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Confident Aire, Heating, Cooling & Plumbing Company Wins Coveted Trane Distinguished Dealer Award for 2013

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Confident Aire, Inc., a local, family-owned HVAC and Plumbing Company serving the far western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois has received the Trane Distinguished Dealer Award for the third consecutive year.

Batavia, IL (PRWEB) March 27, 2014

The Trane Distinguished Dealer Award is the top award given by the Trane Company to HVAC service companies and is only awarded to the top 3% of Trane dealers nationwide.

Confident Aire was awarded for being a Trane Distinguished Dealer on a recent Thursday evening at the Annual Dealer meeting in Oakbrook, Illinois at the Convention Center on the McDonalds Campus. The criteria for the Award included high rankings from customer surveys, managing a strong financing program that enables everyone to achieve greater efficiency with their heating systems, installing a high percentage of energy efficient products, quality of product installations, honoring all warranty claims promptly 24 hours a day and strengthening the Trane brand through best practices.

“We are thrilled and honored to receive this award from Trane for the third year in a row,” said Wangler. “Our customers have been very loyal to us and have helped us to build our reputation as quality service providers when it comes to furnace and AC system repairs and installations in the home.”

“This past winter was one of the worst on record in the Chicago area and demand for new furnace systems was high. Trane has helped support our own reputation for quality workmanship with products that are designed and manufactured to perform through the most challenging weather conditions”, reports Wangler.

Out of hundreds of customer survey responses, the average level of satisfaction with Confident Aire’s service was 98% throughout the past year. This is the highest satisfaction level Confident Aire has achieved to date and is nearly perfect.

Incorporated in 1913 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the Trane Company was founded by James Trane. Inspired by the cold Wisconsin winters, Trane invented a new low-pressure heating system he proudly called the Trane Vapor Heating System. His son Reuben’s invention of the convector radiator in 1923 firmly established the company’s reputation as an innovator. 100 years and many inventions later, the Trane Company proudly stands as a $14 billion world leader in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Most recently, Trane was voted as “The Best Air Conditioning and Heating Brand For The Home” by the Women’s Choice Award Seal of Recommendation.

The vision of Confident Aire is to provide efficient indoor comfort, air quality and related systems and service to all its customers. Their mission is to provide exceptional and innovative products and services at fair prices.

Confident Aire has purchased and installed literally thousands of Trane systems since their inception in 1992 through Munch Supply of Aurora, Illinois. "We are extremely happy with the quality of the products and more importantly, our customers love them" said Wangler.

In addition to HVAC and plumbing repair services, Confident Aire also provides sump pump and water heater repairs as well as many other services that improve the quality and comfort of air inside the home.

Tom Wangler is a second generation heating and cooling specialist and has been providing professional heating and cooling services throughout the Fox Valley, Illinois area since 1992.

To celebrate the receipt of the Trane Award as well as the onset of Spring, Confident Aire is offering a host of pre-season specials including $500 off a new air conditioning unit and water heater combo, $75 off any sump pump and tons more specials. Visit http://www.confidentaire.com/specials for more details.

Confident Aire is located at 416 East Wilson Street, Batavia, Illinois and can be reached by calling 630-761-9007. Reported by PRWeb 14 hours ago.

Woman attacked in Aurora; police searching for suspect

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Police are searching for a man Thursday morning after a woman was attacked in Aurora. Reported by Denver Post 8 hours ago.

Jack Terzi, CEO of JTRE Featured in The Real Deal Magazine

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Jack Terzi, CEO of JTRE Featured in The Real Deal MagazineJack Terzi is CEO of JTRE, a Real Estate Company which focuses on Acquisitions, Brokerage, and Consulting. JTRE distinguishes itself from other firms by offering expertise in landlord and tenant representation in the commercial, retail, and industrial fields. JTRE also specializes in property assessment, marketing services and negotiating tactics.

The Real Deal Magazine, the go-to source for New York City real estate news recently mentioned Jack Terzi in an article titled "Orva Shoes to lease entire 714 Lexington site".

According to the article - Footwear retailer Orva Shoes inked a 13-year lease for a full building in Midtown East. The 6,000-square-foot property at 714 Lexington Avenue, between East 57th and East 58th streets and near Bloomingdale's, formerly housed British beauty chain the Body Shop. Asking rent was $1 million per year when the Body Shop leased space there. Crown Acquisitions, Aurora Capital and Alex Adjmi own the four-story building.

