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Happy Thursday everyone! Today we are here to talk climate with our friends Casey Fitzgerald Mavis Bates & Helen Ratzlow. Sustainability, green energy and a whole lot more. Here is today's news: - The Veterans Gardening Day is taking place at Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry on Saturday, May 7th from 11 am to 1 pm. This will be a day of honoring the veterans of Illinois. Also, this will celebrate H...

Good morning and happy Tuesday dear friends. It's a great day and we have another great interview and discussion for you. Today's guest is Lisa Fawver, Director of Outreach & Networking for Weston Bridges here to talk about the ongoing Copley project. This is going to be a great conversation! Here's today's news topics: - Today there will be a great hiring event at the Aurora Public library do...

Happy Monday everyone! We are here with Katrina Henderson & Mayra Torres of Quad County Urban League with us today. It's a brand-new week, a brand new day and we're excited to be here. Let's get into the news: - Thursday April 21st from 6 to 8 pm there will be a great Youth & Family Resource Fair. This will take place at the Prisco Center (150 W. Illinois Ave.) and will feature music, food...

Good morning dear friends! We have news and coffee, lots of news today! We hope you are all happy and enjoying this morning like we are. Let's get into the headlines: - Starting the 27th of this month and continuing to the 17th of May, the disabilities listening tour will meet at various locations in Aurora. Hosted by the Seniors & Disability Services department of the City of Aurora, this ini...

Good morning everyone! It's Thursday, good morning, we have news and a special guest today. We have our friend Lizeth Quintana-Romero with us to discuss life and mortgages. Get ready for a great discussion. Here is the news of the day: - As mentioned, a proposed contract with Cities In Schools has been tabled pending east Aurora site inclusion. The contract, to benefit many schools and youth, is f...

Happy Tuesday everyone! We are here with our friends Ryan Flores of RF CANNA & Nelson Saenz of Prairie Grass Selections. Both of these gentlemen are part of the Aurora Cannabis Club. Let's get ready to learn with our friends! Here's the news: - Fox Valley Hands of Hope is now registering participants for the spring session of Family Forest Days. This will take place Saturday, April 30th from 9...

Happy Monday everyone! News, weather, and a brand new camera angle. The studio underwent a makeover so we hope you like it. We hope you also had a great weekend like we did. Your favorite news team is here, and here is today's news: - Our friends of Aurora Central Catholic High School have a fantastic fundraiser coming up May 5th thru 7th. This will be the 26th annual Super Saturday Night fundrais...

Happy Friday everyone! We made it. This is certainly a TGIF moment, but wow what a week! We hope you are all doing well this morning. We have a lot of news to cover so let's get into it! - As mentioned, our friends of Aurora Central Catholic High School have a fantastic fundraiser coming up May 5th thru 7th. This will be the 26th annual Super Saturday Night fundraiser, held in a hybrid fashion, an...

Happy Thursday everyone! Today we are here with the essesntials as usual: news, coffee, and a great interview. Our guest today is Tracy Hodges of Restoration One, Fox Valley. Here's today news: - Saturday, April 9 from 1 to 3 pm Egg Hunt on the Island returns! This is an egg hunt on and around downtown’s Stolp Island. Go on a scavenger hunt and search for eggs in storefronts and more. That same da...

Good morning and happy Tuesday! We are here with special guest John Idrovo/CrossCountry Mortgage who is a senior loan officer at Team Benavides CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC- NMLS 976773 to discuss his role helping our community become homeowners. Let's get into this, and here is the news: - The In-House Coffee Program is a new feature of Java Plus on Waterford. A month of unlimited coffee for $8.95,...

Good morning everyone! It's Monday and we're here with another great interview and episode. We have HUD certified housing counselor Jerria Donelson of The Neighbor Project here to discuss ILHAF (Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund) which opens April 11th. Starting in April 2022, the state will begin accepting applications from homeowners for grants of up to $30,000 to eliminate or reduce past-due m...

Happy first day of April! Good to see you all on this Friday morning. Today we have friend of the show Brooke Shanley who is the Chair of the Kendall County Democrats to speak with us. TGIF friends! Here's today's news: - Senior Meal Distributions have returned! State representatives Barbara Hernandez, Stephanie Kifowit and Keith Wheeler have teamed up once again on specific Mondays through spring...

Happy Thursday everyone! We are here with our friends of Alive Aurora to talk about what it means to be "Teen Led & Teen Driven". We also have coffee, water and a studio full of great guests. Here's today's news: - Representative Barbara Hernandez and Illinois House District 84 have partnered to collect donations for Mutual Ground! Donations are accepted through Friday, April 29th. Donations n...

