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Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog is filmed as part of a commemorative video for America's 250th birthday. (Kane County Public Information Office)

Kane County to debut video of residents reading Declaration of Independence to commemorate America’s 250th

July 1, 2026 at 2:18 p.m.

The video is set to debut at a public event on July 8 in Geneva, and will be available online following the airing, according to the county.

A map of proposed data centers in Yorkville shows Project Cardinal, a planned data center development on just over 1,000 acres in the northwest corner of Yorkville on the border with Sugar Grove. (Engineering Enterprises Inc./City of Yorkville)

Planned Yorkville data center project to be rephased as part of resident lawsuit settlement agreement

June 30, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

The roughly 1,000-acre data center campus is set to sit in the northwest corner of Yorkville on the border with Sugar Grove.

Kane County’s draft fiscal year 2027 budget may be on display as early as July

June 26, 2026 at 2:58 p.m.

Like last year, the county board’s recent budget-making efforts have largely centered around addressing a looming budget shortfall in the county’s general fund.

The Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora is owned and operated by the Aurora Civic Center Authority. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Aurora City Council OKs Mayor John Laesch’s slate of new board members for Paramount, other venues

June 24, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

The appointments were approved by the council in a split vote on Tuesday night.

The Aurora City Council meets at Aurora City Hall at 44 E. Downer Place in downtown Aurora. The City Council on Tuesday approved two contracts for water and sewer projects in the city. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Contracts approved for two multimillion-dollar sewer and water main projects in Aurora

June 24, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

On Tuesday, the Aurora City Council voted to approve two contracts for the work, set to total almost $8 million.

Death of Campton Hills woman found in driveway of her home ruled an accident, prosecutors say

June 23, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

The cause of death has been found to have been an accidental vehicle-pedestrian collision, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office said.

Austin Escue, executive chef of Sorella by Giada. speaks to members of a tour at the new Hollywood Casino in Aurora on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The casino opens to the public on Wednesday evening, June 24.(Troy Stolt/For The Beacon-News)

New Hollywood Casino Aurora ready to open to the public Wednesday

June 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

After the city’s old downtown riverboat casino closed earlier this month, the new location is gearing up to open to the public.

State Sen. Linda Holmes, D-Aurora, speaks at a press conference at the St. Charles Police Department in 2025. On Monday, June 22, 2026, Holmes said she will retire from the Illinois Senate at the end of her current term. (Molly Morrow/The Beacon-News)

State Sen. Linda Holmes, an Aurora Democrat, to retire at the end of current term after 20 years

June 22, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

Holmes cited her ongoing battle with Multiple Sclerosis as the reason she plans to retire from the Illinois Senate.

A baby falcon named Hope is stuck in the Fox River in downtown Aurora on Thursday, June 11, 2026. The bird, one of four baby falcons hatched outside of Aurora City Hall last month, was rescued from the river and reunited with its mother. (Terry Lewis)

One of the baby falcons that recently hatched outside Aurora City Hall rescued from Fox River, city says

June 18, 2026 at 4:04 p.m.

A community member and an animal control officer involved in rescuing and reuniting the bird with its mother were honored by the city Tuesday.

The Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora in 2024. The Aurora Civic Center Authority owns the Paramount Theatre, the Copley Theatre, Paramount School of the Arts and North Island Center in Aurora, and also manages the city-owned RiverEdge Park and Stolp Island Theatre. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Aurora Mayor John Laesch’s proposed slate of new board members for Paramount, other venues to go to City Council vote

June 18, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Laesch’s proposed board appointments for the Aurora Civic Center Authority have recently generated some discussion among the City Council.

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