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The Aurora Blues minor-league baseball team of 1911 included the legendary Casey Stengel (reclining in front row, right center) who went on to become a champion player and manager in the major leagues. (Aurora Historical Society)

Column: New exhibit to highlight Aurora’s rich baseball and softball history

May 29, 2025 at 4:24 p.m.

The Aurora Historical Society's exhibit called “Play Ball, Aurora!” will open June 6 at its museum at the David L. Pierce Art & History Center at 20 E. Downer Place...

Desert Storm veteran Muro Ramon, left, and World War II Navy veteran Dick Miller, both of Aurora, greet each other before the start of the Aurora Veterans Day Parade on Monday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Aurora. Miller died on Sunday during the Memorial Day weekend. (H. Rick Bamman / For The Beacon-News)

Column: Aurora World War II hero Dick Miller dies over Memorial Day weekend

May 27, 2025 at 4:37 p.m.

Miller, who had begged his widowed mother to let him enlist in the Navy after graduating from East Aurora High School at age 17, had been on duty as a...

Gold Star parents encourage Fox Valley residents over this Memorial Day weekend to visit the Illinois Fallen Wall in the lobby of Oswego Village Hall. The wall, on display through June 6, has the photos of all those who died from this state serving their country since 9/11. (Mary Patterson).

Column: Traveling memorial wall now in Oswego reminds us of hero faces behind the names

May 23, 2025 at 4:52 p.m.

The Illinois Fallen Wall is on display in the lobby at Oswego Village Hall through June 6.

From left, Hector Montellano-Bahena, Kevin Martinez, East Aurora tennis coach Jesus Fernandez and Paul Perez pose for a photo at the recent District 131 school board meeting, where the three senior tennis players, who were all accepted into Harvard University, were recognized for their academic achievements. (East Aurora School District 131)

Column: Work ethic on and off tennis court serves three Harvard-bound East Aurora students well

May 21, 2025 at 3:52 p.m.

East Aurora High School tennis players Kevin Martinez, Hector Montellano-Bahena and Paul Perez on their way to Harvard.

The circus-inspired production of "Cats" will run through June 15 at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. (Brett Beiner)

Column: Paramount ending season with high-flying musical and plenty of angst

May 18, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.

Paramount's current “Cats” production lifts this Tony-winning Andrew Lloyd Webber musical to a whole different level.

Pope Leo XIV arrives for an audience with journalists on May 12, 2025, at Paul VI Hall in Vatican City. (Christopher Furlong / Getty)

Column: An ode and an alleluia to our Chicago area man in the Vatican

May 15, 2025 at 2:23 p.m.

With local roots, new Pope Leo XIV brings a fresh perspective to the papacy.

Column: New Aurora mayor’s inauguration matches his agenda, personality

May 14, 2025 at 5:06 p.m.

Much like his predecessor, new Aurora Mayor John Laesch chose to focus on diversity and unity at his big night on Tuesday.

Mary Margaret Rodriguez Decker stands in front of a plaque at the Kane County Government Center in Geneva that lists her as one of the government officials in office in 1972 when the building and 32 acres of land was purchased by the county. (Robert Decker).

Column: Kane County Hispanic trailblazer, activist honored at Aurora event

May 9, 2025 at 4:49 p.m.

Mary Margaret Rodriguez Decker may be 80 years old with more than her share of health issues, but this history-making politician and civil rights activist still has plenty of fight...

Marianne Renner speaks earlier this year to Aurora area business leaders about how self-talk impacts the workplace. (Martin Luna).

Column: ‘Self-Talk’ book by Aurora author Marianne Renner about overcoming negative stories we tell ourselves

May 8, 2025 at 1:49 p.m.

Weaving her own compelling and often raw memoirs through the chapters, Renner takes on those narratives of self-doubt.

Family, friends, officials and veterans attend a ceremony on Saturday that unveiled a road sign on Route 59 between Routes 38 and 64 honoring U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Ted Katsoolias, who was listed as missing in action following a fierce battle in 1950 during the Korean War. (Ted Harrison)

Column: First of four Fox Valley MIAs honored with Route 59 road dedication

May 6, 2025 at 4:28 p.m.

The recent ceremony honored U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Ted Katsoolias, who was reported as missing in action during the Korean War.

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