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Aurora (Illinois)

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Aurora is a city in Illinois a state in the Midwest of the United States of America.

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By car: Aurora is just off the East-West Tollway (I-88) in Illinois. Take the Route 31 exit south.

By train: Aurora is part of Chicago's Metra commuter rail system, the last stop on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line which leaves from Union Station in the Loop.

By bus: Greyhound makes a stop at the Aurora train station on its Chicago-Des Moines-Omaha route, but the express buses will not stop there. Also, the Aurora train station is a local hub for PACE, the Chicagoland suburban bus service.

By air: Aurora has a small municipal airport of its own, but the best way to go is to fly into one of the Chicago airports (O'Hare or Midway) and just take the train or a taxi to Aurora.

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African-American Heritage Museum & Black Veterans Archives
(815) 968-9770

Aurora Regional Fire Museum
(630) 892-1572 www.auroraregionalfiremuseum.org

Batavia Depot Museum
(630) 406-5274 www.bataviahistoricalsociety.org

Batavia Riverwalk
(630) 879-5235

Blackberry Farm’s Pioneer Village
(630) 892-1550 www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org

Cinemark Tinseltown USA
(630) 906-0490 www.cinemark.com

David L. Pierce Art & History Center
(630) 906-0650 (History) or (630) 906-0654 (Art) www.aurorahistoricalsociety.org

Fabyan Dutch Windmill
(630) 232-4811

The Farnsworth House Estate
(630) 552-0052 www.farnsworthhouse.org

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
(630) 840-3351 www.fnal.gov

The Grand Army Of The Republic Hall
(630) 906-0654 or (630) 897-7221 www.aurora-il.org

Goodrich Randall 15
(630) 761-0501 or (630) 482-3456 www.gqti.com

Hollywood Casino – Aurora
(630) 801-1234 or (800) 888-7777 www.hollywoodcasinoaurora.com

Kane County Cougars
(630) 232-8811 www.kccougars.com

Kendall County Historical Society’s Heritage Hall & Chapel on the Green
(630) 553-6777

Kane County Eagles
(847) 727-2077 www.kceagles.com

Kendall County Historical Society's Heritage Hall & Chapel On The Green
(630) 553-6777

Lyon Farm and Village
www.kchs.us (630) 554-3064 or (630) 553-6777

The Old Barn Museum
director@theoldbarnmuseum.org www.theoldbarnmuseum.org

Paramount Arts Center
Home to "Broadway in the Burbs," this lovingly restored Art Deco movie palace presents live entertainment by world-class performers, plays, touring musicals and other special events. www.paramounttheatre.com

Phillips Park
(630) 978-4774 www.aurora-il.org

Phillips Park Zoo
(630) 978-4700 www.aurora-il.org

Sunken Garden
(630) 978-4774 www.aurora-il.org

Visitors Center & Mastodon Gallery – Phillips Park
(630) 978-4774 www.aurora-il.org

Red Oak Nature Center
(630) 897-1808 www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org

Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures
(630) 844-7843 www.aurora.edu/museum

SciTech Hands-On Museum
(630) 859-3434 www.scitech.mus.il.us

Walter Payton’s Roundhouse Complex
(630) 892-0034 www.walterpaytonsroundhouse.com

William Tanner House
(630) 897-9029 www.historicalsociety.org

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BLACK FOREST CAFÉ 12 W. Main St. Plano · (630) 264-2526

BOCA BURRITOS 929 Oak St. North Aurora · (630) 844-9044

CANO'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT 400 E. South St. Plano · (630) 552-8520

