Forgotten Illinois: Aurora

[@rubenzwr3782]

"Forgotten" boi Aurora is the 2nd largest city in population in Illinois

[@NocturnalIntellect]

The Latino community has been a major driving factor in “rebuilding” Aurora. The homes, the yards, the neighborhood markets have all been refurbished. The east side, which back in 2000; and beyond, was in poor shape. Rundown neighborhoods everywhere. Not so much any more. Our Latino brothers and sisters have taken pride in it, and it shows. Gracias! Trabajo bien hecho!

[@thatgui88]

I have noticed the blooming Latino communtiy

[@husnahyawari216]

boi we haven’t been forgotten

[@greenspiraldragon]

Aurora is really like 3 different cities. There is the far east side that is more upscale it's like a poorer version of Naperville. There is the west side which is pretty mixed now and then there is the near east side which is pretty much a Hispanic community. They are all one city, but it's like three cobbled together. The real reason anyone would want to move to Aurora is it's one of the more affordable suburbs to live in. They have been trying to revitalize the downtown area and maybe finally starting to have some results, but still a lot of empty buildings.

[@igneouspine3218]

I grew up at a neighborhood right next to the west plaza. Made very fond memories there when I was a kid.

[@kosjeyr]

​@@igneouspine3218 at the time I lived closer to West High near Lancaster and Galena. I would ride my bicycle out to your area and back when my mom would sleep.

[@kosjeyr]

Well there's Marywood, Moecherville and Eola... my family immigrated to Aurora from Prussia in 1860. Well Prussia to Montgomery then Eola which that land is now owned by Fermilab. After that my grandparents settled in Marywood on Schomer until they died.

[@roseorozco1384]

​@@kosjeyr 😂😂 sneak out when mom was busy 😂 hello from west Aurora, plum street ❤

[@BobG127]

I have lived in Aurora for the better part of 40 years. The far east side is NOT a poorer version of Naperville. The White Eagle neighborhood, built around an Arnold Palmer -designed golf course, is actually part of Aurora. It has a Naperville mailing address, but is served in every other way by the City of Aurora. (This came about because of politics and snobbery...) There are loads of prefab homes in Naperville built in the 80's and 90's that are no better than similar homes in far eastern Aurora. Also, there are million-dollar homes in West Aurora that rival anything in Naperville. Granted, there are poorer neighborhoods in Aurora (East and West) than one will find in Naperville. This has much to do with long-gone manufacturers enticing cheap immigrant labor from Mexico. Ironically, some of those manufacturers have since moved their operations to Mexico.

[@greenspiraldragon]

Been in Aurora for over 20 years. It's okay.

[@justalonelycapcutmaster7462]

I was born here and i still am here and the farthest i have been was michigan i never been on a plane

[@richnoble3577]

Is it?

[@erickaguirre8308]

Aurora isn't forgotten ur tripping lol

[@juanrojas2595]

@@criticalmoment3859 Downhill? We've had massive improvements, just look at our beautiful downtown and even our gang presence has been decreasing over time. Aurora is growing and I believe one day it will rival the economic influence of Naperville.

[@suecooper]

I graduate from west aurora in 84. But I went to east from 82 -71. I consider Aurora my home. I’d go back so fast if it was an option

[@moomoojuice6614]

I’m from the west side of aurora. Most of my family is from the east. Personally, I do think Aurora is forgotten. Everyone knows Chicago and Naperville sometimes even sandwich for it’s fair but aurora is special in a way. We’re all diverse and sure, the rivalry is there but we’re still one city, and one city alone.

[@jnaviation8671]

Im in agreement with you. I live on the west side of aurora but never really go downtown. The part I love about aurora is that its a perfect distance to Chicago and they have a Metra train to Chicago.

[@satanicvenus8863]

I live in Aurora Illinois.. how is Aurora forgotten if it's right next to Chicago....

[@bubblecore2570]

Me too Aurora is okay but not forgotten it has Awesome schools

[@lori8095]

I have a rebuttal to that claim my elem school ignores bullies and teachers get away with bullying students

[@liak8551]

Nëptůnə_Drëåmş exactly

[@mikeyy2467]

Demon Bubble YT I just moved out of Aurora I moved to carol stream

[@juanrojas2595]

I would never say Aurora is forgotten. We have a strong and diverse community and while we are overlooked by surrounding communities, we stand strong as individuals and as a family. Many local businesses exists, Hispanic, black, white, asian, and more. We come from different backgrounds and many far away places but together we are Aurora.

[@lightspeed1378]

Like most small and large diverse cities of America's Rust Belt, Aurora has confronted significant economic challenges in the last couple of decades. Yet, its government and community members have remained steadfast in maintaining its infrastructure: relatively new Fox River bridges, Ohio and Wood Street Bridges, new annexes and remodeling to many of its schools, new development in its downtown core, new library, and so on.... Thanks be to its courageous local government leaders working together with its constituents to move Aurora forward.

