Category: Aurora Beacon-News Opinion

More than anything Gabe wants a place he and his Fox Valley family can call home.

Theater folks say it’s always tough to say good-bye when that last curtain drops, but this one is particularly hard for cast and crew, including the director of the popular Disney musical that ran for 12 weeks in downtown Aurora and reached an audience of over 110,000.

The whole idea is to let those taking part in Dry January know “you can still come out and have a good time. We have options for you,” said Clayton Muhammad, chief communications and equity officer for the city of Aurora.

Evelyn Rackmyer was the guest of honor at a celebration at Jennings Terrace, where her contribution to this city’s story was acknowledged by Aurora Historical Society Executive Director John Jaros.

Sister Rose Marie Lorentzen died Dec. 20 in Dubuque, Iowa, at the age of 89. Funeral services for her will be held in Dubuque on Friday, Jan. 10.

“An awful lot of people in this country are but one tragedy away from being where I was,” said Lori Parker. “If you get the proper help at the proper time, you can rebuild.”

Volunteers, donors and organizations around the Aurora area working to make the holidays a little brighter for those in need.

Edith Vazquez and Margarita Sanchez are graduates of Waubonsee’s Adult Education program, and have served that program as administrative assistants since 2003 and 2002, respectively.

An open house on Sunday, Dec. 15, at New England Congregational will feature 40 non-Anglo/European Nativity scenes.

Naperville mom frustrated with hurdles she’s facing with her 3-year-old identical twins.