America: The JFK Assassination and Its Connections to Chicago” will be explored at Aurora University, 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28. Brandon Kooi, professor of criminal justice, will be guest speaker in Crimi Auditorium at the Institute for Collaboration, 1347 Prairie St. in Aurora. The public is
The Sons of the American Legion of Plano Post 395 will sponsor a special all-you-can-eat Breakfast Buffet fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20. The breakfast will be served at the American Legion Post, 510 E. Dearborn Street in Plano.All proceeds from the breakfast will go to
Art and Market Aurora will be back at Society 57 for three dates this holiday season starting Saturday, Nov. 19. The Aurora Downtown group’s indoor market will feature several local makers at Society 57, 100 S. River Street. The market will be open with both food and artisan vendors for
Aurora retired chief of police, Kristen Ziman, in the middle of signing her recent book, Reimaging Blue, at the Aurora Historical Society Tuesday, Nov. 8.
Mayor of Sandwich, Todd Latham and his son, Christian, fry thick slices of bologna for the annual Plano-Bologna-Sandwich Day, October 23.
A Unity dinner will honor military veterans on Veterans Day from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11, at the Prisco Center, 150 S. Lake Street, Aurora. The event is sponsored by the Community Advocacy Awareness Network (CAAN), a 501c3. The organization volunteers will salute all ranks of military
The A+ Foundation for West Aurora Schools and the Aurora East Educational Foundation are co-hosts to the 2nd Annual Tom-A-Hawk Turkey Trot which will be held along the Fox River in downtown Aurora Saturday, Nov. 19. There are more than 650 registrants thus far for this morning of fun and
Are you crafty? Then most likely you have shelves of uncompleted projects and unopened craft supplies. We know you had the best intentions, but life gets in the way and new hobbies don’t find an opportunity to flourish. If you need help using up your craft supply hoard of yarn,
Through November 16, Batavia Public Library cardholders of all ages may experience Big Library Read, biglibraryread.com, the world’s largest digital book club, with a Newbery Award-winning young adult novel. Booklovers with a valid library card may join thousands of others around the world who are borrowing Darcie Little Badger’s indigenous
Officials perform the ceremonial ribbon-cutting last week in Aurora for the grand opening of the Lumen Fox Valley at Fox Valley Mall. The new 304-unit community is complete in part, with residents’ lounge, heated pool, grills, workout room, and community office spaces.
Messenger Public Library in North Aurora will be host to a Gingerbread House Challenge throughout November. Submissions will be accepted starting November 10 at the User Services desk. Submissions will close December 1. Submissions will be voted on at the Messenger annual Holiday Open House, Sunday, Dec. 4 starting at
The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton will celebrate Veterans Day Friday, Nov. 11 with activities and programs for all ages. In addition, the Museum will offer extended hours by staying open until 8 p.m., and Cantigny’s daily parking fee will be waived. The official end of World
The Chapel on the Green, Chapel on the Green, 107 West Center St., Yorkville, Veterans Day program, planned for Sunday, Nov. 13, is taking shape. Yorkville area veterans who have agreed so far to talk about their time in the service are Reverend Bob Dell, a World War II veteran;
Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist, 5 W. Washington Street in Oswego, will honor veterans Sunday, Nov. 13. Veterans are invited to wear uniforms or other identifying apparel to an 8:15 a.m. traditional worship or a contemporary service at 10:30 a.m.. At both services, veterans will be asked to
The Aurora community will salute heroes on Veterans Day who bravely served our country and returned home to continue serving in many ways throughout the community. With the theme ‘Serving Our Country and Our Community,’ the annual Aurora Veterans Day Parade will begin at 10:15 a.m. Friday Nov. 11, in
Bureau Gravity’s second event in their “What Matters” Photo and Video Contest & Gallery series has been rescheduled to Friday, December 2 from 6 p.m. -9 p.m. at their downtown Aurora production studio to showcase and empower the next generation of young creatives.. Bureau Gravity is proud to support local creators as
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 10 N. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, will honor veterans with a patriotic music concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Interim Pastor Andy Morgan said the concert will be held in the Church sanctuary. A reception with refreshments
