Aurora Kids | 5

Al and Mary Ann drive to the hospital to find Jeff. DONATE: If you feel this podcast is worth your time, please consider donating $3. CONTACT: Send Willy an email at [email protected] Key figures in this episode: Jeff Signorelli (1984-2002): 18-year-old man from Aurora, IL. Recent graduate of Aurora Central Catholic High School. Murdered on July 11, 2002. The case remains unsolved. Mary Ann Signorelli: Jeff's mother. Third-generation native of Aurora, IL. Has been involved in historic preservation efforts in Aurora.  Al Signorelli: Jeff's father. Born and raised in Chicago. Long-time resident of Aurora, IL. Ran for the open seat of alderman-at-large on Aurora City Council in 2003. Has also been involved in historic preservation efforts in Aurora. Kathy Deakin: EMT and Counselor who moved to Aurora in the early 2000s and spent several years laying the groundwork for a victim services program. Bill Lawler: Long-time officer in the Aurora Police Department who became the Chief of Police in 2002, a few weeks after Jeff's murder. Tom Weisner: Mayor of Aurora following David Stover, from 2007-2016. Died in 2018. Joanne Furnas: Senior staff member at the Association of Individual Development. Supervised CeaseFire Aurora when AID became the host organization. AID: Association for Individual Development. Long-established non-profit organization in Aurora whose primary mission was to support individuals with developmental, intellectual, physical, and mental health challenges. Became the host organization for CeaseFire Aurora after God's Gym dropped out of their agreement with CeaseFire. Mutual Gound: Social services agency in Aurora that served victims of domestic abuse. Kathy Deakin hoped to house Aurora's Victim Services program here if it couldn't be housed within the APD. Music courtesy of Blue Dot Sessions. Chapters: (00:00:00) Previously (00:01:01) Walking in a Coma (00:18:33) Stop All the Clocks (00:34:06) Red (01:01:14) Credits