Walk through the doors of the offices of Dolan & Murphy, modestly tucked away at the end of a quiet residential street on the near East Side of Aurora, and the first thing you notice are the dozens of tall trophies on the floor next to plaque-adorned walls mostly touting the many youth sports programs this commercial real estate company has sponsored over generations.

Although the iconic Aurora business – celebrating its 60th anniversary this week – has been responsible for many of the city’s largest developments in those six decades, the heart of Dolan & Murphy has always centered around family and community.

That becomes more obvious when entering the self-described “cluttered” office of 69-year-old Brian Dolan, which is heavily laden not just with business paraphernalia but family mem

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