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Plus: New food pantry at Waubonsee Community College aims to make sure all students have enough to eat • East Aurora District 131 board OKs several new high school courses for next school year
 
 
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

 

Recall referendum question to be on November ballot in Aurora

Aurora voters are set to be asked in the upcoming fall election if the city should have a way to boot a sitting mayor from office before their term is up.

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New food pantry at Waubonsee Community College aims to make sure all students have enough to eat

A new food pantry has been launched on Waubonsee Community College’s Sugar Grove campus designed to help students dealing with food insecurity.

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East Aurora District 131 board OKs several new high school courses for next school year

New course offerings include several English and fine arts classes, as well as a class in which students seek to launch a business.

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Indian Prairie District 204 saw fewer aggression, technology-based student infractions last year, officials say

The school district recently launched a new behavior dashboard to look at incidents that occur.

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City of Lights Film Festival begins Friday in downtown Aurora

The event will run Friday and Saturday at The Venue at 21 S. Broadway.

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Illinois Democrats cheer Supreme Court mail-in voting order while President Trump lashes out at justices

President Trump blasted several Supreme Court justices over the ruling, which prevented the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new mail-in voting rules requiring states to submit lists of eligible mail-in voters and use standardized, trackable ballot envelopes for delivering ballots.

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Oktoberfest 2026 guide: 28 Chicagoland celebrations

Bring an appetite and prepare to shout “Prost!” — the German word for cheers — when you head to one of these Oktoberfest celebrations.

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Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 5

Homewood-Flossmoor cracks the top 10 after beating Sandburg, while Bolingbrook, St. Ignatius and Wheaton North enter the rankings.

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