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A student interacts with the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System at Oak Park and River Forest High School on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest High School students get hands-on experience with robot surgical device

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 14, 2026 at 5:04 a.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School students had a unique opportunity to interact with...

Mother McAuley's Ava Calle (3) gets ready to serve against St. Laurence during a GCAC Red match in Burbank on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)

Too short? Mother McAuley’s Ava Calle, a Youngstown State commit, answers critics with win over St. Laurence

By Jeff Vorva

October 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Ava Calle continues to come up big on defense, chalking up eight digs in Mother...

People fill Neighborhood Church of the Brethren in Montgomery recently for a gathering about a proposed emergency winter shelter for the homeless in Kendall County. The leaders behind the shelter have come up with a revised plan for the warming center. (Caroline McCree

Column: Group set to open Boulder Hill warming shelter faces opposition to revised plan

By Denise Crosby

October 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

After backlash against Oswegoland Community House’s plan to open Neighborhood Church of the Brethren to...

Restaurants offer signature dishes to visitors at the Festival of the Vine in Geneva on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Linda Girardi/For The Beacon-News)

Signature food dishes, wine take center stage at Festival of the Vine in Geneva

By Linda Girardi

September 14, 2026 at 11:52 a.m.

Geneva rolled out the hospitality with local cuisine, wine and live entertainment during the 44th...

Former Clarendon Hills Village Clerk Dawn Tandle swears in police detective Aaron Shirley to the rank of sergeant at a Village Board meeting in 2017. A referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot will ask Clarendon Hills voters if the village clerk position should become a post appointed by the mayor. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Ballot item to ask Clarendon Hills voters if village clerk should become appointed position

By Chuck Fieldman

September 14, 2026 at 10:33 a.m.

A referendum on changing the village clerk position in Clarendon Hills from an elected post...

North Shore United Methodist Church's legacy oak tree was honored by the Glencoe Tree Commission as the 2026 Tree of the Year. Church officials said the oak is estimated to be about 140 years old. (North Shore United Methodist Church)

Glencoe honors legacy oak with 2026 Tree of the Year Award

By Claire Murphy

September 14, 2026 at 9:15 a.m.

The oak tree has stood on the grounds of North Shore United Methodist Church since...

The East Aurora School District board has approved some new courses for next school year at East Aurora High School. (Molly Morrow/The Beacon-News)

East Aurora District 131 board OKs several new high school courses for next school year

By Molly Morrow

September 14, 2026 at 8:59 a.m.

East Aurora High School students will be able to start taking the courses starting in...

Simeon’s James Bell (1) reacts against Phillips during the second half of a Public League Red Star game at Eckersall Stadium in Chicago on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (John Konstantaras / for the baiduhai)

With 16 Division I offers, including national champ Indiana, Simeon’s James Bell knows he’s ‘born to do this’

By Patrick Z. McGavin

September 14, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

James Bell runs for 215 yards and five TDs on 11 carries in a 60-0...

West Aurora School District is looking at a proposed balanced budget for this school year. (West Aurora School District)

West Aurora School District eyes balanced budget for this school year

By Linda Girardi

September 14, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The West Aurora school board is expected to adopt the budget Sept. 21.

Crete-Monee’s Dominic Jackson (8) looks get past the last defensive player on his way to the end zone against Hillcrest during a nonconference game in Crete on Friday Aug. 28, 2026. (John Smierciak / Daily Southtown)

Steve Millar’s high school football rankings and Week 4 top players for the Southland

By Steve Millar

September 14, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

St. Rita makes the biggest move, while Morgan Park enters the rankings riding a three-game...

Metea Valley’s Iggy Amorrortu runs the ball on a keeper during practice in Aurora on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (Sean King / The Beacon-News)

Rick Armstrong’s high school football rankings and Week 4 top players for the Aurora-Elgin area

By Rick Armstrong

September 14, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Geneva takes over the top spot from Oswego, while St. Charles East leaps into the...

A dispenser for naloxone, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses, is seen at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora in 2025. (Kane County Health Department)

Kane County seeing fewer fatal opioid overdoses, as county prevention efforts continue

By Molly Morrow

September 14, 2026 at 12:42 p.m.

The Kane County Health Department continues to work to distribute medication that reverses overdoses, among...

Members of Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl prepare to begin their presentation Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at RiverEdge Park in Aurora during the two-day Fiesta Patrias celebration held over the weekend. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Fiestas Patrias event at RiverEdge Park a celebration of Aurora’s Mexican community

By David Sharos

September 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The 13th annual Fiestas Patrias, held over the weekend at RiverEdge Park, was staged by...