[@JohnDoe-wj8mq]

Sounds like Toledo Ohio as far as maintaining the infrastructure with rebuilding schools, downtown, etc, but is unappreciated here. At least in your city things like that get acknowledged because we get all these new developments just for most citizens to continue bashing their own hometown.

[@ricardogarcia3536]

I was born in Aurora and raised on the east side til my teens.. Live in El Paso Tejas now.

[@danielplasencia7724]

I was born in Chicago, lived in Cicero, Schamburg and then Aurora. Now live in Las Cruces NM lol been here since 09'

[@roldanrobles8563]

Never heard of "tejas", is that in Mexico?

[@ricardogarcia3536]

@@roldanrobles8563 never heard of the last name robles, is that latino? 🤔

[@ricardogarcia3536]

😂

[@aanya-tl9pl]

My guy it’s good you moved

[@roseorozco1384]

Aurora is NOT forgotten ❤ i lived in Ontario California and ran right back to my Aurora

[@datnibba]

everyone lookin this up cuz they from there n shit lmao

[@izaiasdiaz171]

Ain’t nobody forgot about A-town baby we a whole vibe people come to aurora and fall in love 💯💯 if anything we SHOULD get more recognition than we actually do 💯 but people who’ve experienced aurora know this is a fun place to be we show love out here even when we hate we show love 💯

[@Punched0]

The Forgotten series is so good! I can't believe this channel isn't bigger

[@firenzeval]

Ugh I miss Aurora! Grew up there in the late 2000s. My grandma always used to take me to the Dairy Queen on Lake street.

[@shaunreinert5202]

This comment section is a shining example of how shitty our schools are here and how we can't interpret anything. Forgotten doesn't mean literally. For reference, I'm not just hating, I went to Wesley, then Greenman on the west side. Then Gates, Waldo and East High. I'm Aurora through and through.

[@damianxique4588]

I live in the west side of Aurora and this city is not forgotten

[@liak8551]

Damian Xique Yeah the west is wayyy better

[@damianxique4588]

@@liak8551 👌

[@Jellotuna]

I live 1 town away and honestly never noticed the West side being any better than the East. I always thought Naperville was the rich side.

[@juanrenteria454]

Bruh we are not forgotten i live here

[@canchisslomo5762]

No mames wey dales tacos

[@mikebloomberg4470]

Ahuevo, you really get it

[@briancarter3704]

Jimmy's hot dogs,prince castle where quicker liquor is,all the good places disappeared, its a drug town now

[@Grayscape.]

🚂yea kinda right.

[@jgrc4588]

I used to lived in (East) Aurora, it was a great place to live back in the 80's/90's, seeing the banana split place brought good old memories.

[@michaelsalerno9342]

He wasn’t saying forgotten in that sense I watched it and I’m on the side of him thinking the peoples views are forgotten and he’s giving them a voice. This is my hometown and I lived in downer street about the cafe for years which is now an art studio owned by my father. Good change is happening to Aurora.

[@fingercorral9230]

Aurora is basically Mexico in Illinois

[@edmyrvespucci]

i love this city!

[@Monica-rq6ku]

How come they only showed east side business?

[@Monica-rq6ku]

@CubanoCommentKing I live on the west side and grew up on the east side. East side Is far better to me except for the schools west side is better for Children's education in my opinion.

[@devildogcrewchief3335]

Can't afford to operate in Illinois anymore...gee I wonder why? Edit: I lived in East side of Aurora, off Farnsworth Ave on Wermes Ave. My parents brought me from Puerto Rico to Aurora in the late 60's and I left early 80's for the Marines. They in turn retired and went back to the island during the middle 80's.

[@Daodaodaodaodao-w1d]

I live in aurora well by Naperville and i used to lived in Oswego

[@mikeyy2467]

Yeah I moved out just a week ago I’m in Bartlett now

[@chicagochicago2245]

Far East aurora is the best part of aurora Naperville schools and more expensive than west

[@streetstyle9200]

Taxes are rediculous in dupage county i know a lot of kids that graduated from district 204 n r dumb as door knobs

[@july7863]

Personally witnessing, Aurora’s youth is very tainted. Young people selling drugs to pay for financial issues, gangs still very active in the drug distribution, and so much more. You can’t change the environment without changing the community. Same activities in newer buildings...

[@peterhaslam2294]

I think it is forgotten. Aurora has so much to offer, but few people outside Aurora take advantage of it.

