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    Opening day announced for this year’s Christkindlmarket in Aurora

    People stand in line for hot chocolate at Aurora's Christkindlmarket at RiverEdge Park on Dec. 18, 2025. This year's Christkindlmarket in Aurora is set to open Friday, Nov. 20, at the park. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)
    This year’s Christkindlmarket in Aurora will open on Friday, Nov. 20, at RiverEdge Park, event organizers announced on Thursday.
    People stand in line for hot chocolate at Aurora's Christkindlmarket at RiverEdge Park on Dec. 18, 2025. This year's Christkindlmarket in Aurora is set to open Friday, Nov. 20, at the park. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)
    From left, Aurora Capital Projects Manager Ian Wade; Ald. Jonathan Nunez,  4th Ward; Ald. Juany Garza, 2nd Ward; Ald. Ted Mesiacos, 3rd Ward; state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora; Aurora Mayor John Laesch; and Roberto Velazquez, founder and president of Semper Fi Land Services, break ground on the Mastodon Lake restoration project on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (Addison Wright/The Beacon-News)

    Aurora launches Mastodon Lake restoration project

    Batavia's Thomas Prescott (3) returns to the sideline against Glenbard North in the third quarter of a Class 7A state quarterfinal game in Batavia on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (H. Rick Bamman / The Beacon-News)

    Rick Armstrong’s 5 high school football games to watch in the Aurora-Elgin area and Week 1 predictions

    Firefighters work at the scene of a fire Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, at a house on the 2400 block of Thurston Court. (Aurora Fire Department)

    Aurora house deemed habitable after deck fire, officials say

    By Aurora Beacon-News
    August 21, 2026 at 2:36 p.m.
    An Aurora house has been deemed habitable following a deck fire on Thursday, Aurora Fire...
    Bicyclists take a ride along the Fox River in St. Charles in 2022. Biking in St. Charles will be celebrated during the final STC Live! event of the season on Aug. 28 in downtown St. Charles. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

    Biking to be celebrated during event in downtown St. Charles

    By Aurora Beacon-News
    August 21, 2026 at 2:05 p.m.
    On Friday, Aug. 28, the St. Charles Business Alliance invites the community to celebrate biking...
    A cat enjoys a nap in 2025 at Beans Cat Cafe in New Paltz, New York. A cat cafe may be coming to downtown Batavia, perhaps by the end of the year. (Connor Greco/Daily Freeman)

    ‘Cat cafe’ in downtown Batavia gets preliminary green light from the city

    By Molly Morrow
    August 21, 2026 at 12:33 p.m.
    The new business could be open as soon as November or early December, owner Alyssa...
    Mel Kulatilake, center left, and Kevin Liang, center right, learn South Asian dance moves with fellow attendees of Chicago SummerDance at Spirit of Music Garden on a beautiful summer evening in Grant Park, Aug. 20, 2026. Many events in the Chicago area have been postponed or canceled this summer because of severe weather. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

    We fall in love with Chicago every summer. This year’s weather has us wondering, are we on a break?

    By Lila Hempel-Edgers
    August 21, 2026 at 2:04 p.m.
    Weather carries an outsized cost for a city that stakes so much on three short...
    Nikki Sixx, from left, Vince Neil, and Mick Mars of Mötley Crüe perform at Wrigley Field on July 8, 2022, in Chicago. The band plays Credit 1 Union Amphitheatre in Tinley Park on Aug. 22. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

    Last call for outdoor concerts: Our 50 between now and October

    By Doug George
    August 21, 2026 at 9:11 a.m.
    There are just weeks left for outdoor concerts around Chicago, starting with Chris Brown and...
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    New art exhibit opening in Aurora to feature rare mask collection, organizers say

    By Aurora Beacon-News
    August 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.
    Works from more than 60 artists and a rare mask collection from the Federation of...
    Nichole Yunger, right, poses with her triplet sister Laura on a 2014 trip to the Bahamas, two years before Laura was murdered by her husband Anthony Harrison. (Nichole Yunger)

    Column: Memoir reveals tragic story of domestic violence murder

    By Denise Crosby
    August 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.
    Plano resident Nichole Yunger recently published a deeply-personal memoir about the 2016 murder of her...
    Salt is piled inside the Mount Prospect Public Works salt dome in Mount Prospect on Aug. 13, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

    Why hundreds of communities are scrambling to find road salt

    By Steve Zalusky
    August 20, 2026 at 7:34 p.m.
    Winter is still months away. But the Chicago suburbs already are scrambling to store up...
    Christkindlmarket, in Daley Plaza, on Dec.1, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)

    Christkindlmarket announces opening date as it marks 30 years at Daley Plaza

    By Kori Rumore
    August 21, 2026 at 3:26 p.m.
    The open-air German-style market will have three locations — at Daley Plaza and Gallagher Way...
    Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey speaks with supporters during Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair, Aug. 20, 2026, in Springfield. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

    Morning fog at Illinois State Fair for GOP day is a metaphor for a party short on money and message discipline

    By Rick Pearson
    August 20, 2026 at 8:44 p.m.
    Shut out of statewide offices since Bruce Rauner lost the governorship to Democrat JB Pritzker...
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