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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Aurora looks for help naming baby falcons that hatched outside City Hall

Two of the baby falcons hatched on Friday and then another two hatched on Monday, city officials said.

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Oswego Township man sentenced to 50 years in prison for 2021 shooting death of Aurora man

The Aurora man was killed while sitting in a parked vehicle in Montgomery.

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Founder says music venue, social club in Aurora a ‘love letter’ to immigrant communities

East Wind, located in the basement under La Villita bar and liquor store on Aurora’s East Side, is a social club and venue looking to highlight local, Latino, Black American and global music.

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Two adults, two children displaced after house fire in Aurora

A home has been deemed uninhabitable and several people have been displaced after a fire on Aurora’s southwest side on Monday afternoon, according to the Aurora Fire Department.

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Oswego OKs change to site plan for HomeGoods store

The Oswego Village Board unanimously approved an ordinance recently granting a modification to a site plan to accommodate a HomeGoods store at Prairie Market East retail center in the village.

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Waubonsie Valley grad Justin Karubas to step down from Indian Prairie D204 school board

The district is currently seeking applications from individuals to serve out the remainder of Karubas’ term, which lasts until 2027.

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Batavia Lions Club to hold annual plant sale fundraiser

The Batavia Lions Club will hold its 44th annual plant sale fundraiser on Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9, club officials said.

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Landmarks: A Hindenburg survivor’s legacy lives on at his Homewood home and a Saint Xavier University dorm

Nelson Morris, of Homewood, was one of four Chicago area passengers on the doomed Hindenburg flight of May 6, 1937. Three survived.

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