The Beacon-News newsletter
News from the The Beacon-News area brought to your inbox every Monday and Wednesday
 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
Header Logo

The Beacon-News

Monday, December 8, 2025

Aurora’s proposed 2026 budget, with controversial cuts, heads to final approval

The Aurora City Council is set to vote on final approval of the proposed budget on Tuesday.

Read more →

Christmas Walk a holiday tradition in Geneva: ‘It’s kind of a Hallmark movie’

The Geneva Chamber of Commerce sponsored its annual Christmas Walk on Friday evening, an event that continues to bring thousands to the downtown area in order to take part in a tradition that has spanned nearly seven decades.

Read more →

In wake of fatal Portillo’s crash, Oswego officials partnering with Finnegan Project on new safety measures

Oswego officials say they are working alongside a family whose 2-year-old son was killed during a fatal crash at a Portillo’s restaurant in the village to improve public building safety standards in town.

Read more →

Five inches of snow blankets Chicago area on Sunday with quickest start to winter since 1978, weather officials say

The region was blanketed with 5 inches of snow in what a meteorologist at the National Weather Service called the “quickest start to winter” since 1978.

Read more →

Putting practice to good use, Lelanie Posada beats buzzer twice for St. Charles North. ‘Brought everyone up.’

Lelanie Posada hits shot at halftime buzzer for 10-point lead as St. Charles North holds on for 43-36 win at Geneva.

Read more →

Rick Armstrong’s high school boys basketball rankings and player of the week for the Aurora-Elgin area

Geneva, Jacobs, Aurora Christian and Yorkville make the biggest moves, while Marmion joins the rankings.

Read more →

Fox Valley Mall in Aurora featuring ‘Peanuts’ village with Santa

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Charles M. Schulz’s “Peanuts” comic strip, Fox Valley Mall in Aurora is featuring a “Peanuts” holiday village, which is on display throu…

Read more →

Illinois’ US Senate primary race shows candidates still must court shrinking downstate Democratic base

All three major Democratic Senate candidates hail from the Chicago region, potentially ending the upstate-downstate balance maintained by retiring Sen. Dick Durbin for 28 years.

Read more →