Aurora Business
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Aurora City Council eyes proposed townhouse project with sustainability features near Fox Valley MallAug 20, 2026 11:19 am - The Aurora City Council Committee of the Whole Tuesday night examined a new townhouse development proposed to be built near Fox Valley Mall, after 18 months of negotiations between the developer and the city.
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Pritzker signs disaster proclamation to aid communities in storm cleanup effortsAug 20, 2026 7:54 am - Gov. JB Pritzker issued a proclamation Tuesday to bring financial help to 15 Illinois counties — including five in the Chicago region — pounded by severe and record-breaking storms over recent weeks.
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Aurora city employees demand a ‘fair contract’ as negotiations continueAug 18, 2026 12:22 pm - Five months after picketing outside city hall and 20 months after beginning contract negotiations with the city, a group of unionized Aurora city employees is again demanding what they call a “fair contract.”
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Why District 204 is reducing pay for retired teachers who work as substitutesAug 18, 2026 12:12 pm - In a reversal from a decision made earlier this summer, Indian Prairie School District 204 is cutting pay for retired teachers who work as substitutes in the district by 35%.
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Stellantis ups investment to $800 million at idled Belvidere plant to build new Jeep Cherokee in 2029Aug 17, 2026 3:43 pm - Stellantis announced Friday it is upping its investment in the idled Belvidere plant to $800 million, retooling it with its latest manufacturing platform to build the next generation Jeep Cherokee.
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Suburban students return to new facilities and campus upgrades this fallAug 17, 2026 6:52 am - As students across the suburbs return to classrooms this month, they will be greeted with new facilities, additions and campus improvements in several school districts where summer construction projects have wrapped up and new ones are beginning.
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Why hundreds of communities are scrambling to find road saltAug 15, 2026 9:31 am - Winter is still months away. But communities already are scrambling to store up road salt for the snowy season ahead. That lately has been a challenge for municipalities that count on buying salt through the Illinois Department of Central Management Services, only to be left out in the cold.
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The Biz Week That Was: Bears uncertainty, data center moratoriums, and new Amazon store are among the highlightsAug 14, 2026 11:36 am - Chicago Bears have had ‘minimal’ talks with Illinois legislators as stadium focus remains on Hammond The Chicago Bears have had “minimal” discussions with Illinois l...
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Aurora, West Chicago compare notes on success of data center moratoriumsAug 13, 2026 2:44 pm - After recently approving a moratorium on new data centers and battery storage facilities, West Chicago officials compared notes with Aurora Mayor John Laesch, whose own city council approved a 180-day moratorium on data centers a year ago.
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Kane County Board OKs roughly $2.3 million property tax levy hike for next year’s budgetAug 12, 2026 1:27 pm - Kane County is looking at a roughly $2.3 million property tax levy hike for 2027 as its county board’s efforts to clamp down on cash reserve spending and solve the county’s budgetary woes continue.