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The ECHO Suites hotel by Wyndham is seen in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Aurora City Council is looking at a proposal for a similar ECHO Suites development for a site on North Farnsworth Avenue. (City of Aurora)

Aurora City Council eyes plan for hotel near Hollywood Casino site

September 3, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

The Aurora City Council is set to vote on a proposed ECHO Suites hotel by Wyndham near North Farnsworth Avenue that if approved could open next year.

From left, Jennifer Stallings, Aurora city clerk; Jason Guisinger, legal counsel to the Aurora electoral board; Ald. Juany Garza, 2nd Ward; and Ald. Mike Saville, 6th Ward, listen to arguments concerning a recall referendum effort during a Sept. 1, 2026, meeting of the Aurora electoral board. (Addison Wright/The Beacon-News)

No decision yet on whether recall referendum questions will be on fall ballot in Aurora

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

Still at issue is whether Aurora has the constitutional authority to create the proposed recall system and whether the referendum questions are written so that the system could legally operate...

Interim Aurora Fire Chief Kevin Nickel speaks at the grand opening of the newly-relocated Fire Station 9 on Thursday, March 19, 2026. The Aurora City Council is looking at possibly changing residency requirements for the city's police and fire chiefs. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Proposal would loosen residency requirements for Aurora police and fire chiefs

September 1, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Aurora Ald. Carl Franco, 5th Ward, who is behind the proposed ordinance, said the measure could help fill the current fire chief vacancy by removing some barriers.

Aurora City Hall is at 44 E. Downer Place in downtown Aurora. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Aurora electoral board to decide if recall referendum questions will be on November ballot

August 31, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

The electoral board is set to meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, in the Aurora City Hall Council Chambers to hear arguments for and against including the referendum questions...

Ald. Carl Franco, 5th Ward, center, speaks at an Aurora City Council Committee of the Whole meeting on Aug. 18, 2026. Franco would like to see Aurora move away from a strong-mayor system to a city manager form of government. (Addison Wright/The Beacon-News)

Alderman calls for city manager form of government in Aurora

August 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Aurora Ald. Carl Franco, 5th Ward, has launched a website and formed a committee advocating to change Aurora from a strong-mayor system to a city manager form of government.

A young wallaby named Bindi stands in her new space at Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora on Aug. 20, 2026. Bindi is one of two young wallabies who recently joined the zoo. (City of Aurora)

Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora welcomes its first two wallabies

August 28, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

Named Wally and Bindi, the wallabies are the first marsupials to live at Phillips Park Zoo.

Ald. Jonathan Nunez, 4th Ward, speaks at an Aurora City Council Committee of the Whole meeting on July 7, 2026. The City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, approved funds for a storm damage recovery program in his ward. (Addison Wright/The Beacon-News)

Storm recovery funds approved for Aurora’s 4th Ward

August 27, 2026 at 12:34 p.m.

Other resources are also available for Aurora area residents affected by recent storms.

A townhouse development approved by the Aurora City Council Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, is set to be built on a roughly triangle-shaped property at the corner of 75th Street and Ogden Avenue in Aurora, seen here on June 1, 2026, from the 75th Street side. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Aurora City Council approves townhouse project with sustainability features near Fox Valley Mall

August 27, 2026 at 10:32 a.m.

The townhomes will be built over the next three to four years as the homes are sold, officials said.

An aerial view of Orchard Valley Golf Course in Aurora on June 19, 2026. The course is set to reopen Sept. 5 after more than a year of renovations. (Fox Valley Park District)

Orchard Valley Golf Course in Aurora set to reopen Sept. 5

August 25, 2026 at 8:58 a.m.

Orchard Valley Golf Course is set to reopen Sept. 5 after more than a year of renovations, Fox Valley Park District officials said Monday. Golfers can reserve tee times online...

Aurora resident Joanna Weiland inspects the damage on her grandmother's furniture July 7, 2026, after her basement flooded during the Fourth of July weekend. She said she had to throw out some family furniture due to flood damage. (Addison Wright/The Beacon-News)

Lack of flood insurance in Aurora area leaves widespread storm costs for residents

August 22, 2026 at 1:56 p.m.

In Kane County, Aurora and Elgin were hit the worst with uninsured flood damage due to the severe storms in early July, officials said.

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