In an eighth-annual fundraiser, Scouting America Blackhawk Troop 11 will post a U.S. flag on Aurora-area front lawns this summer. An announcement said Troop 11, based at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora, will post flags in Aurora, Montgomery and North Aurora on Memorial Day, Flag Day, July 4 and
By Jerry NowickiCapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com Illinoisans can now vote on whether they want a new state flag. The Illinois Secretary of State’s office officially opened the voting portal on Friday, and votes will be accepted through Feb. 14. Voters can choose from 10 designs for a new flag, the current
By Al Benson Approximately 25 discarded U.S. flags went up in smoke Sunday night in North Aurora. The incineration took place in the North Aurora Police station parking lot as part of Brady Norris’ requirements for a BSA Eagle award. Norris, an Aurora resident and member of Troop 104 in
The City of Aurora government was host to the inaugural German Flag Raising-Ceremony, October 3, in recognition of the day and the heritage of Germans in Aurora.
Aurora brothers and Boy Scouts Cole, left, and Jack Eigsti, right, salute an American flag last year in a Post the Colors fundraiser by Blackhawk Boy Scout Troop 11 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora.
