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Oscar, a 19-year-old Waubonsee Community College student, holds hands with his girlfriend and his undocumented mother as they talk recently about the anxiety caused by the federal immigration crackdown. (Denise Crosby/The Beacon-News)

Column: Aurora family with undocumented parents opens up about the ICE fear factor

October 22, 2025 at 11:32 a.m.

During Operation Midway Blitz federal immigration crackdown, the family is trying to find ways to bring normalcy back into their lives.

John Laesch speaks after being inaugurated as the new mayor of Aurora during a ceremony at the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Column: Aurora Mayor John Laesch’s email to police creating backlash

October 20, 2025 at 1:53 p.m.

Aurora Mayor John Laesch wrote an email telling city police he wanted them to rethink their practices. And it included a link to a story published by an official Marxist...

Zayra Chavez, chair of the Aurora Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board, speaks at last week's immigration policy forum in Aurora held by U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville. (Office of Lauren Underwood)

Column: What Aurora area residents can do to help those impacted by federal immigration crackdown

October 17, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Impact of the federal government’s Operation Midway Blitz immigration enforcement effort being felt around the Aurora area.

The East Aurora School District Administrative Center is at 310 Seminary Ave. in Aurora. (R. Christian Smith / The Beacon-News)

Column: Backlash over East Aurora School District issue shows words matter but actions more important

October 12, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Mayra Reyes waded into controversy with comments made last year while being interviewed to fill a position on the East Aurora School District 131 board.

Tom McCall, who found his passion for running in prison, ran in the Boston Marathon in April and will be competing in this weekend's Chicago Marathon. The Aurora man, who resumed his training through a program at Wayside Cross Ministries, is also helping to run a nonprofit he recently started to help homeless veterans find and keep sustainable housing. (Don Drake)

Column: Aurora marathon man also helping run nonprofit for homeless vets

October 10, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Tom McCall, competing in this weekend's Chicago Marathon, is also involved with a project to build small homes for veterans.

Aurora Ald. Jonathan Nunez, left, and his brother Sam Nunez, Aurora Township trustee, are proud of their deep Mexican American roots in the community. (Denise Crosby/The Beacon-News)

Column: Nunez brothers making history while honoring their own deep Aurora roots

October 5, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Sam Nunez, an Aurora Township trustee, and Jonathan Nunez, an Aurora City Council member, view their roles in the community as a continuation of the legacy of hard work and...

From left, Aurora Police Department chaplain and Warehouse Church Pastor Randy Schoof, Aurora Police Sgt. Scott Carter, Urban Youth Ministry Director Robin Sterkel and St. Olaf Church Pastor Dan Haas stand in front of St. Olaf in Montgomery, where this year's Faith & Blue community event will take place Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (Gayle Haas)

Column: St. Olaf ‘a really good fit’ for this week’s Faith & Blue community event

October 1, 2025 at 4:07 p.m.

This year’s Faith & Blue event will take place between 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery.

Cynthia Gamboa, founder of CUPS Bra Drive, which will take place Oct. 3, holds a bra she designed in honor of her mother, Carolina. Next to her is another entry in the downtown Aurora event's "Bra-Bid" fundraising feature, this one created by breast cancer survivor Yvette Garcia. (CamMi Photo Booth. LLC)

Column: For founder, CUPS Bra Drive helps keep legacy of her mother alive

September 30, 2025 at 4:09 p.m.

When Carolina Gamboa died at age 54 from breast cancer, she left behind a valuable lesson about empathy for her daughter Cynthia that has turned into an uplifting legacy both...

Tre Winfrey, right, enjoys a laugh with his brothers Nicholas, left, and Jonathan Winfrey as their mother Rita Robinson speaks at Jonathan's 2022 wedding. (Luanda Dockery)

Column: Aurora 2007 shooting victim Tre Winfrey, who was ‘always about love,’ dies at 36

September 28, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.

"Aurora has lost a truly remarkable member of our community," Aurora Police Chief Matt Thomas said.

Column: Lighten up, social media posters

September 23, 2025 at 4:05 p.m.

I don’t spend a lot of time on social media, which might make me in the minority these days. But I do read enough to justify growing concerns about how...

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