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Letter: Deadline nears for Kane County solar group buy program

August 24, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Letter writer says program brings down the cost of installing solar panels.

Volunteers in St. Charles work to clean up along the Fox River as part of last year's It's Our Fox River Day event. This year, the Forest Preserve District of Kane County will hold an It's Our Fox River Day event along the river in Batavia on Sept. 20. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Clean-up event planned along Fox River in Batavia

August 22, 2025 at 1:21 p.m.

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will hold an It’s Our Fox River Day clean-up event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 20, at Glenwood Park Forest Preserve...

The Kane County Juvenile Justice Center is located in St. Charles. (Kane County Juvenile Justice Center)

Marisa Christoffel hired to be principal at Kane County Juvenile Justice Center

August 18, 2025 at 8:34 p.m.

Christoffel was most recently the assistant principal at Smith Elementary in West Aurora School District 129.

Holly Lynch of Peru shops for Christmas items at the Christkindlmarket in Aurora in 2022. This year's Christkindlmarket in Aurora will open on Nov. 21 at RiverEdge Park. (Mark Black/For The Beacon-News)

Dates announced for Christkindlmarket in Aurora and Chicago

August 18, 2025 at 8:30 p.m.

This year's Christkindlmarket in Aurora will open on Nov. 21 at RiverEdge Park, event organizers announced on Monday.

Saturday's storms damaged Blackberry Farm in Aurora, including a tree that fell through a fence at the Fox Valley Park District facility. (Fox Valley Park District)

Aurora area cleans up after storms hit Fox Valley

August 17, 2025 at 4:50 p.m.

The Aurora area spent Sunday cleaning up after storms rumbled through the Fox Valley on Saturday.

Task force investigating police-involved incident in Batavia that resulted in death of 39-year-old man

August 17, 2025 at 2:34 p.m.

The Kane County Major Crimes Task Force is investigating an incident in Batavia Saturday afternoon involving "multiple law enforcement agencies" that resulted in the death of a 39-year-old man, according...

Customers spend some time at Pollyanna Brewing and Distilling Co. in St. Charles in the fall of 2021. Pollyanna has announced it will host Blues and Brews on the Fox, a music and craft beverage festival, on Saturday, Aug. 23, on Riverside Avenue between Illinois Avenue and Walnut Avenue in St. Charles. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Pollyanna to host Blues and Brews on the Fox festival in St. Charles

August 15, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling will host Blues & Brews on the Fox, a music and craft beverage festival, on Saturday, Aug. 23, on Riverside Avenue between Illinois Avenue and Walnut...

St. Charles Township man sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charge

August 12, 2025 at 11:50 a.m.

Phillip E. Obenauf was sentenced after pleading guilty to a Class X felony child pornography charge, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said.

The Little White School Museum in Oswego has changed its Friday hours, officials said. (Little White School Museum)

Little White School Museum in Oswego changes its Friday hours

August 8, 2025 at 12:14 p.m.

The museum’s Friday hours have been changed to 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., officials said in a press release.

The painting "African Village" by Georgene Schramer is one of the works of art featured during "Kinora: A Cultural Heritage Group Show" now on exhibit at Aurora Public Art at the David L. Pierce Art and History Center, 20 E. Downer Place in downtown Aurora. (City of Aurora)

New art exhibit celebrating global diversity opens in Aurora

August 6, 2025 at 10:05 a.m.

"Kinora: A Cultural Heritage Group Show" showcases work by a variety of contemporary artists alongside various ethnographic artifacts and art from around the world.

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