By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, March 1, Council members discussed a proposed amendment to the code of ordinances pertaining to the licensure of retailers engaged in the business of selling certain vapor and alternate tobacco and nicotine products. Discussions centered
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 22, many individuals received the Mayor’s Award of Black Excellence: The award, which honors individuals who have gone above and beyond in the community, were presented to: • Pastor George Grant who founded New Jerusalem Church in
Aurora Downtown’s Business Attraction and Retention (BAR) Committee offers a variety of grants to help support established businesses, property owners, and initiatives taking place in the downtown special service area (SSA One). For a second year, Aurora Downtown’s BAR Committee will provide two types of grants in areas that assist
The City of Aurora government has opened its annual grant program for local events. Neighborhood and community groups planning a public event in 2022 can apply for a Neighborhood Festival Funding Grant through the City of Aurora’s Community Services Department. The application process is open. Funds of up to $1,500
In honor of National Poetry Month in April, Aurora Downtown will be host to a call for poems. The theme is “Rebirth” and poems will be reviewed by the City’s poet laureate. This is open to any writer who resides in the Fox Valley region. Original poems no more than
Friends and family, including veterans groups and first responders, help 99 year-old World War II veteran Ray Moore celebrate his birthday Saturday, Feb. 12 with a parade of 20 vehicles which drove past his house in Aurora. Members of Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club and Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion Post 84
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, Feb. 15, Council members viewed a presentation about ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection, alert and analysis service, that is used for timely notification to law enforcement. The City Council gave unanimous consent to the resolution and
After a two-year hiatus, downtown Aurora’s 24th Annual Blues on the Fox Festival is roaring back this Summer, with a killer lineup of longtime favorites and new talent playing live blues on the banks of the Fox River, Friday and Saturday, June 17-18, at Thomas J. Weisner RiverEdge Park. Friday
Aurora continued its ‘Aurora In Black’ month-long series of events for Black History Month by sending Aurora city government employees into schools to inspire youth. The “Changing the Narrative” mentoring session brought together black male young professionals who work at Aurora City Hall and black male high school students for
La Sociedad D’Paul performed at La Quinta de los Reyes, 36 E. New York Street downtown Aurora, during February’s First Fridays events Friday, Feb. 4.
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, Feb. 1, consent was given to a resolution approving a redevelopment agreement with Windfall Group LLC for the development of rental apartments and owner-occupied townhomes along the west side of the Fox River at 309
Aurora Downtown will start its 10th season of First Fridays February 4. The nothing-else-like-it event that opens up dozens of downtown venues with art, music, and more continues to attract locals and visitors with a variety of options for all ages. In February, a handful of venues will offer specials
Mike Gould, fourth from left, founder and owner of Hounds Town USA, gives a thumbs up after Aurora mayor Richard Irvin cuts a ribbon for Hounds Town Aurora, a doggie daycare facility, at a grand opening Saturday, Jan.15.
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council presented members of the community with the Donna J. Williams Award of Service, Tuesday, Jan. 11, for giving back to the Aurora community with the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Williams. The late Donna J. Williams was an educator
With another round of sub-zero temperatures blanketing the area, Aurora’s 24-hour Warming Center has been reopened around-the-clock through the morning on Tuesday, January 11, for those in need of warm shelter.The warming center is located at the Aurora Transportation Center, 233 N. Broadway. All guests must take a Covid-19 health
Three kings bring gifts to the manger during the annual outdoor live nativity pageant Saturday, Dec. 18, at Faith Lutheran Church in Aurora.
Father Matthew J. McMorrow, pastor at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Aurora, blesses the manger Sunday, Dec. 12, to open the 70th annual Lehnertz Avenue drive-thru Christmas display in Aurora.
Five participants mug for the camera (so to tie in with the occasion) in downtown Aurora Friday, Dec. 3 at the annual Cocoa Crawl event as part of First Fridays.
The Weisner Ice Rink cuts a pretty picture in the Aurora Festival of Lights in Phillips Park created by the Aurora Rotary Club.
Ambassador Reyna Torres Mendivil, the Consul General of Mexico in Chicago, was well-received during her first visit to Aurora Monday, Nov. 29. “Wow, Aurora really knows how to make you feel at home,” said the ambassador. “I love the diversity and the energy and how beautiful and organized everything is.”
