Two weekday farmers markets are opening this week in Aurora with some of the farmers and vendors from the Aurora Farmers Market held downtown on Saturdays.
Beginning Wednesday, the Aurora Farmers Market will be open each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center, 732 Prairie St. Opening day vendors will include BR Honey, Dick’s Mini Donuts, Gracie Pie, Lopez Farm, Phoenix & Hawke, Six Generations Farmin Local, Tupperware and more, according to city of Aurora officials.
Beginning Thursday, the Aurora Farmers Market will be open each Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of Ollie’s, 4070 Fox Valley Center Drive, right off New York Street. Vendors kicking off the Thursday market include Especially For You, I of the Angels LLC, Lang’s Cookies, Nide Jardin, Phoenix & Hawke, Six Generations Farmin Local, Tupperware and more, officials said.
The weekday markets will run through mid-August.
The weekend Aurora Farmers Market is open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays at Water Street Square, 65 S. Water St., in downtown Aurora. It runs through Oct. 8.
Calvary Church holding four-day anniversary carnival
Calvary Church on Route 59 on the border of Aurora and Naperville will hold a four-day festival Thursday through Sunday, June 16-19, for its 55th anniversary.
Hours for the Summer Fest carnival and food trucks at 9S200 Route 59 are 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 16; 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 17; noon to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 18; and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 19.
The carnival is open to the community and will have more rides than its Fall Fest event last October, organizers said. One-day unlimited ride carnival passes cost $35 with a mega pass for unlimited rides all four days for $65. Both will be sold on site.
An artisan fair will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday at the site with handmade items from local artists and crafters.
The church’s 55th anniversary celebration also includes a family service project with Convoy of Hope to pack relief supply kits for storm survivors at 4 p.m. Friday and worship services at 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday.
For more information, go to www.calvaryfest.com.
First monkeypox case reported in DuPage County
DuPage County has announced its first probable case of monkeypox as small clusters of cases continue to grow in “countries that don’t normally have monkeypox,” a DuPage County Health Department release said.
The case is in an adult male who recently traveled in the past month to a country that has also reported monkeypox cases recently, the statement said. No further information about the patient was released.
“The case remains isolated and at this time there is no indication there is a great risk of extensive local spread of the virus, as monkeypox does not spread as easily as the COVID-19 virus,” the statement said.
As of Monday, there had been eight confirmed cases in Illinois and 65 across 18 states, according to the CDC.
Monkeypox is a rare viral illness that typically begins with flu-like symptoms and swelling of the lymph nodes before progressing to a rash on the face and body. The illness typically lasts two to four weeks.
It can be spread from person to person through close physical contact with monkeypox sores; items that have been contaminated with fluids or sores, such as clothing or bedding; or through respiratory droplets during prolonged face-to-face contact, state and city health departments said.