JTRE's Jack Terzi represented Orva Shoes in the deal, while the landlords were represented in-house. For the full article please visit this link http://therealdeal.com/blog/2014/03/12/orva-shoes-to-lease-entire-714-lexington-site/

About JTRE
As one of New York's most forward thinking real estate firms, JTRE has created a successful foundation built on a desire, dedication and passion for the industry. "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone," states JTRE's visionary founder Jack Terzi. By breaking down the typical broker/client barriers, Terzi and his team labor tirelessly to understand the wants and needs of their clientele.

Contact Us:
Jack Terzi
CEO and Founder of JTRE
385 Fifth Avenue, 10th floor
New York, NY 10001
212-295-8005
Jack@jackterziblog.com

Company Contact Information
Jack Terzi CEO at JTRE Holdings
Jack Terzi
385 Fifth Avenue, 10th floor
New York, NY
10001
212-295-8005

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Hollywood Casino Aurora Raises $6,300 for St. Baldrick's

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Hollywood Casino Aurora Raises $6,300 for St. Baldrick's Patch Naperville, IL --

Twenty Hollywood Casino Aurora Cast Members and their families raised $6,300 for St. Baldrick's Foundation to support childhood cancer research by shaving their heads on Sunday, March 16. Haircuts were donated by Hercules Gallery of Hair in Aurora who Reported by Patch 6 hours ago.

Illinois Common Core Delay Stymied, but Opposition Grows

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Illinois Common Core Delay Stymied, but Opposition Grows An Illinois House resolution to delay the Common Core Learning Standards has been placed in legislative purgatory, stalling efforts to distance the state from the federally imposed standards. But anti-Common Core forces are growing.

The Democrat-controlled state is one of 48 states that signed onto Common Core in 2010, but now some legislators are responding to opposition from parents and teachers, and some movement away from Common Core is afoot in the state.

Not enough pressure has yet come to bear, however, as the latest move to begin to distance the Land of Lincoln from Common Core has been shoved aside, having been sent to a subcommittee for further study--a move that usually signals that a committee chair wants an issue killed.

State Representative Dwight Kay (R-Glen Carbon) introduced House Resolution 543, which says, in part, "We urge State Superintendent Koch and the State Board of Education to delay the implementation of the Common Core."

The resolution objects to Common Core chiefly over the unfunded mandate of the statewide testing scheme. It notes that neither the state nor the Board of Education has obtained the money to fund the massive retooling that schools would need to satisfy Common Core requirements.

Kay's resolution demands that the state and Board of Education conduct a study and develop a plan to fund the standards before Common Core's implementation. It is estimated that the standards will cost the state upwards of $773 million to implement.

But the Democrat chairperson of the Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Linda Chapa LaVia (D-Aurora), has ditched the resolution into a subcommittee, hoping it will die. The fourteen-member committee is made up of eight Democrats and six Republicans.

Two things are noteworthy. First, this is only a resolution, not a law. Second, it is not necessarily calling for the end of Common Core; it is just a delaying tactic to give opponents more time to mount their opposition to the standards.

Still, Rep. Kay is not a lone supporter of this resolution. He has a few Democrats who signed on with him to delay Common Core because the scheme is an unfunded mandate that the state can little afford.

Even as the House resolution was shuffled off to a subcommittee in hopes that it would die, Common Core detractors mounted a surprise attack on the issue, causing the committee members to take note.

As Illinois Review reports, "Stop Common Core Illinois worked with Kay to get 1003 witness slips filed in support of Kay's resolution, while 93 filed opposing the effort."

A witness slip is a signed notice indicating who supports any particular bill or resolution being debated in Springfield. It helps legislators see what sort of support or opposition there is for an issue. The anti-Common Core folks were able to rally more support to delay Common Core than the statists who support the standards raised. This surprised the committee members and put them on notice that parents who oppose this federal takeover of education are not to be ignored.

"We only had about 24 hours and the witness slip is confusing to fill out. Believe me, the committee noticed that we got all those signatures. They were counting on nobody even knowing about the hearing. We put them on notice that this IS a BIG problem," Erin Raasch of the Stop Common Core Illinois Facebook Page told Illinois Review.

A similar resolution of delay was introduced in the Illinois Senate by Senator Kyle McCarter.

 
 
 
  Reported by Breitbart 38 minutes ago.

Minnesota Public Utilities Commission Says Solar Is Part of the Solution, Selects Geronimo's Distributed Solar Proposal

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Geronimo's Aurora Solar Project Gets Go Ahead from MN PUCIn a ground-breaking decision today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) ruled in favor of solar as a cost-competitive energy source for Minnesota-based Xcel Energy. On the heels of a long competitive resource acquisition process, Geronimo Energy's Aurora Solar Project was selected by the PUC to fill a portion of Xcel's future generation needs.

