Aurora is the second largest city in the state of Illinois. It is composed of six school districts and several townships and stretches over four counties. Aurora has four historical districts as well as a number of individual landmarks. These landmarks include the Paramount Theater, where a scene from the hit movie "Public Enemies" was filmed. Phillips Park is also a popular attraction with its zoo and Sunken Garden. Prior to white settlers came, a Native American village was located in what is now downtown Aurora. The city was officially formed after the Black Hawk War in 1834 when Joesph McCarty of New York went west in a search for a new home. He found the Fox River to be a great location for a new community and sent for his family. Together, they formed the McCarty settlement and built a grist mill and sawmill.
The town became known as Aurora (goddess of the dawn) when a Post Office was established. Because it was the first to use electric lights for public lighting across the whole city, Aurora is known as the "City of Lights" in the Fox Valley River community.
Currently, Aurora is continuing to grow in population. With the growth, the athletic rivalries between high schools are becoming even more popular as a major part of the city. The biggest rivalry is between West and East Aurora high schools. This rivalry has gone on for over 100 years, and it continues to build with time, especially during basketball season.
Some famous individuals from Aurora include: Kenny Battle (former NBA player), Dennis Hastert (former Speaker of the House), Tom and Jeffery Skilling (meteorologist and former CEO of Enron Corporation respectively), and Edna Murray (Depression-era outlaw).
For more information, visit: http://www.aurora-il.org/
Monday, November 29, 2010
Newspapers
- The Beacon News
- The Fox Valley Villages Sun
- Fox Valley Shopping News
- The Kane County Chronicle
- The Voice
- Chicago Tribune
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Daily Herald
- Chicago Reader
- Chicago Defender
- Naperville Sun
The Beacon News' main office is located at: 495 N. Commons Drive, Suite 200 Aurora, IL 60504.
Visit The Beacon News' website at: http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/index.html
Radio Stations
- WDNA 88.9 FM (Public Radio)
- WMBI 90.1 FM (Moody Bible Institute)
- WBEZ 91.5 (Chicago Public Radio)
- WXRT 93.1 FM (WXRX-Chicago's Finest Rock)
- WJKL 94.3 FM (K-Love)
- WZZN 94.7 FM (The Zone)
- WNUA 95.5 FM (Smooth Jazz)
- WERV 95.9 FM (The River)
- WBBM 96.3 FM (B96)
- WSSR 96.7 FM (Star)
- WDRV 97.9 FM (The Drive)
- WLUP 97.7 FM (The Loop)
- WUSN 99.5 (US99 Hot New Country)
- WXRQ 100.7 FM (The Southland's Classic Rock)
- WTMX 101.9 FM (The Mix)
- WKSC 103.5 FM (KISS FM)
- WLEY 107.9 FM (Spanish Radio)
- WIND 560 AM (News Talk)
- WSCR 670 AM (The Score)
- WGN 720 AM (WGN-Radio)
- WBBM 780 AM (CBS-Radio)
- WBIG 1280 AM (The Big One)
- WRDZ 1300 AM (Radio Disney)
- WTKA 1330 AM (WKTA 1330)
- WVON 1450 AM (The Voice Of The Nation)
- WPNA 1490 AM (Chicagoland's International Choice)
- WKKD 1580 AM (Health Radio Network)
- WRLL 1690 AM (Real Oldies)
The KISS FM office is located at 233 North Michigan Ave., Suite 2800 Chicago, IL. 60601. For more information, check out the station's homepage at: http://www.kiss1035.com/main.html#
Television Stations
- WBBM (CBS 2)
- WMAQ (NBC 5)
- WLS (ABC 6)
- WGN (WGN/CW)
- WTTW (PBS)
- WYCC (PBS)
- WPVN-LD (Polvision)
- WWME-CA (ME TV)
- WCIU (The U)
- WFLD (FOX Chicago)
- WWTO (TBN)
- WPWR (My 50)
- WXFT (Telefutura)
- WSNS (Telemundo)
- TLN (Total Living Network)
- ACTV (Aurora Community Televivion)
- TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network)
For more information about WGN-TV, visit: http://www.wgntv.com/
To see a video from WGN-TV that sparked national attention, visit: WGN-TV Bridge Collapse
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