Ald. Scheketa Hart-Burns, the first African-American City Council member in Aurora’s history who spent more than 32 years on the council, died Monday morning.
“Today is a huge loss for the city of Aurora,” said Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin. “It’s a loss for our residents, for the City Council members, for the city government. She has been a part of all that for more than 40 years.”Details of her death and funeral arrangements have not been announced yet. Many people in town heard about her death during Monday afternoon’s Juneteenth flag-raising celebration downtown, an event she would normally have taken part in.
Ald. Michael Saville, 6th Ward, a 38-year veteran of the City Council, sat next to Hart-Burns for 32 of those years. Ald. Scheketa Hart-Burns, left, helps organize the annual Back-to-School Bash at Dr. Martin Luther King Park in Aurora in 2021. State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, who attended the Juneteenth event in Aurora Monday, was an Aurora City Council member from the 3rd Ward during Hart-Burns’ years on the council.
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