By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council unanimously approved the appointment of James Birchall as chief Public Facilities officer and Derrick Winston as director of the Public Facilities Department at the Tuesday, Jan. 24 City Council meeting. Lama Norbu Samdup of the Buddhist Studies and Meditation Center in Aurora led
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council listened to details for a proposed $1.2 million grant for the IT Department for the installation of 32 cameras and 21 license-plate reader systems at the Tuesday, Jan. 17 Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting. The cameras and license-plate reader systems would be
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council unanimously approved plans for the creation of a new City department at the Aurora City Council meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 10. City of Aurora government officials explained plans for the creation of the new department, Public Facilities. The department will be comprised of existing
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin and members of the Aurora City Council honored president of Waubonsee Community College, Dr. Christine Sobek at the Aurora City Council Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting, Tuesday, Jan. 3. Mayor Irvin gave Dr. Sobek a key to the City and proclaimed
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin and members of the Aurora City Council, honored first responders and Aurora residents at the Aurora City Council COW meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 20. The Mayor’s Award of Valor was presented to six Aurora police officers responsible for rescuing nine-year-old Tyshaun LaFlore in
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin, and several City Council members at the Aurora City Council meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 13, defended the Aurora Police officers who were recently accused at recent meetings for gross misconduct, racial profiling, and sexual assault. The comments and video can be seen after
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council approved more than a half-billion dollar City budget for 2023 at a special City Council meeting following the Committee of the Whole meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 6. Ward 3 alderman, Ted Mesiacos was the only dissenting vote. The approved Ordinance adopting the annual budget
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored the Aurora Gators 12U Pop Warner Football team, Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the Aurora City Council meeting for winning the Illinois state and regional championships. The team is looking for financial help with travel expenses so they can compete the first week
By Mary Goetsch, Aurora, Ill. We voters who take the difficult road of disagreeing with the Aurora City Council on the Casino plan to move, are in the good company of former State governor, Pat Quinn. He made the statement he decided not to run in the Chicago mayoral election
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council unanimously approved, Tuesday, Nov. 8, nine members to the recently-created Aurora LGBTQ Advisory Board at the City Council meeting. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Advisory Board was established by mayor Richard Irvin to elevate the voices and work to address
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council unanimously approved a proposal, at the Tuesday, Oct. 25 City Council meeting, to supply a $50 Million municipal bond for a new casino to be built. • Seventeen individuals used their voices for up to three minutes each in the 30 minutes of
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council listened to many citizens at the Tuesday, Oct. 18 Committee of the Whole meeting. They were against a proposal to supply $50 Million in municipal bonds for a new casino to be built. • Eight individuals used their voices for up to three
In a unanimous vote, the Finance Committee of the Aurora City Council advanced the PENN Entertainment proposal to relocate the Hollywood Casino in Aurora. All five members recommended the proposal to continue through the process. The next step is a presentation to all 12 members at the Committee of the
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council members listened to success stories and a request of funds for Aurora Crime Stoppers, at the Tuesday, Oct. 11 City Council meeting. Board president of Aurora Area Crime Stoppers, Vernon LaVia, and Board member, Mike Funkey, reminded the City Council the 501(c)(3) non-profit
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council listened to a report on the Fiestas Patrias scholarship fundraiser after a two-year hiatus at the Tuesday, Oct. 4 Committee of the Whole meeting. Tony Martinez, director of Communications for the city of Aurora government, said $102,000 was raised for scholarships for Latino
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council members shared heart-felt stories and reflected on their experiences with the late alderman-at-large and the 58th mayor of Aurora, Robert (Bob) J. O’Connor, at the Tuesday, Sept. 27 Aurora City Council meeting. A moment of silence was held for O’Connor who received a
Aurora City Council members and other dignitaries cut a ribbon Tuesday, Sept. 13, for the grand opening of Weston Bridges, an independent apartment community for adults with disabilities.
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored volunteers of Aurora’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Tuesday, Sept. 13 at the Aurora City Council meeting as part of September’s National Preparedness Month. The event each September was created to raise awareness of the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council discussed results of the availability and disparity study performed by Griffin and Strong, P.C. at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, Sept. 6. City government of Aurora documents show by accepting the study and recommendations, staff members can
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council held a special meeting Monday, Aug. 29, to adopt a final ward map. During the City Council Meeting Tuesday, Aug. 23, the Aurora City Council deliberated on several options for potential new ward maps and voted unanimously to pass the redistricting ordinance by
