By Jason Crane The North Aurora Village Board meeting Monday, through the Zoom video conference platform included Village president Dale Berman’s notice that the January 18 Board meeting will be his last. Berman recently won a seat on the Kane County Board for District 2. He has been the Village
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, City attorney Rick Veenstra gave an update to the City’s Ethics Ordinance including the creation of an ethics hotline. In January 2019, the City Council began to review the City’s
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council listened to an update on the Civilian Review Board (CRB). Aurora Communications director Clayton Muhammad said there were 134 applicants for the Civillian Review Board which finished accepting applications
By Jason Crane The North Aurora Village Board, through the Zoom video conference platform, voted against a third amendment to the annexation agreement for the Moose Lake Estates subdivision at the Board meeting Monday. The Board has spent many hours receiving input from dozens of residents since the October 19,
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council thanked deputy mayor Chuck Nelson for his service to Aurora. Everybody loves Chuck! That was the theme for the man who was born and raised in Aurora.
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council unanimously approved a $406,358,000 balanced budget for 2021. The meeting can be viewed on the City’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eygew_SaQfU There were no speakers for the budget public hearing, or the three
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council heard a merger announcement from Brian Dolan, former managing broker with Dolan & Murphy commercial real estate agency in Aurora. “As of today, December 1st, we are
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council unanimously, 12-0, approved an ordinance to create a nine-member civilian review board (CRB) to review matters involving the Aurora Police Department (APD). The Council heard from eight speakers who
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, City Council members viewed a proposal of phase 1 of the Fox Valley Mall redevelopment plan. Centennial Real Estate Company in Dallas, Texas, owners of the Fox Valley Mall propose
By Jason Crane Discussion about some restaurants in Aurora continuing to provide indoor service during the shutdown was a part of the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform. Alex Alexandrou, chief administrative services officer for the city government of Aurora said, “We have
By Jason Crane The Montgomery Village Board discussed and unanimously approved an architectural agreement with Williams Architects for design and consulting services for a new public works building at the Village Board meeting Monday, through the Zoom video conference platform. The Village Board reviewed the public works space needs analysis
By Jason Crane Discussions about a residence requirement for city of Aurora police and fire employees was part of the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform. Rules, Administration and Procedures (RAP) Committee chairperson, alderman Carl Franco, gave an update about the
By Jason Crane The North Aurora Village Board, through the Zoom video conference platform, discussed at the Committee of the Whole meeting Monday, to create a program to assist food establishments with costs associated with outdoor dining in the Winter due to indoor dining restrictions because of COVID-19. Six establishments
By Jason Crane The Montgomery Village Board viewed a presentation by Phil Cullen, owner of Ballydoyle Irish Pub & Restaurant in Aurora and Downers Grove and Empire in Naperville, about redeveloping the vacant Gray’s Mill property, at the Village Board meeting Monday, through the Zoom video conferencing platform. Cullen shared
By Jason Crane As the U. S. presidential debate, was being heard around the Nation and parts of the world, Thursday, Oct. 22, feelings of frustration and the need for answers filled Main Baptist Church in Aurora at the third community listening session for the C.H.A.N.G.E. (community helping Aurora’s necessary
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conferencing platform, the City Council approved the purchase and installation of a body-worn camera system for the Aurora Police Department (APD). The approval is another step in a lengthy process due to budget considerations
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conferencing platform, included was a discussion by the Aurora City Council about an increase in compensation for the mayor and aldermen. Mayor Richard Irvin recused himself from the discussion to avoid any
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conferencing platform, the City Council listened to an update on the community listening sessions and approval for funding of Aurora’s Hesed House improvements. See below. The first of five community listening sessions on policing
By Jason Crane The North Aurora Village Board unanimously approved a special events permit for the North Aurora Lions Club at the Village Board meeting Monday. The North Aurora Lions Club is seeking to be host to a drive-thru flu shot event Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 2 p.m. to 6
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conferencing platform, the City Council viewed a plan to fill the large and long vacant building that housed the former Lowe’s and Cosmopolitan Market: • Consent was given to an ordinance
