“Art Comes Alive: A Teen Art Exhibition” was created by us to celebrate and display the creativity of local youth. All artwork will be submitted by local teen artists and will be put on display at Gallery 1904, 1 E. Benton St. Aurora, IL 60505 for the community to appreciate
State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Hernandez, will join with ACLU Illinois for a town hall meeting to discuss women’s reproductive health care legislation at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 1 E. Benton Street in Aurora. Hernandez and ACLU Illinois will discuss legislation to repeal the Parental Notification of Abortion (PNA).
Fox Valley area climate activists will participate in international climate strike day of action at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24 at Simmons Park, 1191 E. Indian Trail, Aurora. The event is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to wear red as part of the international “code red”
Historic Aurora voices will come alive during the Big Woods Cemetery Walk. Big Woods School Foundation will hold the Walk from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Cemetery, 3033 N. Eola Road in Aurora just south of Butterfield Road. Proceeds will benefit restoration of Big Woods
If you’re looking for a way to be more civically engaged, why not attend the Aurora Public Library District’s (APLD) hybrid program, Civic Education Series: School Boards at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30? You can join the event in person at the Santori Library (Room 125/126) or on Facebook Live.
All ages are invited to a reception October 1 at the Gary Brown Art Gallery/Studio in Aurora with featured artist Randy Meyers, who is known as: “The Recreator”. The showing of Randy’s original lamps are created from repurposed industrial parts. Randy works at a furious pace, and often has sold
Memorial ringing of the bell is a solemn feature at the Oswego First Responder Memorial at the Oswego Public safety Campus.
At Cantigny Park in Wheaton, retired major Jack Erwin of Wheaton, reaches his arm in pointing to the other speakers in the 9/11 memorial ceremony Saturday, Sept. 11.
In Joliet flags and representatives stand at attention in memoriam at the Will County Courthouse Saturday, Sept. 11.
September 14, 2021Dear editor; A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 25. Honeysuckle and other invasive woody plants will be targeted for removal in addition to seed collecting and dispersal. Tools will be provided, but feel free
The Fox River clean-up will be held at two locations this year by the Friends of the Fox River in its third annual, “It’s Our Fox River Day”. The events will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 18 at Glenwood Park Forest Preserve,1644 S. River Street, Batavia, and
Quad County Urban League (QCUL) Aurora invites everyone to a free live Back to Business Grant informational/Q & A session through Zoom. Presenter, Brittany Moore, is the small business case manager for QCUL and will be sharing in depth information about the grant, answering questions, and scheduling one on one
Ken Johnson, Yorkville resident and president, Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472, greets visitors to the Lodge’s food and collectibles booth at the 41st annual Scandinavian Day Festival Sunday, Sept. 12.
The Just Food Initiative of the Fox Valley will hold a fundraiser with Katerina’s Authentic Greek Cuisine of Batavia Food pickup will take place between noon and 5 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 16 at Lumes Restaurant, 1902 Fabian Parkway, Batavia. Pick up will be at the front door of Lumes
The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park invites everyone to the Heroes of 9/11 Memorial Ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. The event will be held adjacent to the Museum’s outdoor exhibit comprised of two structural steel beams from the former World Trade Center buildings in New York City.
Six Aurora firefighters were deployed to New York City immediately following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. After a non-stop 16-hour drive to New York, they worked for four intense days on rescue and recovery efforts. They returned home, forever impacted by what they experienced. Two decades later, the
The Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park and the League of Women Voters of Wheaton continue their acclaimed Civic Awareness Series with a virtual program will feature Ian Rosenberg, author of “The Fight for Free Speech: Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms,” published this year. His presentation
First Fridays will feature more than two dozen venues open with art, music, and more features Friday. Several locations will include decorated storefronts celebrating the return of Paramount Theatre with its current production of “Kinky Boots.” September 3, Roots Aurora is back with family-friendly activities from 5 p.m. to 7
Are you interested in saving money on groceries and prolonging the life of your food? Fox Valley residents John and Char Johnson-Dunlop will make a presentation at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Gail Borden Public Library, 751 W. Bowes Road, Elgin, for the program “I’m Freezing! Hope You
The September meeting of 100+ Women Who Care of Will County will take place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14 at P.B. Mulligan’s Restaurant & Bar 19433 Renwick Road, Crest Hill, inside Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club. We gather together. We nominate. We present. We vote. We
