Specializing in wood-fired pizzas and also offering a wide range of Italian dishes with pasta prepared daily in-house, Giardino Trattoria & Pizzeria recently opened at 12 N. River St. in the historic Hobbs Building

AURORA, IL — A new Italian restaurant has opened in downtown Aurora, the city's second so far this year.

Construction has started on Giardino Trattoria & Pizzeria, by JH Hospitality Group, at 12 N. River St. in downtown Aurora.

Aurora's first-ever Restaurant Week is running through Feb. 4, but restaurant owners in the city say the effort which began Jan. . .