By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council members viewed a presentation about the city government of Aurora Financial Empowerment Center. The Center is the only one in the State. The city government of Aurora
By Jason Crane An Aurora alderman-at-large candidate forum Wednesday, Feb. 24, through the Zoom video conference platform, allowed viewers to learn more about the three candidates seeking the job as alderman-at-large of Aurora for the next four years. An election will be Tuesday, April 6. League of Women Voters Aurora
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, members agreed to postpone a vote on a plan to build a gas station at the northwest corner of Farnsworth Avenue and Molitor Road on the East Side. The resolution has been
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the names of the nine members of Aurora’s Civilian Review Board (CRB) were revealed. Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin established the CRB to review, evaluate, and make recommendations concerning the
By Jason Crane An Aurora mayoral candidate forum Monday, March 1 through the Zoom video conference platform, allowed viewers to learn more about the three candidates seeking the job as mayor of Aurora for the next four years. An election will be Tuesday, April 6. League of Women Voters Aurora
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council unanimously approved $1.2 million dollars for Aurora businesses struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution authorizes Marty Lyons, Aurora’s chief financial officer/city treasurer to disburse payments
By Jason Crane An Aurora mayoral candidate forum Monday, March 1 through the Zoom video conference platform, allowed viewers to learn more about the three candidates seeking the job as mayor of Aurora for the next four years. An election will be Tuesday, April 6. League of Women Voters Aurora
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council gave consent to nearly three-quarters of a million dollars for a critical incident intelligence center at the Aurora Police Department (APD). City of Aurora government documents show
By Jason Crane An Aurora mayoral candidate forum Monday, through the Zoom video conference platform, allowed viewers to learn more about the three candidates seeking the job as mayor of Aurora for the next four years. An election will be Tuesday, April 6. League of Women Voters Aurora Area Mayoral
By Jason Crane An Aurora mayoral candidate forum Saturday, through the Zoom video conference platform, allowed viewers to learn about the three candidates seeking the job as mayor of Aurora for the next four years. An election will be Tuesday, April 6. Community Advocacy Awareness Network (CAAN) and New Covenant
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council approved the following agenda items: • Approved was a resolution authorizing a lease agreement in the not to exceed amount of $46,500.00 with Nadler Golf Car Sales Inc. for
By Jason Crane Village trustees unanimously approved a resolution to name the restored and illuminated silo tower “Berman Tower” at the North Aurora Village Board meeting, Monday, through the Zoom video conference platform. The plan is to name the silo behind Harner’s Bakery in North Aurora, near the Fox River
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council listened to plans to continue to revive the winterized historic Hobbs Building. • Consent was given to a resolution authorizing the execution of a first amendment to
By Jason Crane At the Aurora government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, three of four financial relief programs presented were approved. City of Aurora government documents explain that Federal relief programs have not addressed all of the needs of local businesses and in some cases
By Jason Crane Two individuals were sworn in at the North Aurora Village Board meeting, Monday, through the Zoom video conference platform. North Aurora resident Carolyn Salazar was sworn in as Village trustee to serve the rest of acting Village president Mark Gaffino’s term. Gaffino is taking the place of
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin shared with the Council that Dan Barreiro, chief community services officer is retiring in a few months. Barreiro, a graduate of East Aurora High School
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, director of communications, Clayton Muhammad gave a presentation about the Aurora STEAM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Academy. Together with Hinsdale-based TinkRworks, the city government will provide education for more than 750
By Jason Crane Dale Berman, Village president of North Aurora officially stepped down as president, Monday, at the Village Board meeting through the Zoom video conference platform. Berman gave notice at the January 5 Board meeting that the January 18 Board meeting will be his last. Last Spring Berman stated
By Jason Crane Twenty Civilian Review Board semifinalists were announced at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform. Mayor of Aurora, Richard Irvin presented the update about the Civilian Review Board (CRB). The establishment of the City of Aurora’s Civilian Review
By Jason Crane Forty Civilian Review Board semifinalists were announced at the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform. Communications director Clayton Muhammad presented a Civilian Review Board update. The establishment of the City of Aurora’s Civilian Review Board (CRB) is a result of
