Molly Morrow

Molly Morrow reports on Kane County, Indian Prairie School District 204 and other local stories for The Beacon-News. She graduated from the University of Chicago in 2024 and previously interned on the Tribune’s education desk. When she isn’t reporting, she’s probably running, looking for Chicago’s best iced latte or trying (and failing) to bake bread.

East Aurora students walk out from class Tuesday to protest against ICE

February 3, 2026 at 5:18 p.m.

The district on Tuesday said administration worked with the police department to ensure students remained safe during the walkout.

The Indian Prairie School District 204 board meets at the Crouse Education Center at 780 Shoreline Drive in Aurora. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

New middle school social studies curriculum officially coming to Indian Prairie District 204

February 2, 2026 at 8:28 p.m.

District sixth-graders will now learn world geography and culture, and U.S. history will be spread across seventh and eighth grade.

If voters in Yorkville School District 115 approve a bond referendum question in the March 17 primary election, significant additions would be made to Yorkville High School. The district would also build a new elementary school and a new middle school if the funding is approved, officials said. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Yorkville D115 voters to decide on $275 million bond measure for new school buildings, high school improvements

January 31, 2026 at 10:48 a.m.

The district is looking to build new elementary and middle schools and make significant additions to the high school building.

Renovation work is planned at Neuqua Valley High School in Indian Prairie School District 204. (Suzanne Baker/Naperville Sun)

Indian Prairie school board OKs almost $26 million in renovations at Neuqua Valley High School

January 30, 2026 at 12:48 p.m.

The district is currently undergoing a major facilities overhaul after the passage of a bond referendum question in 2024.

Rezoning for potential data center rejected by Yorkville commission, City Council vote tentatively planned for February

January 29, 2026 at 2:16 p.m.

In recent years, Yorkville has become the site of a number of pitches for data center projects.

Indian Prairie school board OKs $1.55 million purchase of property next to administrative center in Aurora

January 28, 2026 at 8:48 a.m.

The district is set to use the property for offices, support services and storage, which are currently being hosted at other facilities.

Aurora police say a woman was shot on the city's near East Side Tuesday morning. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Woman in critical condition after shooting Tuesday morning on Aurora’s near East Side, police say

January 27, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

At around 4:08 a.m. on Tuesday, Aurora police officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 600 block of South LaSalle Street, police said. On their way, officers were told...

The Judge William D. Barry House at 217 Cedar Ave. in St. Charles. (Molly Morrow/The Beacon-News)

Historic St. Charles home to be landmarked, rehabilitated with TIF assistance

January 26, 2026 at 1:08 p.m.

A local developer plans to buy the property from the church that owns it and rehabilitate the structure with financial help from the city.

The Union Pacific’s West Line runs through Geneva, as seen on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. In addition to freight, the line serves the Metra route that connects Geneva with Chicago. (David Sharos/For The Beacon-News)

Geneva, other suburban communities joining forces to represent interests in potential Union Pacific merger

January 26, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Geneva and six other municipalities on the Union Pacific West Line are looking to jointly represent their interests in the potential merger.

Aurora man identified as person killed in officer-involved shooting

January 23, 2026 at 6:22 p.m.

The man killed in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday in Aurora has been identified as 27-year-old Temesgen Welendreyas of Aurora, the Kane County Coroner’s Office said on Friday.

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