[@kosjeyr]

I was born in Aurora in 1990 a week before the Plainfield Tornado. I recall hearing how the west side was mostly white people with the east being black and hispanic. I remember enjoying hearing the West High band practice in the summer as I used to live on the 800 block of W. New York St and eventually I ended up playing trombone in later grade school up to high school. I forget exactly where it was but there was some bakery that was on IL 25 in downtown with a blue awning above the entrance that had the best bagels in town. No, I'm not talking about Jake's Bagels now. Before them. As for the east vs west side, I gave up on that a long time ago like most but physically I was born on the east side just south of downtown at what was the Old Rush Copley Hospital. That building is still up as far as I know.

[@MrHooves89]

Tom is grossly exaggerating. We have 200k+ documented population. 600 jobs will be absorbed into other local industry. I live here.

[@TheSpecialJ11]

The real bad hit was when Caterpillar first started moving jobs away/automating them. The plant used to employ way more than 800 people. The welder had it right, a lot of people lost their jobs at the other plants in Aurora when they shut down and found a new one at Caterpillar until now.

[@andydeitrick1455]

We don’t need remembered out here, our history is ours alone

[@juanitoethedude8330]

4:26 I always pass this place

[@Daodaodaodaodao-w1d]

Same by the garfield park

[@jujuandmali5243]

What gangs are in aurora?

[@tanyalopez8836]

Juju and Mali Latin kings insane deuce vice lords BDs

[@jujuandmali5243]

GabeTooDope is there really BDs in aurora?

[@rscales75]

@@jujuandmali5243 no. Not as a hood anyways. GDs, Kings, Deuces, a few Maniacs, some VLs.

[@rscales75]

@Ricky Sin K a couple years ago they wasn't. Get ya head took off thinking they was soft. Only mob in Aurora that was taken off the books were the Kings.

[@rscales75]

@Ricky Sin K ain't no organized gangs in Aurora like that anymore.

[@dryiceVEVO]

Please do my hometown *ROCKFORD* next

[@konker420]

Aurora isn't forgotten. Everyone in Illinois knows it's a s**t hole like Chi-raq-istan.

[@rafaelrecometa8973]

As Long as Respect in your Voice . We get along

[@shoesthabeast]

Until this weekend, aurora was definitely on the upswing. Protests...I mean unjustified riots, have definitely destroyed all the hard work that the great people of aurora have been doing for the past decade. I love that city. Born and raised. Seen the highs and definitely seen the lows(murder capital of the USA in mid/late 90s) the city and her people are strong. Never count Aurora out!!!

[@Hotlog69]

Boy did this comment not age well. Everything is fine. Didn't need to fear monger the protests.

[@justalonelycapcutmaster7462]

I miss family dollar

[@penda4054]

@@Hotlog69 LMAO what? I literally saw a picture going around of a mf downtown with a fucking draco on top of a cop car. Aurora had it bad during those riots

[@Hotlog69]

@@penda4054 How many building were burned down? Looted? How many days of rioting was there?

[@penda4054]

@@Hotlog69 Do you even live in aurora? Did you walk downtown?

[@Ozmni11]

I was born and raised in Aurora but moved away because I could make a livable wage there. I'm not looking to move back.

[@peterjrcoolidge]

Bro Naperville and aurora are gonna large ass cities within the next 20 years

[@cherylmysliwczyk2145]

The ice cream has eyeballs.

[@mayanbu620]

Its great that this series is focusing on people and not just political differences or even racial differences. It would be so easy to tag those items and ignore the fact that our governmental system is the one letting us ALL down.

[@charbuggs4496]

Aurora is my hometown, Westside. I Definitely heard thur the years after I moved to Memphis,TN in 1999, Mexicans community have taken Aurora over that just facts. Aurora never forgotten My Home Church still Main Baptist, E Galena Blvd.

[@patrickmusoko1]

I live in Vancouver Washington and l’m trying to buy a house in Illinois but far from Chicago. Why houses are Cheaper in Aurora?

[@alexmedina8835]

Lots of crime, my wife and I were coming from the mall earlier and we almost got hit by a car coming on the wrong lane because a police chase, they were chasing the car because the suspect car did a shooting, Google it if don't believe me it happened today 02/19/20

[@liak8551]

Alex Medina Well I go out at 3 in the morning and come back alive. So yeah

[@liak8551]

Patrick papa na Elykia idk

[@TheSpecialJ11]

Aurora is farther from Chicago than other suburbs, so if you are commuting to the city it takes longer. Residents of suburbs like Oak Brook, La Grange, Hinsdale, pay a premium for having a single family home that is a much shorter commute to downtown by car or Metra than Aurora. For Aurora the commute is upwards of an hour unless traffic is really good (when you probably aren't commuting). So generally speaking your upper middle class downtown office workers locate nearer to the city and pay more money, while the lower middle class downtown office workers locate in places like Fox Valley or Oswego. Of course, these are communities, and tons of people don't commute in the city as there are jobs within the area as well. Also, Aurora has a lot more older housing than many of the suburbs around it because it was its own city for decades before the suburbs expanded around Chicago and it was absorbed into them. When my grandpa was growing up in Aurora, it was a ton of farmland between East Aurora and the city. Now it's all subdivisions.

