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This is the 20th season for the co-ed league and it’s completely free for participating children ages 6-12.

It’s opening day for Wayside’s summer youth baseball… June 1

Coach and pllayer
Aurora, Ill., May 24, 2019 — It’s opening day for two hundred at-risk kids in Aurora. Every year, children of deserving families in Aurora experience the joy of baseball in aRead More

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The Wayside story on Fox 32 News… redemption (video)

James Lukose talks with Larry Yellen.
AURORA, Ill., April 25, 2019 –  This evening Fox 32 News showed the inside of Wayside Cross Ministries (WCM), 215 E. New York St., Aurora. The Wayside story explained thatRead More

The New York Times, The Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, The Voice, and other media covering Waysides's new resident.

The NY Times joins the coverage Wayside Cross Ministries’ ministry and Thomas Kokoraleis

Wayside Cross Ministries
AURORA, Ill., April 20, 2019 – Now the national media is covering the situation of the residence of prison-released murder Thomas Kokoraleis at Aurora’s Christian ministry… Wayside Cross Ministries. TheRead More

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Denise Crosby: Thomas Kokoraleis, Ripper Crew killer released from prison: ‘I want to go on with my life and be left alone’

Thomas Kokoraleis, recently released from prison after 36 years, opens up for the first time about the notoriety of his case and life after incarceration. Source: Denise Crosby: Thomas Kokoraleis,Read More

Executive director issues statement...

Statement from Wayside Cross Ministries: A response to recent news articles…

Wayside Cross Ministries building dedication.
Wayside Cross Ministries (WCM) did not seek out Thomas Kokoraleis upon his release from prison. He came to us seeking our help. Ours being a Bible-based, Christ-centered ministry, we areRead More

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Wayside moving out, PADS of Elgin taking over – Daily Herald

Elgin’s daytime homeless shelter, Wayside Cross Ministries, is moving out to find a new location in town, and the overnight shelter PADS of Elgin plans to take over the spaceRead More

Participants ready to brave cold for Aurora fundraising walk

The men’s baseball and women’s softball teams of Aurora University will be waking up a little earlier than usual on Saturday morning to walk alongside several hundred other community membersRead More

Longtime Neuqua Valley baseball coach to hold one final benefit

“It’s been such an important part of the program for so many years. And now that it’s coming back for one final time, I want everything to be perfect.” Source:Read More

Aurora University Baseball and Softball Participate

Aurora Walk Helps Wayside Cross Ministries

Wayside Cross Ministries (WCM) held its eleventh annual winter walk, “Walk a Mile in My Shoes,” on Saturday, February 11, to support Urban Youth Ministry, Wayside’s ministry for at-risk youth,Read More

Master’s Touch Ministry’s Friendship Dinner at Gaslite Manor, Aurora

Wayside Cross Ministries’ Men’s Program Dinner on May 10

The Master’s Touch Ministry’s Friendship Dinner, its major annual fundraiser, is being held at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Rd. in Aurora, on Tuesday evening, May 10th. Doors open at 6:00Read More