The Beacon-News Monday, April 13, 2026 | | |
| | | | | An Aurora alderman has publicly accused Mayor John Laesch of not coordinating around the Orchard Road sound wall project, which is nearing the finish line after many years of work. | | | | | Citizens from the Greatest Generation who served the United States during World War II are passing away, and most of them have never had their incredible stories of heroism be told. | | | | | Historic photos of past Aurora mayors, which were thought destroyed during renovations at City Hall, were saved by a city employee and recently passed on to city officials. | | | | | Wilder Park in Aurora was awash in a rainbow of colors Saturday afternoon as the city’s Indian American Community Outreach Advisory Board offered its first-ever Holi Festival of Colors celebration. | | | | | A 28-year-old North Aurora man has been charged after a 69-year-old pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run crash in Batavia on Friday morning, the Batavia Police Department said. | | | | | The three-day Touch-A-Tractor event ran from Friday through Sunday, and represents the Kane County Farm Bureau Foundation’s biggest community event and fundraiser. | | | | | The individual selected will be appointed for a three-year term by the Kane County Board chair, with the approval of the full board. | | | |