Miller, who had begged his widowed mother to let him enlist in the Navy after graduating from East Aurora High School at age 17, had been on duty as a spotter on the USS Drexler in the early morning hours of May 28, 1945, when two enemy suicide planes attacked his ship and the USS Lowry near Okinawa.
Former Aurora Chief Community Services Officer Viviana Ramirez was one of many in upper city management who recently left their positions alongside former Mayor Richard Irvin.
Alive Center, a Naperville-based nonprofit offering programming for students in fifth- through 12th-grade, plans to franchise.
The raises will cover approximately 108 administrators for the 2025-26 school year, officials said.
The St. Charles Business Alliance offered its 27th annual Fine Art Show, a juried display of more than 100 artists in downtown St. Charles.
The Illinois Supreme Court is now allowing state lawmakers who are also lawyers to acquire continuing education credits for their work in the General Assembly.
The West Aurora School District 129 board recently voted unanimously to renew the district’s food service contract with Chicago-based OrganicLife for the 2025-26 school year.
Beginning at 10 a.m., the parade stepped off at Benton Street and River Street in downtown Aurora where crowds had gathered throughout the morning to enjoy the event.
Rachael Mahmood will return to Indian Prairie next school year after spending her sabbatical hosting discussions about belonging in schools.
Former Aurora Chief Information Officer Michael Pegues left his position alongside former Mayor Richard Irvin.