CAZADORES 110 N. Lake St. Aurora · (630) 264-2100

CHAPALA RESTAURANT 90 N. Island Ave. Batavia · (630) 482-9033

CHICAGO CHAR HOUSE 32 N. Island Ave. Batavia · (630) 482-2204

CHINA GARDEN 1207-A N. Bridge St. Yorkville · (630) 553-1168

CHEF AMAURY 481 N. Commons Dr. Aurora · (630) 375-0426

EAST CHINA INN (4 locations) 140 W. Wilson St. Batavia · (630) 879-7676 9 S. Randall Rd. Batavia · (630) 879-5668 3450 Montgomery Rd. Montgomery · (630) 898-8889 915 Oak St. North Aurora · (630) 896-8876

EL PASO 3 S. Lincoln Ave. Aurora · (630) 896-2282

EL TACO GRANDE 6 N. River St. Batavia · (630) 406-8415

FANTASTICO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 227 W. Wilson St. Batavia · (630) 879-5900

FIORELLI'S ITALIAN PASTRIES & CAPPUCCINOS 18 W. Downer Pl. Aurora · (630) 906-1252

FRIACOS MEXICAN RESTAURANT 4405 Fox Valley Center Dr. Aurora · (630) 851-3930

GOLDEN SEA CHOP SUEY 2908 W. Ogden Ave. Aurora · (630) 851-7997

HONG KONG RESTAURANT 345 E. Indian Trail Aurora · (630) 859-9888

JOYCE LEE CHINA BUFFET 684 W. Veteran's Pkwy. Yorkville · (630) 553-8988

JUMBO (CHINESE) BUFFET Northgate Center 900 N. Lake St. Aurora · (630) 897-7788

LA CABANA RESTAURANT 835 S. River St. Aurora · (630) 859-8885

LA FLAMA DE ORO 281 S. Broadway Aurora · (630) 264-7191

LAS PALMERAS 81 S. River St. Aurora · (630) 906-1960

LA QUINTA de los REYES 36 E. New York St. Aurora · (630) 859-4000

miga59 4430 Fox Valley Center Dr. Suite 102 Aurora · (630) 692-0059

NIPPON GRILLE 411 E. South St. Plano · (630)552-8808

PANCHO'S RESTAURANT 700 E. New York St. Aurora · (630) 820-9391

SHAN-LI'S PLACE 850 N. Lake St. Aurora · (630) 859-2788

SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE RESTAURANT 4440 Ogden Ave. Aurora · (630) 585-1077

TACO PLACE 303 W. South St. Plano · (630) 552-7504

TAQUERIA DURANGO 101 S. LaSalle St. Aurora · (630) 859-2947

TAQUERIA MEXICO 50 N. Lincoln Ave. Aurora · (630) 859-9266

TECALITLAN RESTAURANT 35 S. Broadway Aurora · (630) 892-8059

THAI LOTUS RESTAURANT 375 S. Rt. 59 Aurora · (630) 851-2639

THAI SPICE RESTAURANT Aurora Commons 1234 N. Lake St. Aurora · (630) 264-9904

THAI VILLAGE RESTAURANT 4 N. Batavia Ave. Batavia · (630) 879-5495

TIAWANNA'S CANTINA West Aurora Plaza 2115 W. Galena Blvd. Aurora · (630) 264-0634

TORRESMANIA 10 N. Center St. Plano · (630) 552-1625

WHITNEY'S CREOLE CAFÉ & GRILL 31 W. New York St. Aurora · (630) 844-5555

Aurora Area Pizza, Grills & Pubs

ACH-N-LOU'S PIZZA 1592 N. Farnsworth Ave. Aurora · (630) 898-2626

APPLEBEE'S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL & BAR (2 Locations) 449 S. Rt. 59 Aurora · (630) 375-9868 350 Rt. 30 Bypass Montgomery · (630) 966-8944

BACCI'S PIZZERIA 29 W. New York St. Aurora · (630) 896-4200

BIG EASY BAR & GRILL 1447 Cannonball Trail Yorkville · (630) 882-8681

BLACKBERRY INN Rt. 47 & Main St. Elburn · (630) 365-2200

BLACKSTONE BAR & GRILL 600 E. Veterans Pkwy. Yorkville · (630) 882-8305 www.blackstonebarandgrill.com

