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No Coronavirus Deaths In Kane County For 2 Weeks

Kane County recorded no coronavirus-related deaths in the past 14 days, the longest it’s gone without one since the pandemic started.

Free Flu Shot Clinics Coming To Aurora In October

Residents can stop by Phillips Park on Fridays to get a free flu shot amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Man Robs North Aurora Bank After Claiming To Have Gun: Police

Police are asking residents and businesses in the area to provide any surveillance footage of the robbery as they search for a suspect.

Madigan To Face Challenge For Speaker Role From Aurora-Area Rep

Democratic State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit said Thursday she is seeking to become the new speaker of the Illinois House in 2021.

Aurora Unemployment Climbs 153% Since August 2019

Aurora posted an unemployment rate of 9.9 percent in August, up from 3.9 percent 12 months prior.

Safer And Scarier: Basement Of The Dead Adapts To Coronavirus

New safety measures at Aurora’s Basement of the Dead have created a more “intimate” scare for customers in 2020, owner Jason Seneker said.

Police ID Woman, Man Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Aurora

Aurora police conducted a welfare check Monday at an apartment on the city’s East Side and found two people dead.

New Coronavirus Test Site Opens In Aurora

The new testing site opened just north of the Chicago Premium Outlets, where the previous site was located for five months.

Trump Supporters Rally By The Thousands At Kane Co. Fairgrounds

Thousands of people gathered Sept. 27 in St. Charles to show support for President Donald Trump.

Holy Cross Moves To Remote Learning After Priests Get Coronavirus

Masses and other in-person activities at the Batavia church will also be suspended for the next two weeks due to the positive tests.

Coroner IDs Man Killed In Lawn Mower Accident In Batavia

The man was working for a landscaping company Monday when he became trapped under his lawn mower in a Batavia pond.

St. Charles Tops 1K Coronavirus Cases; 10 Deaths

More than half of the city’s coronavirus cases have been recorded since the start of August, public health data shows.

St. Charles Mayor To Step Down Next Year At End Of Term

Mayor Raymond Rogina is set to call time on his career in public service following the April 2021 election.

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