Jessie Spangler

Water rushes over the dam in the Fox River in Montgomery after a storm.

Low-head dams on Fox River concern safety advocates and environmentalists

May 22, 2019 at 9:03 p.m.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is investigating the removal of the Carpentersville Dam and has fielded inquiries about eliminating other Fox River dams in North Aurora and Montgomery for...

Work to turn the former Waubonsee Community College building into the Aurora Arts Centre is under way. The center is a key part of a plan to turn downtown Aurora into an arts hub.

City in transition: Leaders redefining Aurora as a regional arts destination

May 22, 2019 at 9:01 p.m.

The once-grand Paramount movie palace was crumbling by the time King Harris began working in Aurora in 1975. Though a renovation three years later would keep the then-47-year-old theater alive,...

‘Riverdale’ star Ashleigh Murray to host meet and greet at Fox Valley Mall

May 22, 2019 at 9:01 p.m.

Ashleigh Murray, otherwise known as Josie on the CW television series “Riverdale,” will host a back-to-school meet and greet at Fox Valley Mall Saturday. The event is scheduled from 4-6...

Sugar Grove Village Hall hosted a public information meeting about a proposed shared use path that would connect Belle Vue Lane to the Virgil Gilman Trail.

Sugar Grove looks at shared use path that would connect to Virgil Gilman Trail

May 22, 2019 at 8:59 p.m.

A plan for a shared use path connecting Belle Vue Lane to the Virgil Gilman Trail in Sugar Grove is currently in the works. The proposed project was the focus...

A Lou Malnati's pizzeria has opened in Aurora.

Lou Malnati’s now open in Aurora

May 22, 2019 at 8:58 p.m.

Lou Malnati’s has brought its old style deep dish pizza to Aurora. The restaurant chain opened its 52nd Chicago area location at 1720 Orchard Road in Aurora on July 10....

Sugar Grove Village Board discusses need for traffic study for proposed stoplight

May 22, 2019 at 8:58 p.m.

The Sugar Grove Village Board is looking at having a study done to determine if a stoplight is needed at Sugar Grove Parkway and Park Avenue, but some trustees are...

Prisco Community Center is on schedule to open its renovated fitness center July 30. The building's expansion project also includes new music studios and a multipurpose room.

Expansion project at Prisco Community Center in Aurora to be completed this month

May 22, 2019 at 8:58 p.m.

The Prisco Community Center in Aurora will open its newly expanded fitness center July 30. The work will take the fitness center from about 1,500 square feet to more than...

Ghoulish Mortals, a new store in St. Charles, is a horror- and monster-themed shop.

Ghoulish Mortals brings a bit of horror to St. Charles

May 22, 2019 at 8:58 p.m.

One of the first things a customer notices when walking into Ghoulish Mortals in downtown St. Charles is how horror- and monster-themed art covers nearly every surface. Ghoulish Mortals had...

A fitness instructor from Aurora has set 2 world records for planking

May 22, 2019 at 8:57 p.m.

When Aurora native and fitness instructor George Hood got off his platform after breaking two world records for planking Thursday, he was actually relieved to feel pain from head to...

International Student Science Fair Student Committee leaders Sonya Gupta and Claudia Zhu talk during the opening ceremony of the fair Wednesday at the Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora. Both were IMSA students who graduated this spring.

International science fair held in U.S. for 1st time, with students traveling to Aurora from across the globe

May 22, 2019 at 8:57 p.m.

Students from around the world are in Aurora this week to tackle some of the biggest issues facing the planet. On Wednesday, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora...

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