Thursday | 8/19/2021 | Live News & Aurora Updates w/ Noelia Ruiz

Good morning and happy Thursday! Your Buenos Dias crew is bringing it back after a day getting kids back to school. Good morning to you all. Get the coffee ready because here is the news:   - Alley Art Festival will return to its home on the last Saturday of August in downtown Aurora. The popular, grassroots art festival will be back on Water Street Mall and is expanding to the nearby riverwalk, Millennium Plaza on Stolp Avenue, and Gallery 1904 at 1 E. Benton St. The festival will feature artists and artisans from noon to 5 p.m. The annual festival highlights locally made art, jewelry, pottery, handmade goods, and more. Shouts out to our friends of Aurora Downtown and for a full list of venues and artists, click this link: https://www.alleyartaurora.com/ - Our friends of the Aurora Public Library, Illinois (Santori Library) foundation need your help! The foundation is having their 2nd Annual Virtual 5K walk/run. Lace up for literacy from August 30th to September 6th. The proceeds will benefit a new and modern Bookmobile and more literacy resources for children. To register click this link: https://icjia.illinois.gov/gata/technical-assistance - Lastly, take the mystery out of securing state grant funding with online training hosted by our friends of Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA). Your Recipe For Grant Success is training that allows you to learn at your own pace, informing you of everything you need to know to write a successful application. With registration steps, a process overview and submission tips the ICJIA is here to help you succeed! Register today by clicking this link: https://icjia.illinois.gov/gata/technical-assistance That's the news for the day dear people. Tomorrow is another episode of Jenettesplaining so tune in for that. Also, don't forget to contact our community partners The Neighbor Project if you need resources for housing or questions about homeownership. They are a trusted community resource and your local connection to building wealth. See you all tomorrow and have a great day! Check out our YouTube channel here and subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxAMBwuoGUQKZZXLdtZDWwQ The second largest city's first daily news podcast is here. Tune in everyday to our FB Live from 8 am to 9 am. Make sure to like and subscribe to stay updated on all things Aurora. Twitter: goodmorningaur1 Instagram: goodmorningaurorail Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6dVweK5Zc4uPVQQ0Fp1vEP... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../good-morning.../id1513229463 Anchor: https://anchor.fm/goodmorningaurora #aurorail #positivevibes #positiveenergy #downtownaurora #kanecountyil #bataviail #genevail #stcharlesil #saintcharlesil #elginil #northaurorail #auroramedia #auroranews #goodmorning #goodmorningaurora #news #dailynews #subscribe #youtube #podcast #spotify #morningshow #thursday #aurorapubliclibrary