Members from the American Legion Riders Post #181 in Sandwich show their support of the Plano Rockin’ Christmas by distributing gift cards to residents at Deer Run Apartments and Countryside Villages in Plano.
By Jerry Nowicki The application portal is now open for another $297 million of rental assistance for Illinoisans who lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Illinois Rental Payment Program, or ILRPP, money comes from the federal American Rescue Plan Act signed into law by President Joe Biden in
Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora donates $2,000 to Aurora’s Rush-Copley Medical Center to launch diabetes education for uninsured patients.
Batavia-based Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley, a nonprofit committed to building sustainable and just food systems, will be host to its first Giving Tuesday campaign Tuesday, Nov. 30. It is a national effort to encourage people everywhere to give to charities as part of their holiday gift-giving. Today,
The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley (CFFRV) will open its application Monday, Nov. 22 for nearly 200 scholarships which will be a total of more than $1 million in scholarships, available exclusively to Fox Valley area high school, college and graduate students. Completing just one application makes students
In just 10 days in August, more than 125,000 people cast more than three million votes in support of their favorite causes. As a result, 40 communities, in 18 states, including L.I.FT. Aurora dba Culture Stock in Aurora, Ill., will get an assist from State Farm®. State Farm is proud
At the Association of Individual Development (AID) 60th anniversary Shine Bright Like a Diamond auction attendees enjoy fundraising games at Fisherman’s Inn in Elburn September 30.
By Jerry Nowicki Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order Monday, Oct. 4 that would prevent companies contracting with the State from paying disabled workers at less than the minimum wage. Pritzker took the action in what he said was a broader effort to try to push federal lawmakers to
Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced Monday, Sept. 27 that the Community Alliance for Prevention and 360 Youth Services, which serve Naperville and the far east region of Aurora, were awarded a Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant of $125,000 from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. The funding
Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced Tuesday, Sept. 21 that Two Rivers Head Start Agency in Aurora has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education for $3,203,837. Two Rivers provides educational and community services for Kane and DeKalb Counties. The grant is to support their Head Start programming,
Continuing a series of community-service grants, Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, the club that fights diabetes, presented a $1,000 grant to Cities in Schools (CIS) of Aurora. Russ George, Cosmo president, presented a ceremonial check to Theresa Shoemaker, CIS executive director, at the Club’s Thursday, Sept. 16, meeting at Oak Street
In an effort to further support the local economy, State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, encourages small and local businesses to apply for the Back to Business Grant Program, which has been set up to support the continued recovery of Illinois businesses. The application process formally opened August 18 for businesses
In just two short years, and with a lot of collaboration from community partners, a dream has become reality along Oswego’s Orchard Road corridor. The new Venue 1012, located at 1012 Station Drive, is now officially open and will provide a home for entertainment and the performing arts in Oswego.
The Sugar Grove Public Library Foundation is extremely pleased to report that a donation was received from Rich Harvest Farms to provide new technology for the Library’s computer lab and teen department. The donation, valued at approximately $19,000 will provide for new computers, monitors, and additional hardware and software elements
Kane County treasurer, Michael J. Kilbourne, MBA, would like to remind taxpayers the second installment of property tax is due on or before September 1. If you are a new or existing homeowner and need a copy of the bill to remit payment, you may print a duplicate bill atKaneCountyTreasurer.org
U.S. secretary of commerce, Gina M. Raimondo, announced Thursday, Aug. 5 that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Invest Aurora, Aurora, to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund, providing gap financing to small local businesses. This EDA grant,
Diane Renner, left, executive director of the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora, receives an annual donation from Savannah Crooks of Aurora whose lemonade stand this Summer provided $2,845.
By Al Benson The Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora donated $1,200 to support the Diabetes Educational Center at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, which empowers patients to effectively manage diabetes. At the Club’s July membership meeting at Oak Street Restaurant in North Aurora, Cosmopolitan Club president Russ George presented a grant
The United Methodist Church (UMC) of Plano’s Gerri Henze, middle, gives a donation check to Feed My Starving Children’s Alan, left, recently.
By Peter Hancock Illinois received its first credit rating upgrade in 23 years Tuesday when Moody’s Investors Services raised the State’s rating one notch, and cited “material improvement in the State’s finances.” Although the upgrade still leaves Illinois bonds rated just two notches above so-called “junk” status, governor JB Pritzker