Taco Tuesday! Today is the day. It's another great day and morning. We're happy to see you all and we hope you're having a positive day so far. Here are the news and headlines: - Saturday, April 9 from 1 to 3 pm Egg Hunt on the Island returns! This is an egg hunt on and around downtown’s Stolp Island. Go on a scavenger hunt and search for eggs in storefronts and more. That same day the Easter Bunn...

Happy Monday everyone! Good morning and we hope you're all having a fantastic day. We have a blueberry muffin, coffee and news. Lots of things to talk about so let's get into the headlines: - As mentioned, congratulations to Hesed House and friend of the show Mr. Joe Jackson. Hesed House has continued to be blessed by donations, volunteers and funding. Read the article detailing the recent news he...

It's Friday! We made it to the weekend! The question of the day is: what are your weekend plans? Share those with us in the chat. We're glad you're here and tuning in. We have a blueberry muffin, coffee and water this morning so let's unpack all of our items on this news trip. Here's the headlines: - A new contract has been approved between the Association Of Professional Police Officers and City...

Rise and shine Aurora. It's Thursday and we are here with news, coffee and all the facts. Let's get into today's news: - Saturday, April 9th from 8 am to noon there will be a Community Cleanup Service Project, focusing on Fox River & Indian Creek. This is a great community effort with our partners of Fox Metro, Kiwanis International, Aurora Township, the City of Aurora, IL, Government & Fo...

Good morning friends! Happy Tuesday! Today's special guest is Mr. Brain Sendlebach, who is a Pastor at Village Baptist Church of Aurora located at 515 S. Frontenac street. Here's today's news: - March 26th from 10 to 11:30 am, our friends of the The Neighbor Project and BMO Harris Bank will be hosting a great Homebuyer Education Seminar in both english and spanish. The homebuyer team will walk you...

Good morning everyone! It's Monday morning and you know what that means. It means coffee, water, togetherness and a brand new positive outlook and disposition. We hope you all had a great weekend. We are here with Aurora native OG Saucerr Mane who is an artist, father and creative. We're going to be discussing, life, liberty and Aurora. Here's the news: - The Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund Pro...

Happy Friday everyone! It's great to be here. We have the news you love as well as coffee and water. We've made it to the weekend and it feels so good! Let's get into the news: - Saturday, April 9 from 1 to 3 pm Egg Hunt on the Island returns! This is an egg hunt on and around downtown’s Stolp Island. Go on a scavenger hunt and search for eggs in storefronts and more. That same day the Easter Bunn...

Welcome back everyone! We are all here and blessed this morning. Thank you all for the kind words sent to us. It really meant a lot and is very much appreciated! Today we have special guest Mr. Sean Bieterman of Aurora Central Catholic High School here to talk about life, education and the GCAC (Girls Catholic Athletic Conference). Coffee, water, half a brownie and each other! Here's today's news:...

Good morning everyone. Today's special guest is Franca Liccione here to tell us about coffee, Iceland and many more awesome things. We are looking forward to this discussion. Here's the news: - Saturday, April 9 from 1 to 3 pm Egg Hunt on the Island returns! This is an egg hunt on and around downtown’s Stolp Island. Go on a scavenger hunt and search for eggs in storefronts and more. That same day...

Happy Friday everyone! Tune in for the greatest show ever with our friends The Hangovers. We have the news you love as well. Get ready for a great conversation. Here's today's news: - Wednesday Socials are taking place at 205 Fulton Street in Elgin, hosted by Senior Services Associates. These will take place from noon to 2 pm on March 30th & April 27th. Have fun playing loteria and learn about...

Buenos dias! Good morning Aurora! We are here with friend and special guest Alejandra Mascote to discuss Conchita Photography and life! We have news, coffee, stress balls, water and each other. Quite the starter kit indeed. Let's get into today's news: - March 26th from 10 to 11:30 am, our friends of the Neighbor Project and BMO Harris Bank will be hosting a great Homebuyer Education Seminar in bo...

Good morning friends! It's Tuesday, slight chill outside, but coffee water and each other will keep us warm! We are here with Dr. Ken Olson & Nate Nagy of Anodyne of Aurora to learn about who they are and what they do. Get ready for a great discussion! Now here's the news: - The Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund Program provides direct financial assistance to prevent mortgage delinquencies, d...