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Monday, April 6, 2026

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Column: New podcast shines light on Aurora and cold case killing

The “City of Lights” podcast is not a whodunit that focuses on the investigation, it instead spotlights how the killing of 18-year-old Jeff Signorelli in 2002 impacted others.

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Oswego panel to look at site plans for proposed HomeGoods store

The proposed development would feature a 25,000 square-foot building for HomeGoods on a 9-acre site along Route 34 at Fifth Street in Oswego.

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Oswego Village Board OKs ordinances seen as ‘precursors’ to redevelopment of old Traughber School site

The proposed project would put 161 owner-occupied townhomes and rental apartments at the former site of Traughber Junior High School.

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Public will soon be able to visit the bison at Kane County’s Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve

The Kane County Forest Preserve District will also be offering bison-related programming over the summer at the preserve.

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Gardeners in the Aurora area itching to get outside and get things growing

While early spring temperatures continue to yo-yo in the Fox Valley, the urge to get outside and get something growing remains strong for local gardeners.

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Column: New Yorkville priest combines magic with ministry

The Rev. Jerome Kish says he uses magic “as a teaching moment rather than a preaching moment.”

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Alderman works to restore a bit of Aurora history lost during renovation of City Hall

When Aurora Ald. Mike Saville learned that historic photos of past aldermen had been accidentally destroyed before they could be digitized, he took it upon himself to find copies and recreate the record.

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Easter egg hunt at Aurora church gets kids hopping

Hundreds of kids and their parents came out for the annual Easter egg hunt at Faith Lutheran Church in Aurora on Saturday.

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