David Sharos

Yasmin Contreras of Oswego is a recent graduate of Waubonsee Community College and decided Saturday morning that a run around her former campus

An annual staple of the summer season in the Aurora area, the Mid-American Canoe and Kayak Race is set to draw hundreds of people to the Fox River on Saturday.

The iconic barber shop Foltos Tonsorial Parlor, at 7 E. Wilson St. in Batavia, is once again preparing for its annual Chop Around the Clock fundraising event set to begin at 4 p.m. Friday.

| For the Aurora Beacon-News Patty Meighan of Aurora likes visiting craft fairs and found one to her liking on Saturday along the Fox River in North Aurora.

Lynn Karsvaek came all the way from Hoffman Estates to attend the Aurora Pride Parade on Sunday.

The event held a special significance this year given the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence as well as the continued celebration of Bernard Cigrand, a dentist that lived in Batavia who is credited with getting President…

The Mutual Ground facility at 418 Oak Ave. in Aurora will look a bit more lush with greenery and flowers in the weeks ahead, thanks to the work of a local Eagle Scout candidate and fellow members from Scout Troop 3 based at New England…

For Oswego resident Faith Rinehart, summer is never complete without a visit or two to PrairieFest, the hometown festival that she has been attending for almost a decade.

A classic car show always draws a summer crowd, which was evident just outside of downtown Batavia Saturday as the Batavia Moose Lodge offered its fourth annual car show.

| For the Aurora Beacon-News Towanda Harris of Aurora said that, in some ways, Juneteenth is like Christmas in June.