Amy Boerema
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Help wantedOct 31, 2021 6:22 pm - The faces are everywhere. They are dark, some freestanding, some etched into wood posts, others perched atop a dilapidated house roof. Collectively, these sculptures rep...
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Riders with a cause can donate old bikes, partsOct 31, 2021 6:07 pm - It's time for all your old and unused bikes to hit the streets. Residents can donate extra or unused bikes -- even broken bikes and bike parts -- to organizations that w...
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Kids come first at 15th annual Aurora festivalOct 31, 2021 6:07 pm - There's no better to reason to celebrate, a group of Aurora church leaders says, than children. The 15th annual Celebrate Our Children festival will run from noon to 6 p...
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Aurora garbage stickers get thumbs upOct 31, 2021 5:59 pm - Aurora residents likely will retain the current garbage sticker program they use now, as well as pay a mandatory $3 monthly recycling fee. The city's current five-year g...
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Planned Parenthood's big plansOct 31, 2021 5:48 pm - With an opening nearing, Planned Parenthood officials are putting the final touches on their newest facility on Aurora's east side. The 22,000-square-foot, $7.5 million ...
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Workers safe as blaze damages metals plantOct 31, 2021 5:37 pm - Aurora Township firefighters on Friday battled the first major blaze in their newly formed department's history. No one was injured in the industrial fire that caused an...
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Aurora clinic opens, protests greet itOct 31, 2021 5:36 pm - Vowing to "stop the poison from flowing into Aurora," hundreds of supporters of the Chicago-based Pro-Life Action League on Thursday protested the opening of a Planned P...
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Health department says no to doggy dips in poolOct 31, 2021 5:22 pm - Sammy's a water lover. At last year's Fox Valley Park District Dog Swim, the 18-month-old golden retriever had the time of her short life. She splashed around with pooch...
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Lights on, crime off is the hope in AuroraOct 31, 2021 5:24 pm - The City of Lights is about to become even brighter. A group of Aurora residents has launched a "Lighten Up" campaign to encourage neighbors to keep energy-efficient lig...
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Aurora police union picketOct 31, 2021 5:18 pm - After Aurora police officer Michael Perez was passed over for a promotion for the eighth time, he'd had enough. Last month, he quit. "If I stay, there's nothing left for...