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Aurora police said a man was found with a single gunshot wound on the city's West Side on Wednesday. (John J. Kim / baiduhai)

Man found with gunshot wound on Aurora’s West Side, police say

April 3, 2025 at 1:05 p.m.

Aurora police responded Wednesday to a man with a single gunshot wound on the city’s West Side.

Voters check in to vote at the Vaughan Athletic Center in Aurora in 2022. Residents will head to the polls again on April 1 to vote in the general election. (Mark Black / For The Beacon-News)

Tuesday is Election Day across the Fox Valley

March 31, 2025 at 12:19 p.m.

Fox Valley residents will head to the polls Tuesday to vote in the general election featuring a wide variety of races across the Aurora area.

Voters in Aurora area to weigh in on referendum questions during April 1 election

March 28, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

Voters in the Aurora area will cast ballots April 1 on a number of referendum questions.

Waubonsee Community College will offer tours of its campus in downtown Aurora on April 1. (Steve Lord / The Beacon-News)

Tours planned at Waubonsee Community College’s downtown Aurora campus

March 27, 2025 at 8:43 p.m.

Waubonsee Community College is inviting prospective students, families and community members for tours of its Aurora Downtown Campus at 18 S. River St. on Tuesday, April 1.

Voters in the Fox Valley will go to the polls on April 1 to vote in the general election. (Mark Black / For The Beacon-News)

Election Day complaint line planned in Kane County

March 24, 2025 at 2:19 p.m.

Available from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, the hotline will allow individuals to report suspected illegal activity by calling 630-208-5328, officials said.

“Legally Blonde the Musical” is set to be performed at Metea Valley High School, 1801 N. Eola Road in Aurora. (Suzanne Baker / Naperville Sun)

Metea Valley Theater in Aurora to present ‘Legally Blonde the Musical’

March 20, 2025 at 9:07 p.m.

Metea Valley Theater will present “Legally Blonde the Musical,” an award-winning musical based on the hit movie, in four performances this spring.

A St. Charles police officer aims a Taser at Daniel Escalera, who was wielding a chainsaw inside an assisted living center in the city on Dec. 1, 2024, officials said. He was fatally shot by officers later during the incident. The Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office found no wrongdoing on the part of the officers, who will face no charges in connection with the shooting. (Illinois State Police)

No charges for officers in fatal shooting of man wielding chain saw at St. Charles assisted-living facility

March 21, 2025 at 11:09 a.m.

The St. Charles police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man accused of wielding a chainsaw and threatening residents at an assisted living facility will not face criminal...

Aurora police fatally shoot person they say displayed a weapon following vehicle chase

March 19, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

A person who police said displayed a weapon following a vehicle chase was shot and killed by Aurora police on the city's East Side early Wednesday morning, officials said.

The Kane County Health Department is planning to plant a pinwheel garden to show support for child abuse prevention in partnership with the Woman’s Club of Aurora at the department’s office at 1240 N. Highland Ave. in Aurora. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News)

Kane County Health Department to host child abuse prevention programming

March 17, 2025 at 1:50 p.m.

The Kane County Health Department is hosting a series of events in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Crash in Kendall Township leaves 83-year-old Yorkville woman dead

March 14, 2025 at 4:14 p.m.

An 83-year-old Yorkville woman was killed and two other people sustained life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Thursday afternoon in Kendall Township, a news release from the Kendall County...

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