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Aurora students again protest ICE with walkout

Students in Aurora walked out of school and gathered around Aurora City Hall on Feb. 13, 2026, to protest the Trump administration's ongoing mass deportation campaign. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)
Aurora students walked out of school on Friday in protest of the Trump administration’s continued mass deportation campaign.
Students in Aurora walked out of school and gathered around Aurora City Hall on Feb. 13, 2026, to protest the Trump administration's ongoing mass deportation campaign. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)
A juvenile was shot Sunday on the near West Side of Aurora, police said. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Police investigate shooting on near West Side of Aurora

A juvenile was taken to the hospital and later released after being shot early Sunday...
In 2024, Aurora Police Chief Keith Cross, now retired, talks to mourners during an event marking the fifth anniversary of the mass shooting at Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora in 2019. The city of Aurora will hold a ceremony marking the seventh anniversary of the tragedy at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at Aurora City Hall. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Column: Remembering Henry Pratt shooting and the weight of the badge today

The Aurora Police Department plans to be part of the city’s wreath-laying ceremony on Sunday...
Gov. JB Pritzker answers questions at an event at Union Station in Chicago, Dec. 16, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Gov. JB Pritzker expected to target budget gap — and President Donald Trump — in Illinois statewide address

The governor also faces intensifying pressure from his party’s left flank on the budget portion...
Indian Prairie School District 204 will host its annual Mental Health and Wellness Symposium on March 7 at Metea Valley High School in Aurora. (Suzanne Baker/Naperville Sun)

District 204 partnering with other local school districts for mental health symposium in Aurora

The event will be the district’s fourth annual symposium, and is meant to connect families...
Oswego’s Cole Jansons (23) puts up a shot in the lane against Oswego East's Mason Lockett (23) during a Southwest Prairie West game in Oswego on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Sean King / The Beacon-News)

Cole Jansons, who’s 6-foot-11 and growing, sparks resurgence for Oswego. And another OT win. ‘Gonna be fun.’

Cole Jansons scores four of his 13 points early in OT as Oswego pulls off...
Oswego East's Juan Zavala (21) shoots a 3-pointer from the corner against Oswego during a Southwest Prairie West game in Oswego on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (Sean King / The Beacon-News)

Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and...
Former Commerce Secretary Bill Daley, right, talks before a Fair Maps Illinois panel discussion on Aug. 19, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Leaders suspend latest effort to alter Illinois Constitution and curb partisanship in legislative mapmaking

Bill Daley and Ray LaHood said the timing is “not ripe” amid a polarized climate...
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