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Messenger Library Expands Hours and Services In May! The  Messenger Public Library (113 Oak Street) is only offering Grab 'n Go services for patrons in the Library, and limited hours for curbside pick-up. Public computers are available. Study rooms and meeting rooms are not available at this time. This will continue until further notice. Call… Read More

The Village Board meeting on May 3, 2021, at 7:00 pm will be held both in person and electronically using the Zoom conference platform. For those attending via telecommunications, if you wish to speak during the audience comment portion, please use the “Raise your Hand” feature of the Zoom meeting or message the meeting host… Read More

Tonight the Village will be lighting up the sky as we create a library of all of the silo themes and colors! There are over 80 combinations we'll be documenting so it'll be quite the light show! We'll be starting at approximately 7:45 p.m. once it gets dark and anticipate the process going for about… Read More

Starting June 1, 2021, the Village of North Aurora will be switching waste hauler services to Groot. For those who will be using the Groot sticker program and/or require stickers for yard waste and bulk items, below are the list of vendors the Village has received thus far from Groot where residents will be able… Read More

Starting June 1, 2021, the Village of North Aurora will be switching waste hauler services to Groot. With the Village’s waste hauler contract with Waste Management due to expire on May 31st, the Village accepted proposals from waste haulers and chose Groot as the company that offered the best core pricing combination for stickers and… Read More

Kane County Health Department (KCHD) began vaccinating seniors 65 and older at two clinics held at Elgin Community College. These appointments were offered to the first group of seniors who signed up for the KCHD Vaccine Information Notification bulletin (that you are now reading) in the order in which they signed up, as well as… Read More

Due to the excessive amounts of snow we have recently experienced, the Village of North Aurora and the North Aurora Fire Department are asking residents that if they have a fire hydrant near their home to to please clear away the snow from around the fire hydrant. This will allow the hydrants to be located… Read More

  North Aurora, IL – The North Aurora Police Department received certification yesterday that it meets federal use of force requirements as set by the United States Department of Justice. The Presidential Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities empowers the U.S. Attorney General to designate independent credentialing bodies, including the Illinois Association of… Read More

  SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced Region 8 (DuPage and Kane) and Region 9 (Lake and McHenry) are moving to Tier 1 effective today. Information about which tier and phase regions are in can be found at the top of the IDPH website homepage. RESTAURANTS AND BARS • Indoor… Read More

Messenger Public Library of North Aurora Illinois will offer in-building service beginning 1:00 p.m. Thursday January 21st now that our region has achieved Tier 2 status.  Because COVID-19 still impacts our daily lives, the Library must follow guidelines from the State of Illinois for reopening (see below for more detail) we continue to follow recommendations… Read More