Aurora
Aurora, Illinois, earned the nickname "City of Lights" in 1908 after becoming one of the first cities in the United States to install an all-electric street lighting system, back in 1881. This large city in the Chicago metropolitan area sits along the Fox River, with a historic downtown centred on Stolp Island and architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and others. The Hollywood Casino Aurora, a dockside gaming facility, operates along the riverfront downtown.
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- Population200,661
- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 5.4 km3.4 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Aurora: quick answers
Where is Aurora?
Aurora is in Kane County, Illinois, United States.
How do you get to Aurora?
The nearest airport is Chicago/Aurora (AUZ), about 19 min away by road. The nearest train station is Aurora, about 6 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Aurora?
The warmest month is July, averaging 23°C74°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -5°C23°F. The wettest month is May, with about 122 mm4.8 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Aurora?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 8 restaurants, 3 cafés and 25 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.