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Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Missing Man, 41, Last Seen By Family Over A Week Ago: Aurora Police (patch.com) — Aurora police are asking residents to help locate 41-year-old Joseph Riehle, who was reported missing after family last saw him on Sept. 15. Investigators think he may have been near Mannheim Road and Lake Street in Stone Park on Monday and urge anyone with information to contact Aurora detectives by phone or email.
• East Aurora School District 131 board approves $272.4 million 2026-27 budget (chicagotribune.com) — East Aurora School District 131 has approved a $272.4 million 2026-27 budget that spends about $6.8 million more than projected revenue, drawing on healthy reserves for now. With enrollment falling while staffing grows and state funding shifts, district leaders warn Aurora families that tough cost-cutting decisions and possible staffing changes are likely ahead.
• Aurora Man Calvin Jones Faces Felony Charges After Prosecutors Say He Punched Four Festivalgoers, Including a Man Holding a 1-Year-Old Child, at Pacifica Square (chicagomusicguide.com) — An Aurora man has been charged with multiple felony counts after prosecutors say he randomly punched four people at the Moon Festival in Pacifica Square, then spat in an officer's face during his arrest near Fox Valley Mall. The case, now in DuPage County court, raises public safety concerns around large community events in Aurora and involves a defendant already on pre-trial release elsewhere.
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