The Beacon-News Monday, June 22, 2026 | | |
| | | | | A community member and an animal control officer involved in rescuing and reuniting the bird with its mother were honored by the city Tuesday. | | | | | Voting will run through Tuesday, June 30, city officials said. | | | | | The African American Men of Unity group hosted its annual Juneteenth celebration at Martin Luther King Park in Aurora on Saturday. | | | | | Juneteenth was celebrated Friday afternoon during an event at Aurora University featuring music, performances, speeches, a flag-raising ceremony and more. | | | | | A classic car show always draws a summer crowd, which was evident just outside of downtown Batavia Saturday as the Batavia Moose Lodge offered its fourth annual car show. | | | | | Dr. Edward Heinisch of Advocate Health in Aurora has been an optometrist in Aurora since 1988. | | | | | The Wayne Messmer Quartet will perform during a community concert in Montgomery on Wednesday, June 24, to celebrate the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence. | | | | | In 2021, Kimberly Ball-Williams launched the 40+ Double Dutch Aurora-Naperville Sub Club at a fitness center in Aurora, which eventually moved to the Fry Family YMCA in Naperville, where a larger meeting room was offered at no cost. | | | |