As part of their Civic Engagement Series, the League of Women Voters Aurora Area will host a forum featuring school board representatives from East Aurora Unit District 131, West Aurora Unit District 129, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 and Oswego Unit District 308.
Batavia teacher named Kane County Educator of the Year Susan Jones, who teaches at Alice Gustafson Elementary School in Batavia, was honored in a ceremony Friday as Kane County Educator of the Year.
Updated 4/30/2021 9:40 PM
A special-education teacher in Batavia Unit District 101 was named Kane County Educator of the Year Friday.
Susan Jones, who teaches at Alice Gustafson Elementary School, has been a teacher for 33 years, according to a news release from the Kane County Regional Office of Education.
She received a $3,000 prize from the ROE, to be used for a project of her choosing at her school.
The ceremony honored nominees from the 2019-2020 school year, after last year s ceremony was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin elected to second term
Aurora mayoral candidate Richard Irvin is running in the April 6 election. Rick West | Staff Photographer, 2020 From left, Richard Irvin, John Laesch and Judd Lofchie are candidates for Aurora mayor in the April 6 election. Judd Lofchie is running for Aurora mayor in the April 6 election. John Laesch is running for Aurora mayor in the April 6 election.
Updated 4/6/2021 10:36 PM
Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin managed to stave off hard-fought challenges from two determined opponents, catapulting his way to a second term with an apparent victory Tuesday.
Unofficial results showed the incumbent with 6,825 votes, compared to 2,918 cast for Judd Lofchie and 2,583 for John Laesch, with all precincts reporting in DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Will counties.
Plenty to watch with Fox Valley mayoral elections From left, Richard Irvin, John Laesch and Judd Lofchie are candidates for Aurora mayor in Tuesday s election. Kevin Burns, left, and Tom Simonian, right, are candidates for Geneva mayor in Tuesday s election. Jeff Lynam, left, and Lael Miller, right, are candidates for East Dundee village president in Tuesday s election. Timothy Hoeft, left, and Charles Sass, right, are candidates for Huntley mayor in Tuesday s election. Maureen Lewis, left, and Lora Vitek, right, are candidates for St. Charles mayor in Tuesday s election. Joseph Connell, left, and Christopher Nelson, right, are candidates for West Dundee village president in Tuesday s election.
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