Securing Christmas trees to vehicles for trip home serious business
Knowing how to tie knots really helps when fastening a Christmas tree to the tops of cars, said Steve Larson, owner of Larson's Family Farm in Sandwich. While that fact...
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St. George Church in Aurora celebrating anniversary
Most Sundays after Mass at Aurora's St. George Byzantine Catholic Church, parishioners June Todas and Rose Cinto head to the church's basement to have brunch and also count money from...
Fox Valley Festival Chorus to perform this weekend
Karen Christensen sang in her high school chorus and performed in a few shows when she was a student at Northern Illinois University in the 1970s. With the exception of...
Vehicle sticker renewal reminders latest victim of budget stalemate
This holiday season, one noteworthy item will be missing from your mailbox -- and not your email inbox -- but the one at the end of your driveway. It isn't...
Festival of Lights set to open in Aurora
This year's head of Aurora Rotary's Festival of Lights, George Ball, laughs off any comparison to Clark Griswold -- Chevy Chase's character in National Lampoon's "Christmas Vacation." Even with 50,000...
Family bonds strong at Aurora Fire Museum
Yorkville resident Claire Augustine's grandfather was one of the three Aurora firefighters killed during the 1934 fire at the downtown Aurora Woolworth store. When an exterior wall fell on the...
Coat and boot drive helps those in need in District 204
After noticing students coming to school in late October about a decade ago wearing flip-flops and socks, Jason Altenbern, the community relations coordinator for Indian Prairie School District 204, began...
Breakfast Club helps Fox Valley veterans connect
Aurora resident Carlos Aguirre is a former member of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan. He hasn't been able to attend many recent...
Suburban business offers kids rides to after-school activities
Both Fe Lucero and her husband, Fred, work miles away from their Bolingbrook home. She has the longer commute working in north suburban Skokie. He works closer to home in...
Boy’s debilitating disease rallies Oswego family
After Oswego resident Mandy Null, a mother of three, became engaged, she made several attempts to make official wedding plans. Each time her plans got waylaid, but when she does...