Two west side residents provided each officer and professional staff member with La Cabana Mexican Cafe gift cards as a token of thanks.
Aurora police allege that the teen fired 16 rounds toward a vehicle parked in a busy Thornton's Gas Station parking lot in February.
A decade after he was last seen, the Center for Missing & Exploited Children has released a new age-progression photo of Timmothy Pitzen.
Students have overcome many obstacles the past year. Celebrate your graduate on Aurora Patch.
The artist was scheduled to play alongside rapper Twista on July 18 at RiverEdge Park in Aurora. Snoop Dogg has canceled his summer tour.
Children caught doing good deeds this week in Aurora will be gifted tickets to the Dino Safari, held at the Fox Valley Mall.
Mother of three Cristal Lopez says owning a home was her biggest dream. Habitat For Humanity is making it happen.
Aurora Police were on the scene of two shooting incidents that occurred within a mile of each other Sunday evening. One woman was injured.
Partnership with area SRAs empower more people with special needs.
Veterans can drive-up and have their cars filled with approximately $140 in groceries, supplied by the the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry.
No identification is necessary during the drive-thru event. Patrons can simply pull-up and receive $100 worth of groceries.
Temple B'nai Israel synagogue will be following Center for Disease Control guidelines when it opens for services on May 14.
The Big Woods School Foundation will hold a drive-thru barbecue dinner fundraiser in hopes of renovating the historic one-room schoolhouse.
A worker at the old Copley Hospital site was airlifted to Loyola Medical Center with serious head injuries after bricks fell on him.
East Aurora Extension Campus teacher Ms. Shawnna Strausberger was honored April 30 by the Kane County Regional Office of Education.
Congratulations to 30 seniors from the Class of 2021 who were recently named Illinois State Scholars.
There is no wait period for blood donations after receiving a coronavirus vaccine dose.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all concerts scheduled for June of this year will be pushed to 2022. Concert season will kick off in July.
The Righteous Hillbillies kick off the 2021 Rooftop Music Series on Friday, May 21st at the Joliet Area Historical Museum!
The bus, carrying elementary school students, was struck from behind by an SUV which caught fire during the crash.
Despite the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora was awarded top marks by a national watchdog group.
Two new Batavia businesses will be holding ribbon cutting ceremonies this month, including the Sidecar Supper Club and Beer Garden.
Students celebrated Earth Day by releasing hundreds of ladybugs in their schoolyard to help local vegetation
Aurora Patch is celebrating Mother's Day 2021 by sharing mother-daughter or mother-son photos and messages of love.
As frost danger passes, Fox Valley gardeners are gearing up for another big planting season brought on by pandemic boredom.
The National Weather Service has put a severe thunderstorm warning into effect until late Thursday night.
Put your safari hats on and buckle in! More than 40 dinosaurs will be invading the mall parking lot during a dino safari adventure.
Aurora Police announced that two people, including a 16-year-old, are charged with shooting a mother of two and leaving her paralyzed.
This is how the Aurora area compares to Illinois and the nation for coronavirus vaccinations.
Aurora Police are expected to release details and announce arrests in a January carjacking and shooting that left one woman injured.
Breaking down the reasons for solar’s surging affordability, especially for Aurora residents
Youth players are invited to attend a May 1 baseball clinic.
Graduation will be held outdoors at Northern Illinois University’s Football Field in DeKalb.
Share your favorite mother-son or mother-daughter photo and sentiments, and we’ll feature it on the Aurora Patch.
New Patch Editor Erika Wurst shares with readers her passion for journalism and the road that led her here.
See how college aid applications changed for Aurora area high schools.
The district plans to provide special education services to students with disabilities who attend private schools and home schools.
Mariano's pharmacy in Aurora said it accidentally gave 8 patients a different brand second dose than their first one.
A Rosary High School student leads effort to create a summer of fun for people with special needs.