In November, voters will decide whether to keep or abolish the Aurora Election Commission.

Roger Ness of City Barber Shop in downtown Geneva prepares Doug Hookham, an Elburn resident, for a haircut in this 2009 file photo.

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Heartland Blood Center, 1200 N. Highland Ave., Aurora, 630-892-7056, www.heartlandbc.org, has announced blood drives in the Fox Valley this month.

The Fox Valley Park District has approved a $2.05 million bid for creation of a park adjoining Waubonsie Lake Park on Aurora's southeast side.

A 15-year-old Sugar Grove boy was critically injured Tuesday afternoon as he rode his bike on Route 47 at Prairie Street in Sugar Grove.

For the first time in 15 years, voters will get to decide in November whether to keep or abolish the Aurora Election Commission.

Joel Moreno, 25, of the 300 block of Woodlawn Avenue, Aurora, was charged with felony domestic battery after he hit a woman Monday in Aurora, the Kane County state's attorney's office said.

From an art fest in Batavia to grooving in downtown Aurora to Montgomery's annual celebration of summer, the Fox Valley is promising days of fun.

A political debate almost broke out on the steps of the Kane County Government Center between state Sen.

Their name reminds many of the once-popular group of singers, but this band of brothers is more about teaching success than singing.

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Ignacio Santillan, 46, of the 1300 block of Front Street, Aurora, was charged with felony marijuana trafficking; manufacture and delivery of more than 5,000 grams of marijuana; and possession of more than 5,000 grams of marijuana at 6:20 p.m. Friday at his home, Aurora police said.

Linda Healy, the Democratic candidate for the 50th District State House seat, accumulated $4,902.95 in her campaign fund as of June 30, according to recently filed documents.

Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner has taken major steps toward an idea that has been advocated for years by Alderman Rick Lawrence to save potentially hundreds of thousands of taxpayer funds by eliminating the Aurora Election Commission.

In less than three years, the Dunham Fund has given away more than $7 million to local causes -- to keep some from going under and to help others get a start.

The Quad County Urban League offers several programs to area youth, ages 16 to 21, who are looking for paid work or job training.

On Aug. 21, for the first time in 75 years, Trolley Car No. 304 will run again on the railroad track she was built to patrol in the era of Al Capone and the Model T. Or at least on the mile or so of the track that now is operated by volunteers at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin.

Annie Craig and her posse are doing downward dogs in a much bigger studio these days since Craig moved Annie's Om Towne Fitness to 14 W. Downer Place in downtown Aurora.