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Corinne Pierog, Kane County Board chair, speaks at the Prisco Community Center in Aurora during an Illinois Tollway public hearing on July 22, 2026. She said she supports the proposal that would raise tolls to help fund a 15‑year, $26.5 billion tollway project to improve traffic, road conditions and spur economic development. (Addison Wright/The Beacon-News)

Aurora-area residents voice their opinions on proposed tollway rate hikes

July 24, 2026 at 2:06 p.m.

Over 100 people, including area residents, labor union members and politicians, packed into the Prisco Community Center in Aurora Wednesday to discuss the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's first proposed...

Aurora launches its long-awaited special census

July 22, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

Residents in certain areas of Aurora will soon receive letters and postcards from the U.S. Census Bureau as part of a special census launched by the city.

Aurora residents get the chance to ask questions and give their feedback directly to city officials during a Community Listening and Action Town Hall at Metea Valley High School last summer. City officials are planning a series of town hall and workshop events to take place over the next couple of months in Aurora. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Aurora invites resident feedback on budget, safety, infrastructure, sustainability during upcoming events

July 20, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

The series kicks off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 25, with a town hall meeting at the Aurora Public Works facility at 2185 Liberty St. in Aurora on the city's...

Anna Skaggs, center, gives Katrina Boatright, head of Aurora's Senior and Disability Services Division, a high-five after Aurora proclaimed July as Disability Pride Month during the City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Employees and clients of the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association and Weston Bridges apartment community stand around Skaggs. (Addison Wright/The Beacon-News)

Aurora proclamation of Disability Pride Month seen as part of efforts to better support residents with disabilities

July 17, 2026 at 4:43 p.m.

At Tuesday night's City Council meeting, Mayor John Laesch welcomed members of the Aurora Advisory Commission on Disabilities, Weston Bridges and the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association to accept the...

A CTA “L” train runs through haze from Canadian wildfires on the West Side of Chicago on Thursday, July 16, 2026. Poor air quality caused by the wildfires was having an impact Thursday around the Chicago area, including in Aurora. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Poor air quality worsens heat wave conditions in Aurora

July 16, 2026 at 4:39 p.m.

As a thick haze of wildfire smoke settled in Thursday during an intense heat wave in Aurora, officials urged residents to stay inside, advocates found creative ways to help unhoused...

Aurora Mayor John Laesch discusses his campaign finance ethics reform package during a City Council Committee of the Whole meeting last week. On Tuesday, July 14, the City Council approved the package, with some changes. (Addison Wright/The Beacon-News)

Aurora City Council passes Mayor John Laesch’s ethics package after loosening some restrictions

July 17, 2026 at 10:10 a.m.

The Aurora City Council passed Mayor John Laesch’s campaign finance ethics reform package Tuesday night after more than nine months of discussion,

Aurora's water tower on Church Road stands behind a nearby industrial building on Feb. 10, 2026. On Tuesday, the city announced that high lead levels were found in the drinking water of some Aurora homes. However, officials said that water coming from the city’s treatment plant does not have lead in it. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Aurora finds high lead levels in drinking water in some homes

July 15, 2026 at 9:03 a.m.

After over a year of testing water using requirements heightened in 2024, Aurora officials said Tuesday they once again found high levels of lead in the drinking water of some...

Aurora City Hall is at 44 E. Downer Place in downtown Aurora. City Hall lost internet access Thursday and had slower internet speed Friday after fiber lines were accidentally cut along Interstate 88. All city services were fully restored by Saturday morning, officials said. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

City of Aurora’s phone system, internet and website restored after fiber line cut along tollway

July 13, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

The Aurora city phone system, website and internet were fully restored over the weekend after third-party fiber optic cables near Interstate 88 were accidentally cut Thursday during ongoing repair work...

Aurora Mayor John Laesch discusses amendments to his proposed campaign finance ethics reform package Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at an Aurora City Council Committee of the Whole meeting. (Addison Wright/The Beacon-News)

Aurora aldermen disagree on regulating PACs in Mayor John Laesch’s proposed ethics package

July 12, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The Aurora City Council spent over two hours workshopping Mayor John Laesch’s long-discussed campaign finance ethics reform package recently, with some aldermen at odds with the mayor over regulating political...

Aurora Firefighters Riley Coomes and Jonas Cebulski, along with Aurora Animal Control Officer Quentin Johnson, work to rescue a fawn on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, from the Fox River in downtown Aurora. (Tom Schrader)

Baby deer rescued from Fox River in downtown Aurora

July 11, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Aurora Firefighters Riley Coomes and Jonas Cebulski, along with Aurora Animal Control Officer Quentin Johnson, were on the boat that saved the deer, officials said.

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