A 29-year-old Yorkville man has been accused of using a sword to assault his father Saturday night, Yorkville police said.

Four people were injured, two seriously, in a two-car accident at about Sunday evening in west suburban Aurora.

The Aurora City Council Committee of the Whole will meet at 5 p.m. at City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place, to discuss -- among other things -- granting federal funds to two Restaurant Row businesses, Comfort Zone and Luigi's Pizza.

As college students head back to school, a debate continues at one university that scores of suburban residents attend over the fact that some engineering students haven't had to take a rigorous course that's a graduation requirement.

Hi. My name is Amy, and I am a book club cheater. OK. I'll admit it. I tried another book club.

The Aurora Historical Society's exhibit, On My Honor: Celebrating 100 Years of Scouting, originally scheduled to close at the end of August, has been extended through the first two weeks of September.

In May 2009, in celebration of her 100th birthday, Beacon-News reporter Andre Salles wrote about Marie Wilkinson's many contributions to Aurora.

Two Aurora men have been charged in the beating, home invasion and robbery of a 65-year-old Oswego man last November, Oswego police said Friday.

As Kane County Board member Gerald Jones, from Aurora, reluctantly voted this week to cut the county health department in half, he also got his first look at his newest opponent.

"The festival is a ton of fun with lots and lots of kids." That's how festival coordinator Sue Natiello describes the Celebrate Our Children festival today at McCarty Park in Aurora.

On July 10, Orley Betcher, president of the Village of Justice Chamber of Commerce, Shirley Shilka and Joe Egas had the opportunity to judge some of the villagea s most picturesque flower and vegetable gardens.

The Jewel Middle School Parent Teacher Organization is hosting a golf outing at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mill Creek Golf Course, Geneva, to benefit Jewel students.

AURORA – The Crisis Line of the Fox Valley is looking for more volunteers.

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Christian Flores-Villegas, 25, of Arlington, Texas, was arrested at 4:45 a.m. Aug.

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP – A man charged with spitting blood and saliva on a Batavia police officer and using his head to dent a Geneva squad car pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to five years and four months in prison.

Yes, your slap count is correct. There's a lot of mosquitoes out there. And, yes, they're more annoying and their bites hurt worse.

Demetrius Jackson, of the 500 block of East Ashland Avenue, Aurora, was charged with unlawful contact with a street gang member three times over the past week.

A second pool of Kane County mosquitoes has tested positive for West Nile. The pool of mosquitoes was collected in the South Elgin area, the Kane County Health Department said Wednesday.

Brooke Young knows a thing or two about how to write a successful grant. As grants coordinator for the Aurora City School District in Aurora, IL., she's spearheaded a number of successful awards over the last few years.