"We are very pleased to have been part of this unique process and to show that solar energy can be a cost competitive and reliable part of the energy mix," said Geronimo Energy President, Blake Nixon.

"This is a big win for us, as well as for the larger solar energy industry," Betsy Engelking, Vice President of Geronimo Energy, states. "The Aurora project competed with a number of natural gas plants and in the end, the Commission found that our project was a cost competitive part of the overall solution and would help Xcel Energy meet Minnesota's energy policy goals."

The PUC's decision comes after an historic recommendation to adopt the Aurora Solar Project as a first source of fulfillment for Xcel's resource needs made by Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Eric L. Lipman in December 2013. In his report, ALJ Lipman stated, "the greatest value to Minnesota and Xcel's ratepayers is drawn from selecting Geronimo's solar energy proposal."

The Aurora Solar Project is a 100 megawatt (MW) distributed solar generation project that will utilize solar arrays ranging in size from 2 MW to 10 MW across Xcel's service territory. The project will interconnect to multiple Xcel Energy substations across Minnesota and will provide energy and capacity for the local distribution network. This unique design will deliver many benefits, including a reduction in line loss, elimination of transmission costs, and geographic diversification of generation assets. Arrays will be located throughout 16 counties in Minnesota in order to bring energy to the grid efficiently and cost-effectively, while protecting the environment.

About Geronimo Energy
Geronimo Energy is a utility-scale wind and solar energy developer headquartered in Edina, Minnesota. Geronimo has developed three operating wind farms and several solar projects in Minnesota. Geronimo is poised to build six additional wind projects with an aggregate nameplate capacity of over 1,000 megawatts (MW) throughout the Midwest over the next two years and expects to build the 100 MW Aurora Solar Project in Minnesota, as well as other solar facilities nationwide, by 2016. Geronimo has a multi-gigawatt development pipeline of wind and solar projects in various stages of development throughout the United States. Geronimo has a strategic partnership with Enel Green Power North America, furthering its credibility and capital strength to deliver on projects for customers and communities. For more information about Geronimo Energy and The Aurora Solar Project, visit www.geronimoenergy.com.

Company Contact Information
Geronimo Energy
Lindsay T. Smith
7650 Edinborough Way
Suite 725
55435
9529889000

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Metro Denver unemployment rate down from a year ago

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Metro Denver's unadjusted unemployment rate stood at 6.5 percent in February, up a tenth of a percentage point from January but down almost a full point from February 2013's 7.4 percent rate, according to raw county jobs estimates Friday from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The 6.5 percent unadjusted jobless rate is for a 10-county area that includes Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Broomfield and Centennial, but not Boulder County. Boulder County’s unemployment rate was 5.2 percent… Reported by bizjournals 6 hours ago.

Aurora Theatre's new season serves up Lanford Wilson, Nicky Silver's 'The Lyons'

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Aurora Theatre's new season serves up Lanford Wilson, Nicky Silver's 'The Lyons' The Berkeley company's 2014-15 season will tackle Lanford Wilson's 'Talley Trilogy,' and also features Fraser Grace's hard-hitting 'Breakfast with Mugabe.' Reported by San Jose Mercury News 5 hours ago.

Magna posts 2013 Annual Report

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AURORA, ON, March 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG; NYSE: MGA) today announced that its 2013 Annual Report, including Management's Discussion and Analysis and Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, Annual Information Form (AIF) and Form 40-F, are now... Reported by PR Newswire 23 hours ago.

Piers Morgan Delivers One Final Blow To Gun Violence In Last Show

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Piers Morgan concluded his final CNN show Friday night by delivering one last blow against America's gun violence epidemic.

The "Piers Morgan Live" host praised the U.S. as "a land of true opportunity," adding, "The vast majority of Americans I've met are decent, hardworking, thoroughly dependable people."

But he went on to say that an estimated 100,000 Americans per year are hit by gunfire, and argued, "I am so pro-American, I want more of you to stay alive."

Morgan expressed frustration with reaction to the Aurora, Colo., theater shooting and the Newtown, Conn., school shooting: "I assumed that after 70 people were shot in a movie theater and then just a few months later 20 first-graders were murdered with an assault rifle in an elementary school, that the absurd gun laws in this country would change, but nothing has happened." He added: "The gun lobby in America, led by the NRA, has bullied this nation's politicians into cowardly silence. Even when 20 young children are blown away in their classrooms."

Earlier this month, National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre declared, "There is no greater freedom than to survive and protect our families with all the rifles, shotguns and handguns we want."

A study published in the American Journal of Public Health last year found that states with more gun ownership often had higher rates of gun-related murders.

