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Susan and Dick Schindel stand near the sign at their home parish, Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Aurora. They are involved in several ministries there, including caring for and updating the sign.

Column: Community service a mission for longtime Aurora couple: ‘So many need help’

May 27, 2022 at 10:18 a.m.

Retired teachers Susan and Dick Schindel of Aurora have been involved with so much community service over the many years that it really puts most of us to shame. But...

Column: Meet the only man in both East Aurora, West Aurora halls of fame

April 15, 2022 at 10:26 a.m.

If you are a fan of any of our local high schools, you may have attended a game or event that included a "hall of fame" ceremony. Typically, outstanding former...

The Rev. Charles Reichenbacher at Marmion Abbey, standing near the statue of Blessed Columba Marmion OSB, patron of the abbey and of Marmion Academy in Aurora.

Column: An ‘Aurora kid’ reflects on decades of service at Marmion

December 17, 2021 at 10:03 a.m.

Earlier this year, I wrote about my life experiences living in the Copley Hospital neighborhood on Aurora's older southeast side. As I looked back, I realized that it was home...

Among the women veterans honored at Aurora's Veterans Day ceremony were, from left, Eneke Smith, who was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy; Janene Marshall-Gatling, a colonel in the U.S. Army; and Darnetta Jones, a lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

Column: Women veterans in Aurora get a long-deserved salute

November 19, 2021 at 4:18 p.m.

Our brave women veterans were officially overlooked for many generations. Formal recognition from our grateful nation finally came in 1986 when construction of the national Military Women's Memorial was authorized....

East Aurora High School boys' basketball coach Wendell Jeffries talks to his team during a timeout during a game in 2015.

Column: A look back at the winningest basketball coach in East Aurora High School history

October 24, 2021 at 5:37 a.m.

Aurora has long had a love affair with its high school basketball teams — now over a century long for the boys' teams at East and West Aurora high schools....

Pat Rogers, board president of Rebuilding Together Aurora, stands next to the house on Aurora's West Side which is the next repair project of the organization.

Column: For Aurora man, working with Rebuilding Together Aurora ‘a chance to help people’

September 26, 2021 at 8:07 a.m.

Rebuilding Together Aurora has been continuing its mission of repairing and rehabilitating housing in the city but, more importantly, its mission of changing the quality of life for families. Part...

Column: After 50 years at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Aurora, Sister Nancy Ulrich saying goodbye

August 13, 2021 at 10:39 a.m.

Only occasionally do we have the good fortune to know someone who has given 60 years of her life ministering to others in a spirit of love and dedication. But...

Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church has been a part of the neighborhood near the old Copley Hospital site in Aurora for generations.

Column: Historic East Side neighborhood in Aurora in the spotlight

July 16, 2021 at 1:42 p.m.

The old Copley Memorial Hospital served as an anchor for one of Aurora's historic East Side neighborhoods for several generations. First established as a small building on South Lincoln Avenue...

Jill Amoni, left, and Tracy Duran pose with a photo of one of the statues in the Sunken Garden in Aurora's Phillips Park. The garden has statues representing each of the four seasons.

Friends work to put Aurora history in the spotlight

May 21, 2021 at 9:38 a.m.

From the day that she moved to the Aurora area in 1971, Jill Amoni began to develop an admitted love affair with our City of Lights. "From the first time...

The leadership team of the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora of, from left, Sister Jane Ann Beckman, coordinator of citizenship; Sister Kathleen Ryan, director; and Alison Brzezinski, coordinator of tutoring; stand near photos of many of their students and tutors.

Column: Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora works to help immigrants feel ‘part of a community which supports one another’

April 16, 2021 at 9:10 a.m.

Along with many of you who have lived in Aurora for an extended period, I had known of the Dominican Literacy Center located on the grounds of St. Therese Church...

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