Tom Strong

At a recent breakfast meeting of retired teachers and coaches in the area, I made the rounds to take some candid photos. The monthly event in May was an informal...

Retired teachers Susan and Dick Schindel of Aurora have been involved with so much community service over the many years that it really puts most of us to shame. But...

Earlier this year, I wrote about my life experiences living in the Copley Hospital neighborhood on Aurora's older southeast side. As I looked back, I realized that it was home...

Our brave women veterans were officially overlooked for many generations. Formal recognition from our grateful nation finally came in 1986 when construction of the national Military Women's Memorial was authorized....

Aurora has long had a love affair with its high school basketball teams — now over a century long for the boys' teams at East and West Aurora high schools....

Rebuilding Together Aurora has been continuing its mission of repairing and rehabilitating housing in the city but, more importantly, its mission of changing the quality of life for families. Part...

The old Copley Memorial Hospital served as an anchor for one of Aurora's historic East Side neighborhoods for several generations. First established as a small building on South Lincoln Avenue...