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In today's newsletter:

  • How West Aurora's new budget could reshape classrooms and facilities
  • Which new classes East Aurora teens can choose in 2027-28
  • How Aurora teens turned neighborhood air data into a UN-screened film

Also on today's calendar: 2nd Annual Oktoberfest and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 75, low: 67.
  • Thursday: A couple of showers possible, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• West Aurora School District eyes balanced budget for this school year (chicagotribune.com) — West Aurora School District 129 is poised to approve a balanced $228 million budget for 2026-27, with a small $104,000 surplus and substantial reserves that could fund classroom and facility upgrades. For Aurora families, that means stable school finances, no projected operating deficit, and potential multi-year reinvestment in learning environments without immediate new tax hikes.
   

• East Aurora District 131 board OKs several new high school courses for next school year (chicagotribune.com) — East Aurora High School students will see several new course options starting in the 2027-28 school year, including dual-credit English and speech, digital art, AP 2-D Art and Design, a business launch class, and the AVID support elective. For Aurora families, these additions expand college credit opportunities, creative pathways, and structured academic support without major new district costs.
   

• Naperville-based nonprofit student film to be shown at UN climate conference (chicagotribune.com) — Aurora and Naperville students spent their summer studying local air and water quality, identifying Aurora neighborhoods near BNSF tracks that lack pollution monitors and seeking a Youth Climate Action Fund grant for new sensors. Their work, paired with Solomon Islands students' research, became a documentary selected for this year's United Nations climate conference, giving local teens a global platform.
   

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  • This brown and white Boston Terrier was running in the middle of Butterfield eastbound.
    I picked him up just after viaduct before 59. Brought him to Warrenville Police Department and they're bringing him to animal control (?) to see if… (Nextdoor Savannah)
  • Stray cat near tennis court, very scared.
    Providence Ave and Georgetown cir (resident on the corner unit said it's been there for 4 days ) (Nextdoor Washington Square)
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🗞 Nearby News

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Oswego

  • Details Announced For Annual Oswego Cemetery Walk (patch.com)

Naperville

  • 6th Annual Naperville Irish Fest Brings 2 Days Of Live Music, Dancing, Hurling, More (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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