Construction on the new $360 million Hollywood Casino-Aurora resort has shifted indoors as officials say the outside is nearly complete.

Attendance at Aurora’s Christkindlmarket at RiverEdge Park this year has been up around 20% during good weather, but so far it has been down overall.

The Christmas season in Aurora was celebrated in a different way on Sunday as three local churches came together for a Steeple Walk to benefit the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry.

The Batavia-based Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory will again be getting funds from the United States Department of Energy for its job retention program for U.S. military veterans, the lab announced recently.

In merger application, railroad plans to double the number of trains on a 2-mile stretch of track on Chicago’s West Side.

Aurora is in the early stages of building new lending programs for economic development, sustainability and community projects.

Hinckley resident Fran Kriesch operates Fran’s Cozy Kitchen, a home baking business that has been gaining traction for more than three years.

Shepro, a longtime resident of the county, will be responsible for researching and documenting Kane County history.