Morgan argued Friday night: "More guns doesn't mean less crime, as the NRA repeatedly tries to tell you. It means more gun violence, more death and more profits for the gun manufacturers."

He concluded, "Now it's down to you. It is your country. These are your gun laws. And the senseless slaughter will only end when enough Americans stand together and cry, 'Enough!' I look forward to that day. I also look forward to seeing you all again soon. Thank you. And God bless America. Oh, and while I'm at it, God bless Great Britain too. Good night." Reported by Huffington Post 18 hours ago.

Ex-NFL player Beebe faced glare

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Don Beebe knows the frustration. Beebe, who played in six Super Bowls in nine NFL seasons, is now Aurora Christian’s offensive coordinator. High-profile college recruits, including transfers, helped put the spotlight on Beebe when he was the private school’s head coach. So did winning. ‘‘It wasn’t until the state championship game and we won that I heard that I was recruiting,’’ said Beebe, whose Eagles reached the state title game and lost in his fifth season in 2008, then won back-to-back Class 3A state titles in 2011 and 2012. “People always try to tear down success.” Beebe’s House of Speed, … Reported by Chicago S-T 10 hours ago.

Piers Morgan bids farewell to CNN with plead for gun control

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Piers Morgan bid farewell to his three-year-old CNN TV show Friday night.
Credit: Getty Images[/caption] Piers Morgan lasted, by his estimation, three years, two months and 11 days on CNN. The final show of "Piers Morgan Live" was Friday night, and he used the occasion not to lament his relatively brief tenure — his predecessor, Larry King, last 25 years on the network — but to double down on one of his pet issues: gun control. "I am so pro-American," Morgan said, "I want more of you to stay alive." [related tag="international" limit=3] After the massacres in Aurora, Colorado and Newtown, Connecticut in 2012, Morgan regularly used his pulpit to attempt to enrage the population into legitimate change. "I assumed that after 70 people were shot in a movie theater and then just a few months later 20 first-graders were murdered with an assault rifle in an elementary school, that the absurd gun laws in this country would change, but nothing has happened." Instead, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre has gloated about the freedom to own as many weapons as one wants. "The gun lobby in America, led by the NRA, has bullied this nation's politicians into cowardly silence. Even when 20 young children are blown away in their classrooms," Morgan declared. "More guns doesn't mean less crime, as the NRA repeatedly tries to tell you. It means more gun violence, more death and more profits for the gun manufacturers." His final thoughts stayed on message: "Now it's down to you. It is your country. These are your gun laws. And the senseless slaughter will only end when enough Americans stand together and cry, 'Enough!' I look forward to that day. I also look forward to seeing you all again soon. Thank you. And God bless America. Oh, and while I'm at it, God bless Great Britain too. Good night."

The post Piers Morgan bids farewell to CNN with plead for gun control appeared first on Metro.us. Reported by metronews 6 hours ago.

Aurora Police Investigating 'Suspicious' Death

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Aurora Police Investigating 'Suspicious' Death Patch Oswego, IL --

After a 32-year-old woman was found dead Saturday morning, police are focusing on a 35-year-old man who previously had a relationship with her. Reported by Patch 22 hours ago.

ITsavvy Marks 10-Year Anniversary

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ITsavvy just announced that April 2014 marks its 10-year anniversary.

Addison, IL (PRWEB) March 31, 2014

ITsavvy just announced that April 2014 marks its 10-year anniversary. Since its inception, the company has consistently been included in major lists of the fastest growing companies and more recently the largest companies of its type in the U.S.

ITsavvy president and CEO Mike Theriault said, “It’s remarkable that our company has maintained a consistent growth trajectory in the face of a wildly fluctuating economy over the last 10 years. It wasn’t just luck, though. We developed a smart strategy in the beginning and made it a point to bring the best people on board.”

The company was founded by Theriault and Chris Kurpeikis. Because they both had deep industry experience, they realized the importance of keeping clients happy before, during, and especially after the sale. As a result, one of the company’s credos is that success should be measured by client satisfaction, not just revenue.

The company has evolved from a value-added reseller to a single source technology solution provider that also offers engineered solutions, managed services, cloud solutions and unified communications. ITsavvy has become the industry model for integrated IT products and solutions providers.

Through an aggressive acquisition strategy, ITsavvy assimilated some of the finest companies in the U.S., including; Sapphire, Border River, Directech, CT Networks, and i-Works.

In 2012, the company completed an ambitious rebranding campaign—officially changing the company’s name from B2B Computer Products to ITsavvy. In the process, they created a strategic plan to sustain accelerated growth for the next 10 years.

