By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin, and the Aurora City Council presented honors to the Rosary Beads swimming team Tuesday, Dec. 3 for their 9th State championship. The Beads secured the top spot at the State meet November 16, and Rosary and the City of Aurora held a...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored USPS mail carrier and Aurora resident Jaylen Lockhart at the Tuesday, November 26 Aurora City Council meeting. Lockhart, 26, was doing his routine mail delivery service recently when he noticed a senior citizen walking his dog seemed a bit unsteady. As he...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council is considering a Resolution approving the establishment of a transformation fund for the Aurora business community and authorizing the deposit of $5,000,000 with Invest Aurora for its funding. City government of Aurora documents show four entities have voted to consolidate into one economic...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council is considering a Resolution to help provide relief to residents from traffic noise on Orchard Road. The City Council is set to approve a Resolution authorizing payment to Kane County Division of Transportation in the amount of $94,445.88 for the City’s 50% cost...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council is set to vote on a Resolution to approve a redevelopment agreement between the City of Aurora and The Barrera Organization LLC for the Renovation of the property known as the Galena Hotel at 116 W. Galena Boulevard. City government of Aurora documents...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council approved a proposal for the construction management of three new fire stations at the City Council meeting Tuesday, Aug. 27. The Resolution authorizes the director of the Purchasing Department to execute an agreement with Leopardo Construction, Inc. of Hoffman Estates, Ill. in the...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council listened to a proposal for the construction of three new fire stations at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, Aug. 20. The Resolution authorizes the director of the Purchasing Department to execute an agreement with Leopardo Construction, Inc....
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin’s appointment of Dan Barreiro as the new Ward 1 alderman was approved 10-1 by the Aurora City Council Tuesday, Aug. 13. Ward 8 alderwoman Patty Smith was the dessenting vote, without explanation. A swearing-in ceremony is planned for 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug....
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council approved the following mayoral appointments at the Tuesday, July 9 City Council meeting: •Approved was a Resolution appointing Carlos Anaya to the Innovation and Technology Advisory Commission. •Approved was a Resolution appointing Gloria Ramos, Keshav Varma, and Delainey Baran to the Aurora Youth...
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presented awards and street signs at the June 25 Aurora City Council meeting in honor of Aurora track athletes Patrick Hilby from Aurora Central High School, and Kewon Marshall from West Aurora High School. Hilby is the National Champion in the 800...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council is considering providing funds for improvements to the Stolp Island Parking Deck to enhance the experience for visitors of a new theater in the first floor space of the parking deck, which is set to open in July. The funding likely will be...
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presented his Mayor’s Award of Excellence to representatives from the Fox Valley Mall at the May 28 Aurora City Council meeting. International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Global Awards are the most recognized achievement for professional excellence in the marketplaces industry. The...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council thanked the volunteers known as snow angels at the Aurora City Council meeting, April 23 in celebration of National Volunteer Month. Operation Senior Shovel is a program provided by the City government in which volunteers are called upon when there are two inches...
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presented LaDonna Carr, director of the City’s Training and Development Department with the MVP Award at the Aurora City Council meeting, April 9, in the recently-renovated Council Chambers. Carr received the award for the selfless work she does in the community, including...
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presented a proclamation in honor of April being national Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting, April 2. Mayor Irvin invited members of Aurora’s Sikh community to share more about the Sikh faith and the purpose...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored Aurora Central High School senior, Patrick Hilby, at the City Council meeting, Tuesday, March 26. He won the National championship for the 800-meter run at the New Balance National Indoor Championship Meet. In addition, Hilby won the 2024 National championship for Indoor...
By Jason Crane Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin, was joined by Aurora area Muslim leaders to mark the holy month of Ramadan at the City Council meeting, Tuesday, March 12. Muslims gathered the third night of the Holy Month of Ramadan to receive the City’s proclamation before breaking their nightly...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council is considering a Resolution to approve a demolition and remediation contract with American Demolition Corporation of Carol Stream Ill., for the former YMCA structures at 460-480 Garfield Avenue. Consent was given to the Resolution at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting, Tuesday,...
By Jason Crane In celebration of Black History Month, the Aurora City Council honored four chiefs and two aldermen who serve Aurora, at the Tuesday, Feb. 13 City Council meeting. Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presented a Black History Month proclamation to Ward 7 alderman, Brandon Tolliver; chief engagement officer,...
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council honored a young cancer patient at the Committee of the Whole meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 6. A press release from the City stated Abigail Ayala, 12, was diagnosed with a Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor, an aggressive sarcoma, February 7, 2023, She has spent...
