Denise Crosby
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- 17
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- Sep 27, 2026
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Column: Timing is everything as campaign to change Aurora form of government gathers momentum (opens the original)
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Exactly half a century ago in the city of Aurora, residents had a choice of changing to a city manager style of government, a referendum question that failed in a close vote in 1976. But timing, as they say, is everything. And a group pushing to make that transition is convinced there has never been a better opportunity than now. In the first of three town hall meetings, members of Professional Aurora presented their case Wednesday evening at the Santori Aurora Public Library with the help of Br
Column: Aurora family of recent suicide victim wants to shatter the silence that surrounds mental health issues (opens the original)
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Luz Zavala is a mother with many questions – and the determination to find answers – after her 21-year-old son Juanito Lopez took his own life last week. Suicide, unfortunately, is not uncommon among the young, and in fact, several sources have noted a recent rash of these tragedies in the Aurora community. What’s not so common is for surviving loved ones to talk publicly about their grief, especially when it is still so raw. “I want to understand what happened to my son, and also to help others
Column: Fox Valley man’s new book a tribute to brotherly love and to hardworking immigrants (opens the original)
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Going by birth records, Juan Angel Rivera and Martin Rivera Jr. were first cousins. But in life they were brothers, a distinction that sets the tone of Martin Rivera’s recently published book “Juan Angel: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man.” That’s because the story is not only a tribute to Juan Angel Rivera, who died last year at age 45, it is a testament to the remarkable bond between two boys – one an American-born citizen, the other an undocumented immigrant – who were mostly raised t
Column: First responders from Aurora area remember 9/11 on 25th anniversary of terrorist attacks (opens the original)
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The museum-like display of 9/11 memorabilia in the Sugar Grove basement is gone. Some of this impressive collection Mike Fagel accumulated over the years has been donated to the village’s library for display, while some went to the College of DuPage. And the remainder, now tucked away in boxes, will go the Haymarket Center in Chicago, where Fagel is a volunteer leader at retreats that help first responders recover from trauma. When it comes to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, that change
Column: Youth dance troupe, still in step after many challenges, will lead suicide awareness vigil in Aurora (opens the original)
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Life has introduced more than a few difficult steps to Simply Destinee Dance Studio. Sixteen years ago, the Aurora nonprofit was created by Martin Luna-Espinoza and his sister Liza Olivia in memory of her daughter Destinee, a Metea Valley High School student who died by suicide at age 16. Since then this dance troupe has faced its own share of twists and turns that included a rocky start, financial challenges and multiple relocations. Yet this plucky dance organization always manages to stay on
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