The venue at 5 E. Downer Place offers an immersive experience during “Million Dollar Quartet.”
Column: New Stolp Island Theatre has downtown Aurora rockin’
Category: Aurora Beacon-News Opinion
Column: What can we do to keep the faith given the far-from-united state of America?
Oh, what a strange and dangerous side street our nation has taken on the 2024 road to the White House after Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
Column: Memories raised as old YMCA in Aurora is razed
Once the childhood playground of a generation, the abandoned building is now coming down.
Column: Senior Services expanding to keep up with growing demand
An open house Aug. 1 at its Aurora center will give the agency a chance to show off all it provides for seniors.
Early closure at 31st Street Beach over holiday weekend after recent fatal shootings
Citing “ongoing and escalating” violence there in recent weeks, 4th Ward Ald. Lamont Robinson has successfully lobbied for the early closure of 31st Street Beach over the holiday weekend. The beach will have a boosted police presence, new fencing and cameras. Bag checks and “heavily enforced” towing of illegally parked cars nearby has already been in place and will continue, Robinson said on social media this week. In a statement, the Chicago Police Department confirmed it will “have additional resources in place” at beaches across the city, and said some “may be temporarily closed to maintain public safety and limit […]
Column: Supreme Court ruling puts vulnerable population more at risk, say advocates for the homeless
In a 6-3 ruling, the court determined laws which impose civil and criminal penalties on the homeless do not violate the Eighth Amendment prohibition on “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Column: Fox Valley supporters weigh in on Biden’s ‘awful’ debate
No one I talked with can deny this debate was a huge setback for Biden.
Column: Naperville woman reaching out of her ‘comfort zone’ to find life-saving kidney
According to the National Kidney Registry, more than 90,000 people in the United States are on the wait list for a kidney transplant – 4,000 in Illinois alone.
Column: Dan Thorpe a true winner in his career as football coach at Marmion in Aurora
In a low-key announcement at the end of the 2023 football season, Thorpe announced his retirement as the Marmion Academy head coach after 19 seasons and 103 victories.
Column: Young activist leading cell phone tower opposition in Aurora
Cynthia Rocha tells Aurora City Council Committee of the Whole about her concerns with proposed tower in Lebanon Park.