The Beacon-News Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | | |
| | | | | The Oswego Planning and Zoning Commission recently recommended approval of a request to annex and rezone property for a proposed development near the intersection of Route 34 and Ogden Falls Boulevard that would include a Dutch Bros drive-thru coffee shop. | | | | | Illinois’ four top legislative leaders briefed before Wednesday’s state of the state and budget address agreed the fiscal plan will have to hew to the line in a tight budget year. | | | | | LeRoy “Pete” Petersohn, who died in 2010, carried a lifetime of trauma from his experiences in World War II. | | | | | Aurora will soon be offering those looking to buy a home within city limits up to $26,000 in grants and deferred loans towards the purchase. | | | | | Director Jessica Fisch has a gift for making difficult musicals work, a gift very much on display in this updated show in Aurora. | | | | | The annual renewal was budgeted for 2026 and comes at a cost of $72,000 annually. | | | | | Two separate shootings occurred in Aurora Monday evening, one of which left two juveniles injured, the Aurora Police Department said on Tuesday. | | | | | In a debate hosted by Fox-32, U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi supported a phased-in minimum wage increase but chided Stratton by saying her plan would never pass Congress. | < | | |