BLISS CREEK RESTAURANT Bliss Creek Golf Course 1 Golfview Rd. Sugar Grove · (630) 466-0727

BRISTOL TAP 46 Cannonball Trail Bristol · (630) 553-6229

CHILI'S GRILL & BAR 1290 N. Orchard Rd. Aurora · (630) 907-1365

CHRISTOPHER'S BAYOU BAR 31 W. New York St. Aurora · (630) 844-5555

DANELLI'S PIZZARIA & ITALIAN RESTAURANT 45 S. Randall Rd. North Aurora · (630) 897-5787

ERNIE McANN'S 120 N. Butterfield Rd. North Aurora · (630) 844-8100

FIRESIDE GRILLE 49 Sugar Lane Sugar Grove · (630) 466-4557

THE FOUNDRY Fox Valley Center 35 Executive Dr. Aurora · (630) 978-2088

FOX GRILL & OUTPOST 35 N. Water St. Batavia · (630) 761-3930

FOX & HOUND ENGLISH PUB & GRILLE Yorkshire Plaza 4320 E. New York St. Aurora · (630) 236-9183

THE FRIENDLY TAP RESTAURANT 14 N. Center St. Plano · (630) 552-3696

HOLLYWOOD CASINO EPIC BUFFET 1 New York St. Bridge Aurora · (630) 801-1234

HOOTERS OF AURORA 4395 Fox Valley Center Dr. Aurora · (630) 851-4008

JAKE'S BAGELS AND DELI 220 N. Broadway Aurora · (630) 906-0332

JAKES PIZZA 911 Oak St. North Aurora · (630) 906-0900

KATHY'S RIVERWALK DINER 134 W. Wilson St. Batavia · (630) 879-5299

KENDALL PUB 209 S. Bridge St. Yorkville · (630) 553-6910

LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE 110 S. Lincolnway North Aurora · (630) 859-0252

LOWER DECK SPORTS PUB 29 W. New York St. Aurora · (630) 859-2442

LUIGI'S PIZZA & FUN CENTER 732 Prairie St. Aurora · (630) 896-9861

MACIANO'S PIZZA & PASTARIA 272 E. Veterans Pkwy. Yorkville · (630) 882-8388

McCUE'S BAR & GRILL 255 E. Indian Trail Aurora · (630) 897-5925

MURPHY'S NORTHGATE CENTER 900 N. Lake St. Aurora · (630) 892-3032

NANCY'S PIZZERIA 2616 Ogden Ave. Aurora · (630) 585-9600

NO FINER DINER 1055 Paramount Pkwy. Batavia · (630) 406-8225

O'BRIEN'S GRILLE & PUB 12 North River St. Batavia · (630) 406-9200 THE OFFICE 746 S. Lincoln Ave. Aurora · (630) 896-5510

ONE EAST WILSON GRILLE & PUB 1 E. Wilson St. Batavia · (630) 761-8309

ORCHARD VALLEY RESTAURANT Orchard Valley Golf Course 2411 W. Illinois Ave. Aurora · (630) 907-0600

PATRICK'S FINE FOOD & SPIRITS West Aurora Plaza 1941 W. Galena Blvd. Aurora · (630) 892-6650

RALPH'S PLACE Blackberry Oaks Golf Course 2245 Kennedy Rd. Bristol · (630) 553-1585

