Key message: Child’s word is sufficient evidence of abuse Two employees of the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office recently traveled to the South American country of Bolivia to address hundreds of judges, prosecutors and medical and mental health officials at a national conference on sexual violence against children. Assistant State’s
CASA Kane County, a leading advocate for children in the foster care system, is thrilled to announce the commencement of its Annual Holiday Giving Program for the year 2023. This heartwarming initiative combines both a festive item collection and a vital fundraising/donation drive, aiming to brighten the holiday season for
The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley is thrilled to announce it has recruited its largest cohort ever – 43 students representing 12 different high schools across the Fox Valley – who are volunteering their time and talent this year in the Foundation’s Youth Engagement in Philanthropy (YEP) program.
“New” is the 2024 theme for SciTech 2.0 as it re-introduces itself to the Fox River Valley as a mobile STEM education provider. Nick Scanlan, SciTech Board president, comments, “SciTech has made a big pivot from hosting a museum to being a mobile STEM service provider, where we go to
Pritzker says goal is to send free books to all children, ages 0-5 By Peter HancockCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinois families with infants and toddlers now have access to free children’s books that can be sent directly to their home, regardless of their income. Governor JB Pritzker on Tuesday, Dec. 5
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.
Children show story Bibles they received September 17 during the worship service at First Lutheran Church of Plano.
New this year, the Naperville Park District will have separate registration dates for the Fall and Winter sessions of the Naperville Youth Basketball League. Registration for the Fall Youth Basketball League will begin at noon Tuesday, Aug. 29 for residents and at noon Thursday, Aug. 31 for nonresidents. Resident Winter
It was a different kind of party with a purpose in Aurora, Wednesday, Aug. 16. Community volunteers gathered for a special school supplies packing party in preparation for Aurora’s largest and longest-running back-to-school bash this weekend. More than 1,000 school supply kits were packed for elementary, middle, and high school
Axel Dellis, 9, serves a lemonade Friday, Aug. 4 to a patron at his stand in Aurora. Background making popcorn are siblings Gracie Dellis, 12, and Mason Dellis, 10.
Eight young authors in Aurora were celebrated last weekend for publishing their first books! Ranging in age from 5 to 16 years old, the youth authors are graduates of the third cohort of Dream Scribers, a program through Talented Tenth Social Services, a non-profit organization based in Aurora. The Dream
A visit with the animals is a treat for kids at the Aurora Historical Society Tanner House independence Day celebration Tuesday, July 4.
Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora, will be host to a family STEAM night featuring simulated crash tests. The science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, event will take place Wednesday, July 26, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Church. The public is invited. Admission and
International soccer star, Angel Reyna, starts his multi-day visit to Aurora last week with a 90-minute community talk Thursday, June 21 to more than 500 youth and parents, followed by an autograph signing session for another hour.
Aurora Noon Lion Carrie Snyder, right, offers pizza at a June 1 picnic at Aurora’s Phillips Park for hearing-impaired K-12 students, families and educators from East Aurora and West Aurora public school districts.
By Joe Jackman With the guidance of the Plastics Industry Association’s Future Leaders in Plastics (FLiP) Community Impact Task Group, Aurora Division of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps had a clean-up in Montgomery May 20. Aurora Division cadets gathered at VFW Post 7452 motivated to make a difference
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) announced the 2023 GSNI Gold Award and 2023 GSNI Ambassador Scholarship recipients at its Annual Meeting on Saturday, April 29, at the Northern Illinois University Barsema Alumni Visitors Center in DeKalb. Each year through an application and interview process, GSNI awards scholarships to registered,
How enchanting it is to teach primary children! Especially preschool and first graders. Their joy and enthusiasm is infectious. One morning as the children were coming into the first grade classroom, I stood at the door to welcome them, and a little one looked up at me and exclaimed, “Boy,
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that for the second year, a scholarship program for selected small businesses who are members in good standing with the Batavia Chamber is available. A fund called the Grow Your Business Scholarship was established last year. The recipients of last year’s
The Naperville Police Department is accepting applications for a six-week Youth Academy to be held in the Summer. The academy will begin June 15, and continue every Thursday night through July 20. All classes are free and will be held at the Naperville Police Department from 6 to 8 p.m.
