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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Aurora

 
Clickable Map of Kane County, Illinois and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Kane County, IL (145) Cook County, IL (2158) DeKalb County, IL (69) DuPage County, IL (420) Kendall County, IL (29) McHenry County, IL (43)  KaneCounty(145) Kane County (145)  CookCounty(2158) Cook County (2158)  DeKalbCounty(69) DeKalb County (69)  DuPageCounty(420) DuPage County (420)  KendallCounty(29) Kendall County (29)  McHenryCounty(43) McHenry County (43)
Geneva is the county seat for Kane County
Aurora is in Kane County
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1 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — 17 — 31 North Broadway — Downtown Heritage Tour — 17 —
On North Broadway (Illinois Route 25) just south of East New York Street, on the right when traveling south.
2 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — 22 — Aurora Hotel • Leland Hotel — Downtown Heritage Tour —
On Galena Boulevard at Stolp Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Galena Boulevard.
3 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Aurora National Bank Building —
On Broadway (Illinois Route 25) at Galena Boulevard, on the left when traveling south on Broadway.
4 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — 3 — Aurora Public Library — Downtown Heritage Tour — 3 —
On West Benton Street at South Stolp Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Benton Street.
5 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — 7 — Aurora Silverplate Manufacturing Co. — Downtown Heritage Tour —
On East Downer Place near South Stolp Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
6 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Aurora Vietnam Veteran Memorial —
On Lake Street (Illinois Route 31) at Vine Street, on the right when traveling north on Lake Street.
7 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Block & Kuhl Store —
On Galena Boulevard at Stolp Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Galena Boulevard.
8 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — 2 — BPO Elk's Club Building — Downtown Heritage Tour —
On South Stolp Avenue near West Benton Street, on the right when traveling south.
9 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — The City of Lights — Aurora, Illinois —
On North Broadway (Illinois Route 25) just north of East New York Street, on the right when traveling south.
10 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Dedicated in Memory of Our Fathers — Grand Army of the Republic —
Near East Downer Place east of South Stolp Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
11 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Dedicated to the Soldiers of All Wars —
Near East Downer Place east of South Stolp Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
12 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — 1 — Former U.S. Post Office — Downtown Heritage Tour — 1 —
On West Benton Street 0.2 miles east of South Lake Street (State Route 31), on the right when traveling east.
13 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — 16 — German-American Bank Building • American National Bank — Downtown Heritage Tour — 1923 —
On South Broadway (Illinois Route 25) at Galena Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on South Broadway.
14 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Glacial Boulder from Mendota College —
On Gladstone Avenue south of Marseillaise Place, on the right when traveling south.
15 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Graham Building — 1926 —
On Stolp Avenue north of Downer Place, on the right when traveling south.
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16 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — 9 — Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall — Downtown Heritage Tour — 9 —
Near East Downer Place east of South Stolp Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
17 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora, Aurora Township — Hobbs Building —
On River Street at Galena Boulevard on River Street.
18 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — The Illiniwek and “The Illinois Country” —
On Galena Boulevard east of River Street, on the left when traveling east.
19 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Joseph and Samuel McCarty — Founders of Aurora — 1834 —
On Galena Boulevard at the east bank of the Fox River, on the left when traveling east on Galena Boulevard.
20 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Keystone Building — 1923 —
On Stolp Avenue north of Downer Place, on the right when traveling north.
21 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Leland Hotel — 1928 —
On Stolp Avenue at Galena Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on Stolp Avenue.
22 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Memorial Bridge — Aurora, Illinois — 1930-1931 —
On New York Street east of River Street, on the left when traveling west.
23 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Memorial Bridge — Aurora, Illinois — 1930-1931 —
On New York Street west of Broadway ( Route 25), on the right when traveling west.
24 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Millennium Plaza —
On South Stolp Avenue north of Downer Place, on the right when traveling south.
25 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Millennium Tower — Dedicated January 1, 2000 —
On Stolp Avenue north of Downer Place.
26 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — 28 — Old Second National Bank — Downtown Heritage Tour — 28 —
On South River Street at West Downer Place, on the right when traveling north on South River Street.
27 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — 20 — Paramount Theatre — Downtown Heritage Tour —
On Galena Boulevard east of Stolp Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
28 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora, Jericho Lake Park — Quarry Reclamation and Site History —
On Jericho Road (County Route 24) 0.5 miles west of Orchard Road (County Route 83), on the right when traveling east.
29 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Remember Oklahoma City —
Near Gladstone Avenue close to Prairie Street.
30 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Samuel Bedrosian, PhD — 1932-2015 —
On Edgelawn Drive near Jericho Road (County Route 24).
31 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Tivoli Theatre —
On Galena Boulevard east of River Street, on the right when traveling east.
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32 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora, Jericho Lake Park — Watch Us Grow —
Near Jericho Road (County Route 24) 0.5 miles west of Orchard Road (County Route 83), on the right when traveling east.
33 ► Illinois, Kane County, Aurora — Wilder Park —
On Lake Street (Illinois Route 31) north of Vine Street, on the right when traveling north.
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026