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Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson stands in front of an Aligned Data Centers building in a business park in Elk Grove Village on July 9, 2026. The Aligned Data Centers are the newest Elk Grove Village data centers close to completion. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Elk Grove Village using data center windfall to give residents $200 gift cards

By Christopher Placek

October 15, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.

Elk Grove Village announced plans to distribute $200 gift cards to all 14,000 residential households...

The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has named its 2026 photo contest winners. Mike Nielsen’s photo of a doe and her fawn in Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve in Oak Brook won Voters’ Choice. (Forest Preserve District of DuPage County)

Community news: Deer, ducks, sunset and stream take top honors in Forest Preserve photo contest

By Melinda Moore

October 15, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

News from the community includes items from Forest Preserve District of Will County, Western Springs,...

Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
- Original Credit: Porter County

Porter County taskforce coming together on local income tax approach

By Shelley Jones

October 15, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

The Porter County Municipal Unit Strategic Taskforce is coalescing around an approach to local income...

Business briefs: Hard Rock to host YWCA gala for storm relief on Oct. 8

By Post-Tribune

September 6, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

News and events around the area

West Aurora's Michael Williams (4) reacts after his 41-yard TD run against Streamwood in the second quarter of an Upstate Eight Conference game in Streamwood on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (H. Rick Bamman / The Beacon-News)

West Aurora’s Michael Williams, who has ‘always been the smallest,’ puts himself in the running with big game

By Rick Armstrong

September 6, 2026 at 2:28 p.m.

Michael Williams tops 100 yards rushing and provides spark when West Aurora needs it most...

‘The best part of my job’: Boeing workers give school supplies to 150 kids at Boys & Girls Club

By Doug Ross

September 6, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

Bernice Billups was trying to explain what she gets out of handing out free school...

Lincoln-Way East's Evan LeFevour (10) looks for an open receiver against Homewood-Flossmoor during a Southwest Suburban Conference game in Flossmoor on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)

High school football schedule and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

By Josh Krockey

September 9, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and...

Geneva's Nelson Wendell (2) celebrates after scoring a TD against St Charles North in the first quarter of a DuKane Conference game in Geneva on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (Mark Black / The Beacon-News)

Rick Armstrong’s high school football rankings and Week 3 top players for the Aurora-Elgin area

By Rick Armstrong

September 6, 2026 at 1:02 p.m.

Five teams move up a spot and Marmion enters the rankings that are topped again...

Valparaiso Fire Department Division Chief of Community Risk Reduction Tim Stiltes and Valparaiso Fire Department firefighter and paramedic Robert Cree demonstrate what it’s like to perform CPR and use an AED during a training session Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at Valplayso. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso firefighters teach how to use AEDs

By Doug Ross

September 6, 2026 at 12:54 p.m.

A group of pickleball players was trained Thursday in how to do more than just...

Joliet Catholic’s Caleb Smith (6) lines up on defense against Providence during a Catholic League crossover in New Lenox on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (James C. Svehla / Daily Southtown)

Joliet Catholic’s Caleb Smith, who believes ‘iron sharpens irons,’ comes up with big turnovers as a sophomore

By Steve Millar

September 6, 2026 at 10:20 a.m.

Only a sophomore, Caleb Smith is showing a knack for being in the right place...

A crane works on blast furnace No. 14 at the U.S. Steel Gary Works plant in Gary on June 10, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

U.S. Steel announces Gary Works blast furnace reline completion

By Maya Wilkins

September 6, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

U.S. Steel has completed the $350 million reline of Gary Works' blast furnace #14 —...

After 16 years leading Family Counseling Service in Aurora, Executive Director Eric Ward, left, is turning the reins of this nonprofit that provides mental health resources over to his longtime colleague Jason Andrade. (Denise Crosby/The Beacon-News)

Column: Mental health leader passing the torch after successful 16-year run at Family Counseling in Aurora

By Denise Crosby

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

At the end of this month, Eric Ward is turning the leadership of Family Counseling...

Carnival attractions and food are always popular options at the Yorkville Hometown Days Festival, which runs through Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, at Beecher Community Park in Yorkville. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Hometown Days Festival a Labor Day weekend tradition in Yorkville

By David Sharos

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

The city of Yorkville is once again celebrating the Labor Day weekend with its 33rd...