RED STAR TAVERN 1650 Premium Outlets Blvd. Aurora · (630) 978-8800

SMOKEY BONES BBQ & SPORTS BAR 4435 Fox Valley Center Dr. Aurora · (630) 236-9630

OPEN RANGE SOUTHWEST GRILL 1200 W. Rt. 34 Plano · (630) 552-3100

STAR BAR & GRILL 945 Oak St. North Aurora · (630) 236-0900

SUZY'S PIZZA 4353 Tuma Rd. Yorkville · (630) 553-6500

SUZY'S PIZZA 141 E. South St. Plano · (630) 552-1330

TAVERN ON THE FOX 24 N. Broadway Aurora · (630) 896-6667

TAYLOR STREET PIZZA 1985 Marketview Dr. Yorkville · (630) 553-5533

TOMMY O's SPORTS BAR & GRILL 945 Oak St. North Aurora · (630) 906-1400

TRIBELLA BAR & GRILL 1900 Mill St. Batavia · (630) 406-9696

UNCLE LAR'S PIZZA 108 W. Main St. Plano · (630) 552-3535

VENICE TAVERN 31 N. River St. Batavia · (630) 761-3334

Aurora Area Fine Dining

ALLESANDRIA LOCALE ITALIANO 6500 W. Rt. 34 Plano · (630) 552-8601

BANEK'S RESTAURANT 2124 W. Galena Blvd. Aurora · (630) 966-0600

FISHERMEN'S INN 43W901 Main St. Elburn · (630) 365-9697

HOLLYWOOD CASINO - FAIRBANKS STEAKHOUSE One New York St. Bridge Aurora · (630) 801-1234

JASON'S AT GRAY'S MILL 211 N. River Street Montgomery · (630) 801-1492

LORENZO'S STEAK HOUSE & ITALIAN SPECIALTIES 4000 Fox Valley Center Dr. Aurora · (630) 585-1315

LUIGI'S HOUSE 778 N. Rt. 59 Aurora · (630) 375-6400

miga59 4430 Fox Valley Center Dr. Suite 102 Aurora · (630) 692-0059

MIO AMORE TRATTORIA ITALIANO 11 W. John St. Plano · (630) 552-9100

THE RENDEZVU 102 N. River St. Batavia · (630) 406-9177

STONEFIRE RESTAURANT & PUB 2075 Marketview Dr. Yorkville · (630) 553-4585

SWORDFISH 207 N. Randall Rd. Batavia · (630) 406-6463

WALTER PAYTON'S ROUNDHOUSE COMPLEX 205 N. Broadway Aurora · (630) 892-0034 www.walterpaytonsroundhouse.com

Aurora Area Banquets & Catering

BRIDGE STREET CAFÉ 213 S. Bridge St. Yorkville · (630) 553-9230

BLISS CREEK RESTAURANT Bliss Creek Golf Course 1 Golfview Rd. Sugar Grove · (630) 466-0727

CEDARDELL GOLF CLUB 14264 S. Hale St. Plano · (630) 552-3242

FISHERMEN'S INN 43W901 Main St. Batavia · (630) 365-9697

FOX VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB EVENTS OF ELEGANCE 2500 N. River Rd. (Rt. 25) North Aurora · (630) 761-3366

GASLITE MANOR COURTYARD WEST BANQUETS 2485 Church Rd. Aurora · (630) 851-2300

IMPERIAL BANQUETS Fox Valley Country Club 3S203 Rt. 25 Batavia · (630) 879-2960

LINCOLN INN 1345 S. Batavia Ave. Batavia · (630) 879-7147

LINCOLN MANOR 104 S. Lincoln Ave. Aurora · (630) 859-3535

LONG ISLAND SOUND BANQUETS & CONFERENCE CENTER 1920 E. New York St. Aurora · (630) 898-4671

LUIGI'S CATERING 732 Prairie St. Aurora · (630) 896-9861

PIPERS BANQUETS 1295 Butterfield Rd. Aurora · (630) 978-0383

REULAND FOOD SERVICE 115 Oak St. Aurora · (630) 859-2877

RIVERVIEW BANQUETS & CATERING 1117 N. Washington Ave. Batavia · (630) 761-1590

WALTER PAYTON'S ROUNDHOUSE COMPLEX 205 N. Broadway Aurora · (630) 892-0034 www.walterpaytonsroundhouse.com

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