Editor's Note: TMSG has always been about "telling our readers somethin' good." Well, the passing of long-time Aurora restaurant owner Larry Thomas is not telling you somethin' good but we wanted you to know that his life and business dedication was WORTH knowing... Long-time Aurora restaurant owner, Larry Alvis Thomas , of LT's Chicken & Fish, passed away February 28th after a long illness. He was 78 years old. For more than two decades LT's, as it was affectionately called,

African Americans history outside the City of Chicago is rich and deep. TMSG is launching this segment to acknowledge the depth of involvement by African Americans in this vast Northern Illinois area.