USS Illinois salute at Navy League Aurora Council 247 monthly meeting
Navy veteran Chris Gaines of Aurora reports Tuesday, July 19, on a salute by suburban residents for crew members and their families of the USS Illinois submarine.
Aurora Navy League Council 247 theme: Pearl Harbor
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday July 19 dinner meeting at the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and Mill Street, Montgomery. A reception will begin promptly at 5 p.m. followed by a meeting at 5:30 p.m. with dinner afterward. The cost is $25 all-inclusive
Aurora Navy League Council 247 meeting, Aurora public art
Col. (Ret.) Rick Todas, left, presents an appreciation certificate to Jenn Byrne, City of Aurora public art director, after her presentation.
Public art topic at Aurora Navy League
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, April 19. The meeting will be held in the private dining room at the rear (north side) of: Riverview Diner, IL-25 at Mill Street, Montgomery. A reception will begin at 5 p.m. followed by dinner at approximately
Former nuclear sub officer at Aurora Navy League
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday Feb. 15 dinner meeting at the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and Mill Street, Montgomery. It is a very large private room and can be entered from the north door, or through the restaurant. There is plenty of
Submarines Aurora Navy League focus
You do not need to be a member of the Navy League, or have a reservation, to attend the in-person meeting. The general public is welcome. The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday, Jan. 18 dinner meeting at the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and
Pearl Harbor Day, an 80th remembrance in Aurora
By Al Benson Aurora’s annual Pearl Harbor Day memorial luncheon saluted World War II veterans and outstanding high school youth. Several hundreds packed Gaslite Manor in Aurora for the 52nd annual event by Navy League Aurora Council and Aurora Rotary Club. Navy League Aurora Council is a nonprofit group supporting
Pearl Harbor luncheon Monday, Dec. 6
The 52nd annual Pearl Harbor Day luncheon will be held at 11:15 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6 sponsored by the Aurora Navy League Council. The event will be at the Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road, in Aurora. Tickets, $25 each, will be available at the door.World War II survivors and one
USAR Aurora Navy League Council 247 topic Nov. 16
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday, Nov. 16 dinner meeting at its new, permanent location, the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and Mill Street, Montgomery. It is a large private room and can be entered from the north door or through the restaurant. There
East Aurora High School NJROTC discussed at Aurora Navy League Council 247
Navy Commander (ret.) Mike Kerley, left, East Aurora High School naval science program senior instructor, provides a program update at the Tuesday, Oct. 19, Aurora Navy League Council 247 meeting at Riverview Diner in Montgomery
Aurora Navy League Council dinner meeting October 19
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday, Oct. 19 dinner meeting at its new, permanent location, the private room of the Riverview Diner, IL-25 and Mill St, Montgomery. This is a very large private room and can be entered from the north door or through the restaurant.
Greg Thomas, former Aurora police chief, to speak at Aurora Navy League Council 247
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its Tuesday, Sept. 21 dinner meeting at Riverview Diner, IL-25 and Mill Street, Montgomery. You do not need to be a member of the Navy League, or have a reservation, to attend the in-person meeting, the general public is welcome. A reception
Aurora Navy League picnic August 17
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its annual picnic from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17. The meeting will be held at the home of Sharon and Kent Catich, 2900 Tanner Road, North Aurora. Call 630-907-0110 if you’re lost. We are have Reuland Food Service catering,
Lieutenant Commander Ryan Hall at the Aurora Council Navy League
By Len Wass Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Ryan Hall, USN (United States Navy), a student at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, addressed the Aurora Council Navy League. His topic covered the complex organization and intense training of the U.S. Navy’s various expeditionary commands. Units of these expeditionary commands
Aurora Navy League will resume in-person meeting Tuesday
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its first in-person dinner meeting at its new, permanent location Tuesday, June 15. It will be held in the private room of the Riverside Diner, IL-25 and Mill Street, Montgomery. The Navy League will continue to hold its monthly meetings there. A
Captain Jim Murphy gives remarks at Navy League Aurora Council meeting
Captain Jim Murphy, a Glen Ellyn resident, U.S. Navy (ret.), gives remarks to the Navy League Aurora Council Tuesday, May 18 at 1 East Benton Street in Aurora.
Aurora Navy League dinner, U.S. border presentation, January 19
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its in-person monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, Jan. 19, on the third floor of the former Aurora Library, 1 East Benton Street, Aurora, which is a very large room. Body temperature checks and social distancing will be practiced for seating. A choice of
Navy League Aurora Council Notice on Its Annual Pearl Harbor Day Luncheon
The Aurora Navy League Council regrets the cancellation of its annual Pearl Harbor Day Luncheon and Bratton Awards public recognition. For those interested we shall gather informally at noon 07 December 2020 at the American Legion Post 84 office at 1 E. Benton in Aurora to commemorate the attack on
Aurora Navy League meeting November 17 Canceled
Due to the increasing spread of the COVID-19 and expected increased State of Illinois restrictions, the November 17 dinner meeting of the Aurora Council of the Navy League is canceled. The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its in-person monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, Nov. 17, in the basement of
Fisher House for veterans
Jim Butler of Aurora, right, reports to Navy League Aurora Council members Tuesday, Sept. 15 how Fisher House provided housing for his son, Thomas, a Marine and Army veteran, during a hospitalization.