A committee of the Aurora City Council has tabled its discussion of possibly lifting the city’s ban on backyard chickens.

The Fiestas Patrias events are being put on by the city in partnership with its Hispanic Heritage Advisory Board.

Sweeping federal immigration enforcement actions threatened and predicted in Chicago over the weekend did not materialize by late afternoon Sunday.

Waubonsie Valley High School sophomore Anjaneya Rao got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when World No. Hikaru Nakamura signed up to play in an Iowa chess tournament.

Fairgoers enjoyed the sights, sounds and food topped with a stretch of fall-style weather at the 137th edition of the Sandwich Fair, which was held Wednesday through Sunday in Sandwich.

The city of Aurora is looking to create an organization in downtown like the one that recently joined with other groups to form the Aurora Regional Economic Alliance.

The Between Friends Food Pantry in Sugar Grove has moved to a new location at 143 Main St. in the village, a spot pantry officials say is more centrally located than its previous site.

Starting next year, the district will offer a new culinary arts fundamentals course, a second forensics class and two new math classes.