[@mikeyy2467]

I would move to Naperville it’s the best of the best schools if you got kids

[@theanalogkid2778]

Wait we are forgotten?

[@leonard4928]

Party On Wayne!

[@Donatellangelo]

Party on, Garth!

[@mikeyy2467]

Ay I’m in Wayne center

[@Dovith]

You are worthy!

[@aemviper9131]

Love my city btw the bakery been going there since I was a baby best place ever

[@belldanidesigns]

I was born and raised in Aurora and it has gone to hell! The east side has been taken over by the Mexicans...sad

[@jwizzle4400]

Lol 😂 tell me how your really feel .

[@InternetOpinion]

Putting your name on your profile is not wise. I know about you being over 60 and retired and having a brother named bob, Really likes queen and your cat. Cancel culture is a thing lol. You should keep that to yourself

[@Danvillest]

Lived in East Moline, IL my whole life. Thought there was only an Aurora Colorado, how tf 😂

[@lovefor6ofthem]

Watch factory? Haeger pottery? Max McGraw wildlife conservation? This should have been on Elgin.

[@streetstyle9200]

A Town is only forgotten from the non residents Us long time residents know it is well known all over the country n you got the Haters since it has always been minority n as we know Hispanic people are very very financially driven Hispanic people saved A Town when it was dying in the 60s n 70s even 80s

[@jaehyunluvr2008]

boi we aint forgotten

[@baadapls9324]

2019. Follow us Aurora.

[@4998arturo]

I love aurora live there 25 years but i had to moved.

[@satanicvenus8863]

2:51 I always go there

[@liak8551]

Nëptůnə_Drëåmş I used to

[@justalonelycapcutmaster7462]

Same

[@FrogDogYT]

Forgotten I guess Stan lee has been forgotten

[@slivereaglexx353]

6:36 I just had to point that out

[@miaapizano368]

This petty ash I feel offended

[@unknownstranger6041]

No I heard of this 😭 and I’m from Chicago

[@Champwsox05]

How is Aurora forgotten? It's the second biggest god damned city in the state.

[@hectorbello255]

Ayo I Amin there

[@satanicvenus8863]

I live in East Aurora

[@roseeeeeee]

its not focused on west bc west isnt even technically aurora

[@barrychickini9074]

Isn’t this the home of Wayne’s World? How bad can it be?

[@nightmaster6381]

The SNL skits mentioned that the show was based in a basement in Aurora, IL. However the movie was filmed elsewhere. It brings no revenue for the city. They do however have the Garth Mobile from the movie at the Casino.

[@ritchiearganoza]

60504

[@anev.9620]

🤦‍♂️

[@Jaguar-nj6mm]

I life there

[@briancarter3704]

I could tell u learned how to spell there,I life in California 😄

[@rodds.6120]

@@briancarter3704 *can tell....California huh?

[@anev.9620]

@@briancarter3704 okay.. just because ur from a richer state aint mean shit about ur knowledge

[@briancarter3704]

@@anev.9620 I'm from aurora east side fool,solfisburg and ohio st

[@PoppyVanWinkle1]

Hey! I know Randy and Lisa! Not Fogotten!! Go to the Banana Split !

[@greggarcia9842]

East aurora h. School class of 2004

[@combodahitta7974]

2021,..ain't shit to do in Aurora

[@gbproductions7901]

Forgotten my ass. East high rules

[@davidistakinganap]

Offended man :(((

[@InternetOpinion]

Our downtown is a joke

[@rosierose4911]

Do palatine

[@cherrysmith-condon2425]

Go Tomcats

[@roseeeeeee]

this video is such a joke

[@MrCodeTroll]

Nothing more than a bunch of partisan hacks delivering a sales pitch. Hand the state over to these clowns and watch what they do with it... 😂

[@dabombkiko]

Bruh stfu

[@MrCodeTroll]

​@@dabombkiko I'm 100% dead serious. I want to see what they do with it. Rack up a bunch of debt and lower our credit rating? Is that what they're going to do? Who holds the debt? We aren't allowed to know!? You don't say...

[@dabombkiko]

@@MrCodeTroll our city is fin, sometimes bad stuff happens once in a while. But the city is nice and peaceful

[@dabombkiko]

I live in aurora and ive been tovall of these places even the highway in the intro lmafo Edit: I live a block away on gates st near to East aurora high on fith street EDIT AGAIN: YO FRANKIE ZEPEDA USED TO BE MY WRESTELING COACH OMFG

[@notfakeaccount5742]

It’s crazy out here bro😭 mfs shooting teens just for looking affiliated 🤣 it’s like call of duty🤣🤦‍♂️

[@eliarivera4967]

Aurora is blahh