Salvation Army Aurora Corps breaks ground for a community center
Salvation Army Aurora Corps breaks ground for a community center Wednesday, Oct. 23
Wayside Cross Mission should remain
October 23, 2019Dear editor; I am writing to make an appeal concerning McCarty Park in Aurora. My husband’s family home was across from the Park which is in the near East Side of Aurora. The Park’s purpose is to be a sanctuary and my mother-in-law spearheaded its restoration in the
Town meeting in Aurora November 6 for Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA)
October 23, 2019Dear editor; As I become older, I have a growing concern about the quality of life that our children and grandchildren will inherit from us. How can we begin to make up for the burden polluted air, water, and climate change will have on their health and economic
Neighborhood Activities 10-31-19
Aurora • Through Friday, Nov. 15 City of Aurora’s annual Gifts from Home The City of Aurora’s annual Gifts from Home program offers our hardworking active members of the military a reminder from their hometown during the holidays. Gifts from Home thanks Aurora residents who are actively serving in the
First Fridays in Aurora will include Day of the Dead activities
Aurora First Fridays will honor the dead November 1 with several venues open with Day of the Dead activities. The event will start with a Day of the Dead prayer ceremony at 3 p.m. at Aurora Public Art, in the David L. Pierce Art and History Center, 20 E. Downer
Kiwanis Club of Aurora buzzing
Aurora residents, Charles and Karen Lorence of Lorence’s Honey Bee Haven, center, receive mugs following their presentation on beekeeping Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center.
Dinosaur joins Lions at flapjack fundraiser
Annual Aurora Noon Lions Club’s pancake breakfast fundraiser
The late Harvey Sterkel, legendary Aurora Sealmaster fastpitch softball pitcher
Harvey Sterkel of Aurora was a National figure in fastpitch circles from the time he arrive in Aurora from the Denver, Colo. area in the 1950s. He was the lead pitcher when the Aurora Sealmasters won the World Tournament championship in 1959, the same September that the Chicago White Sox
Residents Invited to Trick-or-Treat at Aurora City Hall on Halloween
Aurora families are invited to trick-or-treat at Aurora City Hall for the third annual Halloween at City Hall event. From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place, will be host to costumed trick-or-treaters who can visit City departments for candy, treats, and special
Aurora ranking includes Diwali celebration, Ward clean-up
Aurora recently was named the top place in the country to buy a well-priced house. That was No. 1 in the U.S. where a median home list price is $250.000 or less with an emphasis of quality of life, according to GoBankingRates, which listed the top 50 places in the
Fill the Bowls fundraiser in Aurora Sunday, Oct. 27
A citywide Sunday Brunch Fundraiser will be held Sunday, Oct. 27 by a coalition of more than 20 Fox Valley restaurants. Fill the Bowls organizers will welcome guests of all ages from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Gaslight Manor Banquets, 2485 Church Road in Aurora. Funds raised will support
Neighborhood Activities 10-24-19
Aurora • Thursday, Oct. 24 • 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Evening Networking Party Aurora Business United and The Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club will have a networking Party on World Polio Day at AC’s Pub, 2124 W. Galena Boulevard, Aurora, behind Dunkin Donuts and Subway. There will be free Appetizers,
Nominations open for City of Aurora’s Little Mr. Aurora and Little Miss Aurora 2020
The nomination process is open for the next youth ambassadors as the 2020 Little Mr. Aurora and Little Miss Aurora. The current Little Miss Aurora, Alaria Selmon, and Little Mr. Aurora, Benjamin Mendoza, prepare to conclude their official duties. The contest, presented by the city government of Aurora, is open
Gifts from Home program for Aurora military ready
The city government of Aurora’s annual Gifts from Home program offers our hardworking active members of the military a reminder from their hometown during the holidays. Gifts from Home thanks Aurora residents who are actively serving in the military, at home or abroad, with a gift box that includes mixed
Santori Library Atrium Ofrendas Exhibit to start Monday
Starting Monday, Oct. 28, the Aurora Public Library (APL) will present its annual Ofrendas Exhibit in the Santori Library Atrium, where visitors can view traditionally-decorated altars sponsored by community members and organizations from around the Aurora area. In its third year, the event is dedicated to and in honor of
