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Column: Aurora World War II hero Dick Miller dies over Memorial Day weekend

May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 News Room

Miller, who had begged his widowed mother to let him enlist in the Navy after graduating from East Aurora High School at age 17, had been on duty as a spotter on the USS Drexler in the early morning hours of May 28, 1945, when two enemy suicide planes attacked his ship and the USS Lowry near Okinawa.

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Column: Traveling memorial wall now in Oswego reminds us of hero faces behind the names

May 23, 2025May 23, 2025 News Room

The Illinois Fallen Wall is on display in the lobby at Oswego Village Hall through June 6.

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Column: Work ethic on and off tennis court serves three Harvard-bound East Aurora students well

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 News Room

East Aurora High School tennis players Kevin Martinez, Hector Montellano-Bahena and Paul Perez on their way to Harvard.

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Column: Paramount ending season with high-flying musical and plenty of angst

May 18, 2025May 18, 2025 News Room

Paramount’s current “Cats” production lifts this Tony-winning Andrew Lloyd Webber musical to a whole different level.

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Column: New Aurora mayor’s inauguration matches his agenda, personality

May 14, 2025May 14, 2025 News Room

Much like his predecessor, new Aurora Mayor John Laesch chose to focus on diversity and unity at his big night on Tuesday.

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Column: Kane County Hispanic trailblazer, activist honored at Aurora event

May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 News Room

Mary Margaret Rodriguez Decker may be 80 years old with more than her share of health issues, but this history-making politician and civil rights activist still has plenty of fight in her.

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Column: No summit for 61-year-old Aurora native looking to climb Mount Everest, but glad to have survived close calls

May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 News Room

Brian O’Malley had a couple of real scares, including a near-fatal bout of high-altitude cerebral edema and, as he was being evacuated from the mountain, falling into an unseen crevasse that covered the climber up to his head.

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Column: Hello Fresh officials and Aurora residents meet face to face to discuss concerns

Apr 30, 2025Apr 30, 2025 News Room

Residents and representatives from Hello Fresh met recently in the city to discuss concerns about the company’s Aurora facility.

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Column: From dusty prison path to Boston Marathon, Aurora man staying on track

Apr 25, 2025Apr 25, 2025 News Room

Crossing the finish line of the world’s most prestigious marathon is more than a story of celebration, it is one of redemption for Tom McCall.

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Column: With firefighting helicopter refill pump, Plano company can claim ‘coolest thing made in Illinois’

Apr 24, 2025Apr 24, 2025 News Room

Aerial firefighting helicopter refill pump made by MTH Pumps wins statewide contest.

Aurora Beacon-News Aurora Beacon-News Opinion 

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  • May 29, 2025 News Room

    Paul Vallas: The real reason Chicago high schoolers are missing so much school — and what to do about it

    In my experience as a school district leader, embracing high standards and expanding instructional time improved test scores and attendance.
    Commentary Opinion 
  • May 29, 2025 News Room

    Editorial: Reassessments are done. Many Chicago homeowners will see hefty tax increases this fall.

    Residential taxpayers in Chicago will shoulder more of the property tax burden due to lagging commercial...
    Editorials Opinion 
  • May 29, 2025 News Room

    Review: In world premiere ‘Neighborhood Watch’ at Jackalope Theatre, an uneasy time in suburbia

    What happens when a Muslim man moves into a predominantly white, politically divided suburb a month...
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  • May 29, 2025 News Room

    Letters: In light of the killings of Israeli Embassy staffers, what is happening on our college campuses?

    Are we raising a generation that is so ideologically rigid, so unwilling to grapple with diverse...
    Letters to the Editor Opinion 

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