Today, with more than one million products and 179 full-time employees, the company is poised for even greater success. Headquarters are in Addison, IL, with additional offices in Chicago; New York City; Hauppauge, NY; Warren, NJ; Aurora, IL; Davenport, IA; Hayward, CA; and Beavercreek, OH. They also ship from 46 distribution centers across the country.

“We are extremely grateful to our clients, employees and partners,” Theriault said. “None of this would have been possible without hard work, persistence and loyalty.”

ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing companies of its type in the U.S., is a recognized leader in tailored end-to-end IT product and service solutions. ITsavvy built its reputation as a value-added reseller with industry-leading product availability, design and implementation, client support and delivery speed through 46 distribution centers across the U.S. ITsavvy also has data center locations in New York, New Jersey and Florida. The company’s new, user-friendly website provides hundreds of concise, leading-edge IT decision-making resources, including an e-commerce site with real-time pricing and availability. ITsavvy is headquartered in Addison, IL, with offices in Chicago’s Loop; Hauppauge, NY; New York, NY; Warren, NJ; Aurora, IL; Davenport, IA; Hayward, CA; and Beavercreek, OH. Call 1-855-ITsavvy (1-855-487-2889), email: info(at)ITsavvy(dot)com, visit: http://www.ITsavvy.com.

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Visit ITsavvy’s Media Center at: http://www.ITsavvy.com/about/media-center/

About ITsavvy http://www.ITsavvy.com/
ITsavvy was founded in 2004 by industry experts Mike Theriault and Chris Kurpeikis. The company has grown from a Midwest start-up to a national, award-winning leader in IT products and services. Mike and Chris conceived of ITsavvy after becoming convinced they could significantly outdo competitors in a number of areas including client service. By combining a comprehensive value-added reseller business with an industry-leading array of services through its Advanced Solutions Group, ITsavvy is quickly becoming the benchmark for integrated IT products and advanced solutions providers.

Media Contact: Jeanna Van Rensselar, Smart PR Communications Jeanna(at)SmartPRCommunications(dot)com /630-363-8081

“ITsavvy” is a Registered Trademark of B2B Industries LLC. All other company and product names may be trademarks of respective companies with which they are associated. Reported by PRWeb 12 hours ago.

NFL Calendar

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April 7 -- Clubs that hired a new head coach after the end of the 2013 regular season may begin offseason workout programs.May 2 -- Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets.May 7 -- Deadline for club to exercise right of first refusal for its restricted free agents.May 8-10 --2014 NFL draft, New York.May 19-21 -- Spring league meeting, Atlanta.June 22-28 -- Rookie symposium, Aurora, Ohio. Reported by MyNorthwest.com 11 hours ago.

Aurora Police Investigating 'Suspicious' Death

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Aurora Police Investigating 'Suspicious' Death Patch Batavia, IL --

After a 32-year-old woman was found dead Saturday morning, police are focusing on a 35-year-old man who previously had a relationship with her. Reported by Patch 10 hours ago.

Suspected DUI driver charged with murder in Aurora teen's death

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First-degree murder and numerous other charges were filed Monday morning against a driver who allegedly killed a teenager in a suspected DUI crash. Reported by Denver Post 7 hours ago.

Hopes Frustrated, Many Latinos Reject The Ballot Box Altogether

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AURORA, Colo. — As the weather warms, Lizeth Chacon is anticipating a new season of registering Latino voters — yet dreading experiences like one late last year, when she came upon a skate park full of older teenagers.

“I thought, ‘The perfect age! They’re turning 18,’ ” said Ms. Chacon, just 26 herself, born in Mexico and now the lead organizer at Rights for All People, a local immigrant organizing group. But among the roughly 50 people she approached in this increasingly diverse city east of Denver, “not a single person” was interested in her pitch, including those already old enough to vote: “They were like, ‘Why? Why would I bother to vote?’ ” Reported by Huffington Post 6 hours ago.

Tickets Go on Sale for Blues on the Fox Festival; Los Lonely Boys, Jimmie Vaughan to Perform

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Tickets Go on Sale for Blues on the Fox Festival; Los Lonely Boys, Jimmie Vaughan to Perform Patch Lisle, IL --

The 18th Annual Blues on the Fox Festival in Aurora will be held on June 26 and 27 this year. Reported by Patch 4 hours ago.

Tickets Now Available for Blues on the Fox Festival; Los Lonely Boys, Jimmie Vaughan to Perform

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Tickets Now Available for Blues on the Fox Festival; Los Lonely Boys, Jimmie Vaughan to Perform Patch Batavia, IL --

The 18th Annual Blues on the Fox Festival in Aurora will be held on June 26 and 27 this year. Reported by Patch 2 hours ago.
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