By Jade AubreyCapitol News Illinoisjaubrey@capitolnewsillinois.com Fallen Aurora firefighter Cristian Medrano was honored at the state’s 32nd annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial held outside the Statehouse Tuesday, May 13. The memorial is held each May in front of the commemorative statue on the Statehouse’s back lawn as a tribute to Illinois firefighters
A fire broke out January 10, 1934 which destroyed the Woolworth Store in Aurora, 19-21 South Broadway.
Firefighters from North Aurora, Sycamore, Naperville, and Lisle Departments were among 45 members of 31 Illinois departments who recently were deployed to assist in Hurricane Ida recovery efforts in Louisiana. Don Davids of Aurora, president of Wheeling-based Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, said “MABAS received a tasking from the Illinois
Three quick-acting Aurora Police officers and an Aurora Fire Lieutenant pulled a woman from the Fox River late Friday night, saving her life. Just after 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Aurora’s 911 Center received a report of a woman spotted in the Fox River near the New York Street bridge and
