Images: Icons of North Aurora
Posted December 11, 2015 10:00 pm
What do you think of when you think of North Aurora? I think of the Fox River, suburban development and fried lemon pies.
And Oberweis milk. The auto mall where I bought my Saturn Vue. The dam near village hall, and riverside parks and trails. The relatively new police station.
And a young man who gave his life in service to our country not too long ago.
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The Veterans Memorial Plaza at Willow Way and Far View Drive has a plaque that notes the seven people from North Aurora who have died in military service to the United States. The last was Army Spec. Christopher Patterson, who was killed in Afghanistan in January 2012.
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North Aurora opened a new police station in 2010 at Lincolnway and Airport Road.
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Someone at the Oberweis Dairy headquarters, located at Ice Cream Drive and Orchard Road, has a sense of humor. These tanks hold the cream that is separated from the raw milk processed at the plant.
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New agriculture in the foreground, old in the back, off Deerpath Road in North Aurora. The poles are part of the framework on which hops will be grown for use in beers to be brewed at the Hardware brewpub under construction at Orchard and Oak Street.
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High-voltage electrical lines run east-west through North Aurora. You can hear a slightly hum if you stand near them.
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Crossway Chapel is one of three Christian congregations located on Oak Street in North Aurora. The building formerly housed a Lutheran church.
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Students at Jewel Middle School in North Aurora are reminded daily of how they are to approach their life at school.
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The North Aurora Auto Mall on Orchard Road has been in business since the late 1990s.
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The Fox River, taken from the west side of the State Street bridge, looking east.
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An old grain silo sits in back of Harner's Bakery and Restaurant on the west side of the Fox River in North Aurora. The village originally was known as Schneider's Mill, named for a settler who built a grain mill.
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Harner's Bakery and Restaurant, on State Street in North Aurora, is a popular spot for hearty comfort food and many baked goods.
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