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Aurora Ald. Emmanuel Llamas, 1st Ward, announces through a live-stream press conference earlier this month that he is stepping down as alderman effective Aug. 1. Mayor Richard Irvin stood with Llamas through the press conference. Eleven residents of the 1st Ward are looking to be the next alderman in the ward once Llamas leaves office. (City of Aurora)

Eleven candidates apply for Aurora City Council 1st Ward seat

July 29, 2024 at 5:13 p.m.

The seat is officially vacant Thursday, when Ald. Emmanuel Llamas said he would step down as alderman to spend more time caring for his ailing father.

Aurora looks to establish Asian-American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Advisory Board

July 22, 2024 at 8:30 a.m.

The board would be created to encourage education and preservation of Asian-American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander culture and history.

Diego Alexander Angulo Marinez, consul general for Colombia in Chicago, and Viviana Ramirez, Community Services director in the city of Aurora, raise the Colombian flag in downtown Aurora on Friday. (Steve Lord / The Beacon-News)

Growing Colombian community in Aurora honored during ceremony downtown

July 19, 2024 at 6:07 p.m.

The city raised the bright yellow, blue and red flag of Colombia Friday at One Aurora Plaza in honor of the 214th anniversary of the country’s independence from Spain, as...

This rendering shows the new beverage station proposed for RiverEdge Park as part of a $16 million renovation project. (City of Aurora)

Aurora City Council to vote on $4.1 million contract for RiverEdge Park renovation work

July 19, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

The vote on the contract with R.C. Wegman of Aurora would be the first of several for an estimated $16 million project that would include a new backstage, a new...

Work is ongoing in the portion of the Hobbs Building due to house Giardino Pizzeria and Trattoria, 12 N. River St., in downtown Aurora. (Steve Lord / The Beacon-News)

Aurora looks to create liquor licenses for two new restaurants

July 18, 2024 at 2:28 p.m.

Aldermen are set to vote Tuesday on Class D liquor licenses, for on-site consumption in the downtown core, for two restaurants due to open in the restored historic Hobbs Building...

This rendering shows what a new sign on Aurora's City Hall building downtown would look like from the north, along Water Street. The City Council will vote on the sign July 23. (City of Aurora)

Aurora City Hall may get new sign

July 18, 2024 at 2:11 p.m.

Aldermen will vote Tuesday on spending $121,825 with the Aurora Sign Company, of Warrenville, for a four-sided projecting sign city staff says will increase visibility and capabilities over the current...

Aurora City Council set to vote on forced annexation of land planned for solar farm

July 17, 2024 at 4:37 p.m.

Aldermen meeting as a Committee of the Whole Tuesday night passed two ordinances for the annexation along to the July 23 regular City Council meeting.

City Council approves commission to look into Aurora getting a sister city

July 15, 2024 at 8:20 p.m.

The nine-member commission will be involved in the initial stages of finding a sister city, including facilitating the early communication between elected officials of both cities.

This rendering shows a new building planned by Cyrus One for the far East Side of Aurora. (Cyrus One)

Aurora panel approves final plans for new Cyrus One buildings

July 15, 2024 at 3:24 p.m.

An Aurora City Council committee recently approved final plans for a second Cyrus One campus just to the north of its current facility.

The city of Aurora is discussing a loan to help open El Paso Mas Grande grocery store on the far West Side of Aurora. (Steve Lord / The Beacon-News)

Aurora looks at loan to help planned West Side grocery store

July 12, 2024 at 5:37 p.m.

Aurora is considering a $325,000 forgivable loan to a family trying to turn the former Aldi store on the West Side into an El Paso Grande Super Mercado.

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