Aurora was hit with almost 17 inches of rain in a 24-hour period on July 17-18, 1996, unleashing flooding that devastated the city.

The owner of Wholey Granoly – with an established eatery in Bolingbrook – is looking to open a second location at 121 S. Main St. in downtown Oswego at the former site of The Dairy Barn.

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County invites the community to take part in the eighth annual Rusty Rodeo, a free, family-friendly event focused on removing invasive rusty crayfish from local waterways, district officials said.

Honor Flight Chicago began by honoring World War II veterans, then began to include Korean War veterans and now is primarily honoring Vietnam War veterans of Chicagoland.

The village of North Aurora offered its Dog Days of Summer event on Saturday at Riverfront Park.

The Honorable William H. Hall IV Entrepreneurship Center was previously part of the Kane County Sheriff’s Office, per the center’s leaders.

The Geneva Arts Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 25-26, in downtown Geneva.