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Starfish Animal Rescue, a nonprofit animal rescue, will hold an open house from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at its shelter, 167 Oswald St. in Batavia. The public is invited. Cat and dog adoption information will be provided. Cats and dogs available for adoption may be viewed at the event. Volunteers will provide information and adoption applications. Refreshments will be served. Continue reading

HOUSTON, TX – AUGUST 31: Residents in a neighborhood near the Barker Reservoir return to their homes to collect belongings August 31, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The neighborhoods surrounding the reservoir are still experiencing severe flooding due to the accumulation of historic levels of rainfall, though floodwaters are beginning to recede in many parts of the city. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

AURORA, IL — Residents can donate items to help residents of Hurricane Harvey-stricken Houston starting Tuesday in Aurora. While the city will not be accepting monetary donations, necessities such as bottled water, baby products and feminine hygiene products will be accepted Aurora’s Central Garage, 720 N. Broadway.

“In consultation with the Houston Mayor’s Office, the City of Aurora will assist in collecting high-demand items that can be used beyond the initial clean-up and recovery phase,” the city said in a news release. Continue reading

Where did Labor Day come from?

Labor Day was created as a way to acknowledge and pay tribute to the workforce for all they have done to make our country prosperous and strong.

The first Labor Day was celebrated in New York City, and other cities followed this example in the following years. It was in 1894 that Congress passed a law making the first Monday of September a legal holiday.

The City Council took an important step in bolstering public safety, holding DUI offenders responsible for their actions, making police operations more efficient and saving taxpayers over $100,000 dollars annually, when they voted yesterday to hire a private law firm to handle all DUI arrests in the City of Aurora. Continue reading

The Aurora Town Club, a vintage ​baseball ​team of Aurora Police Department officers, will play its season and home finale at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26.

Town Club will host the Milwaukee Juneaus at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 2567 W. Sullivan Rd. in Aurora. Continue reading

Aurora Animal Care and Control (AACC) and the Humane Society of Aurora are collaborating with NBC and Telemundo television stations this weekend to find loving homes for pets in need during the annual “Clear the Shelters” event.  Continue reading

On Wednesday August 16 the West Aurora Concerned Citizens neighborhood group will be holding their monthly meeting at the new 5th Ward meeting space at 1921 W. Galena Blvd. in West Plaza. The meeting starts at 6:30. This will be the first public event there. Mayor Irvin will be in attendance to kick off the new venue. All 5th ward residents are invited and encouraged to shop in West Plaza before and after the meeting.

Save the Date!

We’ll be helping our friends at Culver’s serve hungry patrons and raise money for Special Olympics Illinois from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 10 at 509 Illinois Rt. 59. We’ll be donating any tips, and proceeds from selling Law Enforcement Torch Run memorabilia to Special Olympics. Culver’s will be donating $1 for every Concrete Mixer sold that day to the Special Olympians.  Hope to see you there!

FREE CONCERT-  Aurora American Legion Band- 1937 to 2017, Celebrating  their 80 Year Anniversary with a concert on Sunday July 30th at 2pm in the West Aurora High School Auditorium.

Positive economic development news. There is a contract to purchase Cosmopolitan Market Place by Aurora Packing. They are a meat processing business now located in North Aurora. Their plan is to bring the already slaughtered meat from North Aurora to Aurora for processing. Per our request, they will also incorporate a retail butcher shop. They are hoping to model it after Reams which is a butcher shop in Elburn that provides quality meat products. They believe they will be bringing over 100 new jobs to the area also. Truck traffic will be minimal and and all noise and odor created by the business will be confined inside the building. All the particulars with drawings and such still need to go through city council. That will take a few months. I anticipate that the process will go smoothly and provide a much needed anchor business in that area.