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By Mike Danaher – The Courier-News-

Kane County Fair heads into its 150th year with rides, treats and nod to agricultural past

Thursday marked the official start of 150th annual Kane County Fair, offering a taste of the area’s agricultural side, the thrill of carnival rides and the kind of foods for which fairs are known.

Larry Breon, Kane County Fair Board president for the last 25 years, was a Batavia Boys 4-H Club member in his youth and part of the group who put up a flagpole on the current fairground when it opened in 1958 — the same year his champion steer was chosen to go to the Illinois State fair, he said.

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The West Aurora School District has approved a construction contract to build a technical education center on this site at its 15-acre campus on the city’s West Side. (Steve Lord / The Beacon-News)

West Aurora School District has accepted a nearly $3.9 million general contractor bid for construction of a technical education facility.

The West Aurora School Board voted unanimously to award the lowest bid at $3,892,000 received from RC Wegman Construction of Aurora for construction of the Weisner Family Center for Career Development. Continue reading

Free Family Activities & Fireworks

Wednesday, July 4th, 6 to 10 p.m. At approximately, 9:35 p.m., The City of Lights will live up to its name with a pyrotechnic extravaganza illuminating the night sky with a rainbow of colors. Fireworks can be viewed from both locations and along the banks of the river.

Park Remotely & Ride our Shuttles for Free

The City of Aurora is offering free park and ride shuttle service from 5:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. providing round trip transportation to 10 convenient locations throughout the city. The shuttles will resume service after the fireworks display with the latest departure scheduled for 11 p.m. Continue reading

The annual 4th of July Parade will take place on Wednesday, July 4th, with step-off at 10 a.m. This year’s theme is TBA.

The parade route will begin at Benton and River, head east on Benton, north on Broadway, west on Galena, south on Stolp, and west on Downer ending at River Street.

The Reviewing Stand, for best viewing, will be in front of the Paramount Theatre at 23 East Galena Aurora, IL 60505 Continue reading

Annual meeting coming up.

We’ve taken two reports of packages being swiped from front porches in recent days and thought it would be a good idea to remind you of how not to be victimized by these types of crimes. Continue reading

Time to get ready for the Orchard Valley Homeowners Association’s annual Garage Sale. This years Garage Sale will be held Friday June 8th and Saturday June 9th. Hours are 8am to 3pm.

WACC meets every month on the third Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. at the 5th Ward Community Room, West Aurora Plaza, 1921 West Galena Blvd.

Dr. Adrienne Holloway, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Aurora will be the presenter. You will learn what innovative projects are currently being introduced and planned for the future. Questions will be welcomed!

Feel free to contact group leader, Pat Malin for additional information and questions, (630)844-9223.

To review the area covered by WACC, please use this link: https://www.aurora-il.org/DocumentCenter/View/1074

Electronics Recycling– The Kane County Electronics Recycling Program is for residential equipment only, and includes 2 drop-off locations and a number of scheduled events (see below details). ​​Businesses can see this list of electronics recycling companies​ to assist with their needs.

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