It's Friday! Good morning to all our friends and neighbors, we hope you all are feeling well and rested this morning. The weekend has arrived and before we all ride off into the sunset let's talk about the news and events coming up soon and how you can all get involved. The kids are back in school but there are still fun activities including some back to school events taking place this weekend. Also, we've got some very cool footage to show you today as well. We had the pleasure of attending a session of the Law Enforcement Youth Academy of Aurora Illinois Police Department and we'll debut that footage on the program today! It was very inspiring and we appreciate the tour! Our friend Pam Bradley of Kane County State's Attorney's Office has been spearheading this powerful youth program for over a decade, supported by other law enforcement partners. This class recently graduated at a ceremony at Prisco Center and we wish them all a bright future in their endeavors. This is another example of a great local news story about the amazing things taking place in the 2nd largest city, Be blessed! Let's get ready to learn! Here's the news: - Thursday, August 22nd bring your family, kids, neighbors and friends and join The Neighbor Project for another public Ice Cream Social at Blackhawk Park on Aurora's west side! The Outreach team, Century 21 Circle; Aaron Rodriguez & our friends of LP Custom Tees will be serving the scoops from 6 pm to 7:30 pm at the park and there will be free ice cream for the first 100 people! The first Ice Cream Social at Blackhawk Park was a success so they decided to hang out with the neighbors again and enjoy a summer evening as friends! See you there! #icecreamsocial - This Saturday, August 17th the East Aurora Community Market will be held at Third Ward Social Club from 11 am to 4 pm. Entry is free for this event, space fee is only $20 and it’s an awesome environment and a great time! For more information contact Celia by email at: [email protected] - The Kids Expo hosted by Illinois House District 84 will be Saturday, September 14th from 10 am to 4 pm at Phillips Park Aquatic Center! Our team will be there delivering helpful information and resources for families as well as our partners of the Aurora Financial Empowerment Center. Admission is free for this event and there will be many emergency vehicles for kids to explore as well as food and more! See the flyer for more details, see you there! Have a great rest of the day! Good Morning Aurora will return with more news, weather and the very best of Aurora. Subscribe to the show on YouTube at this link: https://www.youtube.com/c/GoodMorningAuroraPodcast The second largest city's first daily news podcast is here. Tune in 5 days a week, Monday thru Friday to our FB Live from 9 am to 10 am. Make sure to like and subscribe to stay updated on all things Aurora. Threads: https://www.threads.net/@goodmorningaurorail Instagram: goodmorningaurorail Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6dVweK5Zc4uPVQQ0Fp1vEP... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../good-morning.../id1513229463 Anchor: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningaurora ACTV (Aurora Community Television): https://www.aurora-il.org/309/Aurora-Community-TV #positivevibes #positiveenergy #downtownaurora #kanecountyil #bataviail #genevail #stcharlesil #saintcharlesil #elginil #northaurorail #aurorail #auroraillinois #cityofaurorail #auroramedia #auroranews #goodmorningaurora #news #dailynews #subscribe #youtube #podcast #spotify #morningnews #morningshow #friday --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodmorningaurora/support