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Aurora City Hall is at 44 E. Downer Place in downtown Aurora. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

More than two dozen candidates eye Aurora City Council seats up for election in April

By Addison Wright

October 27, 2026 at 4:56 p.m.

More than two dozen candidates plan to run for the six Aurora City Council seats...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi mingles with supporters at his primary Election Night watch party at Jarvis Square Tavern in Chicago on March 17, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Fritz Kaegi defends record as Cook County assessor, calls for more reform in last budget hearing

By A.D. Quig

October 27, 2026 at 4:46 p.m.

Outgoing Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi used his final county budget hearing Tuesday to defend...

Hammond City Hall is located at Calumet Avenue and Highland Street. (Joe Puchek / Post-Tribune)

Hammond council urged to protect residents targeted by ICE

By Jim Masters

October 27, 2026 at 3:55 p.m.

Federal immigration enforcement agents are arresting people on the streets of Northwest Indiana and their...

St. Charles North's Tommy Vendl (1) heads in for a TD against McHenry during a Class 7A opening-round playoff game in St. Charles on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (Brian Hill / Daily Herald)

IHSA football playoffs: Tommy Vendl closes in on program’s rushing TD mark as St. Charles North routs McHenry

By Paul Johnson

October 24, 2026 at 7:06 p.m.

Tommy Vendl runs for three TDs to power St. Charles North to a 54-6 win...

Lincoln-Way Central's Nathan Claybrook, right, plays the ball as Lincoln-Way East's Owen Bohren (11) and Santiago Espinosa (17) defend a Class 3A regional final in New Lenox on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (Sean King / Southtown)

Nathan Claybrook picks ‘perfect time’ for 1st varsity goal as Lincoln-Way Central tops East for regional title

By Steve Millar

October 24, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

Nathan Claybrook scores first varsity goal as Lincoln-Way Central downs Lincoln-Way East 3-1 in Class...

Students in Joe Blockland’s first-year seminar at Indiana University Northwest in Gary assess trees on campus following the August storms. (Indiana University Northwest/provided)

GIS students mapping trees’ health at Indiana University Northwest

By Doug Ross

October 24, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

When Joe Blockland’s students at Indiana University Northwest want to call up a tree on...

Flags sit on top of the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Two familiar faces seek Indiana House District 10 seat

By Doug Ross

October 24, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.

Assistant Police Chief Ted Uzelac, a Republican former Portage City Council member, is challenging longtime...

The new approach to the N. Mineral Springs Road bridge in Porter. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

Road with new bridge in Porter to reopen after nearly 3 years

By Jim Woods

October 24, 2026 at 11:36 a.m.

Nearly three years after the N. Mineral Springs Road bridge closed, a new $2.44 million...

West Aurora's Travis Brown Jr. (9) looks for an opening against Leyden during the opening round of the playoffs in Aurora on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (Mark Black / for the Beacon-News)

IHSA football playoffs: How Chicagoland high school teams fared in the opening round

By baiduhai

October 25, 2026 at 12:08 a.m.

Here's how Chicagoland high school football teams fared in the opening round of the IHSA...

Residents petting horses during Horsin' Around Day at the Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton, where the horses sport costumes and children trick or treat. This year’s event is Oct. 31. (Forest Preserve District of DuPage County)

Community news: Danada Equestrian Center offers Halloween fun, and more

By Melinda Moore

October 24, 2026 at 5:04 a.m.

News from the community includes items from DuPage County, La Grange, North Riverside, Hinsdale, Oak...

West Aurora's Travis Brown (9) looks for a hole against Leyden during a Class 8A opening-round playoff game in Aurora on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (Mark Black / The Beacon-News)

IHSA football playoffs: West Aurora basketball star Travis Brown catches Leyden off guard to ‘finish it out’

By Rick Armstrong

October 24, 2026 at 1:56 a.m.

Travis Brown's 68-yard TD catch in fourth quarter lifts West Aurora to 40-21 win over...

Burlington Central's Reece Beemer (2) reacts against Rockford East in the second quarter of a Class 6A opening-round playoff game in Burlington on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (H. Rick Bamman / The Beacon News)

IHSA football playoffs: Reece Beemer, ‘not trying to do anything flashy,’ rolls along for Burlington Central

By Paul Johnson

October 24, 2026 at 12:41 p.m.

Reece Beemer completes 6 of 7 passes for 105 yards in Burlington Central's 41-10 win...

Naperville Central's Landen Goebel, right, pressures Warren quarterback Xavier Vinson during a game in the opening round of the Class playoffs in Naperville on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. (Sean King / Naperville Sun)

IHSA football playoffs: Led by ‘incredible’ Landen Goebel, Naperville Central clamps down to rally past Warren

By Matt Le Cren

October 24, 2026 at 1:15 a.m.

Naperville Central holds Warren scoreless on its final seven possessions to win in the opening...