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Young people ride an e-bike together on North Walnut Street on July 10, 2025, in Itasca. Joining other suburban communities, St. Charles recently passed an ordinance clarifying where e-bikes and e-scooters can be used.

St. Charles adopts new rules for e-bikes, e-scooters

November 11, 2025 at 10:02 a.m.

The city recently updated its ordinance to outline where and how different types of e-bikes and e-scooters can be used.

Indian Prairie School District 204 saw chronic absenteeism rates decrease, and nearly all its schools designated as exemplary or commendable, in its 2025 Illinois Report Card. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Here’s how Indian Prairie 204 fared on its 2025 Illinois Report Card

November 9, 2025 at 3:04 p.m.

Chronic absenteeism rates again fell in Indian Prairie School District 204, and all but two district schools were designated as exemplary or commendable in their 2025 Illinois Report Card. The...

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, speaks at an event at the Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva on Friday about food insecurity amid SNAP benefit uncertainty. (Molly Morrow / The Beacon-News)

Reps. Bill Foster, Lauren Underwood, local officials criticize SNAP uncertainty

November 8, 2025 at 10:53 a.m.

Elected officials and food pantry leaders discussed food insecurity and increased demand at food pantries amid SNAP uncertainty.

The Portillo's restaurant at 2810 Route 34 in Oswego. Oswego police on Wednesday said there would be no criminal charges against the driver involved in a fatal crash at the restaurant in July. (Megan Jones / The Beacon-News)

No criminal charges for driver in Oswego Portillo’s crash that killed 2-year-old, police say

November 7, 2025 at 7:47 a.m.

The driver involved in a crash at an Oswego Portillo’s location that killed a 2-year-old boy in July will not face criminal charges, the Oswego Police Department said on Wednesday....

Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville is among the District 204 schools getting major renovations following a 2024 bond sale referendum. (Naperville Sun)

District 204 board signs off on more construction projects at Neuqua, Waubonsie, Hill Middle School

November 6, 2025 at 12:16 p.m.

Several construction-related contracts, actions green-lit by the Indian Prairie District 204 School Board at this week's meeting.

The Kane County Board may soon vote to hike the county's property tax levy by a little under $1.8 million for the coming fiscal year. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Kane County Board committee recommends roughly $1.8 million property tax levy hike

November 3, 2025 at 8:34 p.m.

The Kane County Board Executive Committee is expected to discuss the matter on Wednesday, and the matter would go for final approval on Nov. 10.

A mural by Joshua Schultz and Rebekah Axtell is featured on a wall behind a row of pinball machines at Rec Haus, a new game bar in St. Charles, on Oct. 29, 2025. (Molly Morrow/The Beacon-News)

New game bar Rec Haus opens in downtown St. Charles

November 3, 2025 at 12:03 p.m.

The new game bar has an array of single-player and group games, and plans to host leagues and tournaments.

The Batavia City Council meets at the Jeffery D. Schielke Government Center at 100 N. Island Ave. in Batavia. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Batavia mulls ordinance banning federal immigration actions on city property

November 1, 2025 at 6:17 p.m.

Dozens of residents addressed the Batavia City Council on the issue, with the vast majority speaking in support of the proposed ordinance.

Elizabeth Eccher makes a food delivery for the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Mark Black/For The Beacon-News)

Aurora food pantries ramp up delivery, take-home services amid federal immigration fears, SNAP funding uncertainty

November 3, 2025 at 7:03 a.m.

Local pantries say they’re shifting the ways they get food to residents who request it.

The Wild Mile floating boardwalk and gardens can be seen on the man-made North Branch Canal of the Chicago River in Chicago in 2022. The River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles is proposing a similar park on the Fox River. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles proposes floating park on Fox River modeled after Chicago’s Wild Mile

October 31, 2025 at 1:08 p.m.

The foundation's proposal, presented to the St. Charles City Council Government Services Committee on Monday, is essentially a “destination floating garden” on the Fox River, according to the foundation’s director...

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