About the town » North Aurora, Kane County, Illinois, United States

North Aurora is village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. A suburb of Chicago, its population was 15,848 at the 2009 census. In its early history, North Aurora was known as "Schneider's Mill" or "Schneider's Crossing" after John Peter Schneider, a German immigrant who established a mill and dam on the Fox River after moving to the area in 1834. Schneider Elementary School, on the east side of the Fox River, is named after him. North Aurora maintains its own public library district, fire department, and police department, but public spaces and parks are managed by the neighboring Fox Valley Park District.