Aurora
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Winning kick was special family moment for Illini’s OlanoOct 03, 2025 3:02 pm - In this week’s local college football roundup, Naperville North grad David Olano sends Illinois to a last-second victory, while Benedictine couldn’t build off an upset win.
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Aurora man sentenced to 25 years in prison for 2023 stabbingOct 03, 2025 1:23 pm - Duka M. Smith of Aurora was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday for a 2023 stabbing.
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Aurora churches to hold blessing of the animals Oct. 5Oct 03, 2025 9:58 am - Our Savior Lutheran Church and New England Congregational Church will hold a joint blessing of the animals for pet owners.
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Laughing gas a resurging high? Suburban chief worried youth are being targetedOct 02, 2025 7:29 pm - Sugar Grove Police Chief Patrick Rollins is worried about a resurgence in the use of laughing gas to get high. And the latest versions, he said, may be targeting youths.
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Who are the area’s top defensive linemen this century?Oct 02, 2025 5:38 pm - Throughout this season, we’ll be presenting the area’s top prep football players of the century. This week, we look at the top 10 defensive linemen from the last 25 years.
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Man gets 16 years for carjacking person in drive-throughOct 02, 2025 2:26 pm - A man has pleaded guilty to carjacking a person in the drive-through of a Dunkin’ restaurant in Aurora.
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Wanna see something really scary? Suburban haunted attractions deliver thrills, chills this HalloweenOct 02, 2025 1:25 pm - “We’re the one and only outdoor scream park,” says Grayslake resident Jason Wright about his haunted venue American Nightmare Scream Park opening this weekend in Spring Grove. “It’s something nobody has done in the Chicago area.”
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Dale Berman, longtime North Aurora leader, county board member, dies at 91Oct 02, 2025 11:56 am - Kane County Board member Dale Berman, who spent decades as a public official in the North Aurora area, has died, the county announced Thursday
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With Sidelines, turns out it’s a small world after allOct 01, 2025 4:20 pm - In response to past Sidelines columns, alert readers offer their own memories.
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2 men arrested in multicounty Walgreens theft spreeOct 01, 2025 3:37 pm - Wauconda police have arrested two men on felony charges related to a string of retail thefts across Lake, McHenry, Boone, Will, and Kane counties.