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The Beacon-News Monday, August 18, 2025 | | |
| | The Aurora area spent Sunday cleaning up after storms rumbled through the Fox Valley on Saturday. | | | The Kane County Major Crimes Task Force is investigating an incident in Batavia Saturday afternoon involving “multiple law enforcement agencies” that resulted in the death of a 39-year-old man. | | | As executive director of Hesed House, Aurora’s homeless shelter, Joe Jackson has a front row seat to the growing problem – locally and across the nation. | | | The US State Department announced Saturday it’s stopping visitor visas for people from Gaza while it conducts a “full and thorough review of the process and procedures.” | | | Kellen Younie, who’s entering his third year on varsity, puts experience to good use at linebacker for West Aurora. | | | A total of 26 nominations for Chicago’s prestigious Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards went to Aurora’s downtown theater, besting any venue in Chicago, including the Goodman and Court theaters. | | | Cities and towns throughout the area have been holding regular food truck festivals throughout the summer and on Friday, Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Aurora elected to hold its own bash for church members as well as the community at large. | | | The Elburn Lions Club once again offered the annual Elburn Days, which ran from Friday through Sunday at Elburn Lions Community Park. | | | |