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The East Aurora School District Administrative Center is at 310 Seminary Ave. in Aurora. The district's school board on Tuesday passed a resolution aimed at prohibiting federal agents from conducting immigration enforcement actions on district property. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

East Aurora School District moves to prohibit federal immigration actions on its property after incident at elementary school

October 31, 2025 at 11:35 a.m.

District leadership has criticized the effect a recent incident involving federal agents outside a district school is having on students.

Aurora resident Elizabeth Pineda, a protestor who patrols for immigration enforcement operations, stands in front of her vehicle, which she said was hit with pepper-spray projectiles fired by federal agents on Oct. 29, 2025. (Molly Morrow/The Beacon-News)

Woman says she and children were in vehicle hit by pepper-spray projectiles in immigration action in Aurora

October 30, 2025 at 6:53 p.m.

An Aurora woman said her car was hit with pepper-spray projectiles in a parking lot outside a grocery store on Aurora's East Side during a federal immigration enforcement incident.

2 killed in crash on Interstate 88 in North Aurora

October 28, 2025 at 2:01 p.m.

The two killed have since been identified by the Kane County Coroner’s Office as Diego Nava Torres, 32, and Samantha Ortiz, 33, both of Chicago.

Ismael Cordová-Clough, right, livestreams federal agents detaining three men along Liberty Street on Sept. 20, 2025, in Elgin. Cordová-Clough is part of a volunteer patrol group in the area that documents federal agents in the area and livestreams their activities in order to alert the community. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Kane County panel recommends measure showing support for immigrant rights amid federal immigration crackdown

October 28, 2025 at 10:49 a.m.

As the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement raids continue across the Chicago area, a Kane County committee is moving forward a resolution expressing support for immigrant rights.

Kane County’s draft budget is on display. Here’s what’s in it and how the board got there.

October 29, 2025 at 1:09 p.m.

The Kane County Board has until Dec. 1 to approve a budget for the coming year.

The Kane County Board has approved an increase in the county's gas tax and a local extension of the state grocery tax which is set to expire Jan. 1. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Kane County Board OKs gas tax hike, grocery tax extension as budget discussions continue

October 24, 2025 at 6:51 p.m.

As budget discussions continue, the Kane County Board recently discussed — and narrowly approved — two tax-related proposals meant to generate revenue for the county.

Starbucks workers rally outside a store location near Kirk Road and Butterfield Road in Aurora on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Molly Morrow/The Beacon-News)

Starbucks baristas rally outside Aurora store, as voting to authorize strike begins: ‘Aurora is a union town’

October 24, 2025 at 6:23 p.m.

Around a dozen Starbucks baristas gathered on Friday to march in front of one of the chain’s locations in Aurora, kicking off a series of Illinois-based pickets in the coming...

A road in the shopping center near the Oswego Chick-fil-A restaurant on Route 34 was closed off on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, following an incident that left one person dead and another hospitalized. A Kankakee man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the incident at the restaurant. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Kankakee man, 19, charged with first-degree murder after fatal stabbing at Oswego Chick-fil-A

October 27, 2025 at 8:03 a.m.

A Kankakee man, 19, has been charged with first-degree murder following a fatal stabbing on Wednesday at an Oswego Chick-fil-A that left a delivery driver dead and a maintenance worker...

Police tape blocks off an Oswego Chick-fil-A location on the 2700 block of Route 34 following an incident Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, that left one person dead and another hospitalized, Oswego police said. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

New details emerge in fatal stabbing at Oswego Chick-fil-A

October 23, 2025 at 4:44 p.m.

The incident early Wednesday morning at the Chick-fil-A restaurant on the 2700 block of Route 34 in Oswego left one dead and another hospitalized.

Police tape blocks off an Oswego Chick-fil-A location on the 2700 block of Route 34 following an incident on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, that left one person dead and another hospitalized, Oswego police said. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

1 dead and another hospitalized after Oswego Chick-fil-A stabbing, police say

October 22, 2025 at 4:42 p.m.

One person is dead and another hospitalized following an incident in the early hours of Wednesday morning at the restaurant, which was not open to the public when the incident...

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