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April 13, 2023

Gov. Pritzker and other local legislators joined DOE officials at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois, for the opening of two new buildings and the groundbreaking of another to usher in a new era of science.

April 11, 2023

The Fox Valley Park District will get $4 million in federal funds to build a bridge linking bike paths on both sides of the Fox River.

The money will go to a bike and pedestrian bridge in Lippold Park, in Batavia along the East Bank of the river, to connect with the bike and pedestrian path along the West Bank of the river.

April 11, 2023

The Fox Valley Park District and our Board of Commissioners remain committed to trail connectivity with the end goal of linking cyclists and pedestrians from Points A to B – throughout the District’s 48-mile network – without the need for dismount or detour.

March 6, 2023

A bipartisan group of five federal lawmakers from Illinois is calling on the Biden administration’s top ag trade officials to bring a formal challenge against Mexico for its ban on imports of genetically engineered corn grown in the U.S.

February 15, 2023

City officials, victims' families and community members gathered Wednesday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Henry Pratt workplace shooting in suburban Aurora, which left five individuals dead.

"I don’t want families to continue to go through what I’m going through. Four years later, the pain is still there," said Diana Juarez, the daughter of victim Vicente Juarez.

February 15, 2023

The city of Aurora is holding a tribute Wednesday to remember the five men who were killed in a mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Co. on Feb. 15, 2019.

January 24, 2023

Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) is planning to reintroduce his bill meant to spur government action on digital identity, he said during a Tuesday event.

December 30, 2022

AURORA, IL — Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) secured almost $26 million in Community Project Funding for the 11th District. This includes more than $13.5 million for seven Aurora organizations.

December 19, 2022

It should be easier for patients to access their medical records now, but there’s still more to do.

It’s getting progressively easier for Americans to access their medical data — a right that has been legally protected but practically stymied for decades.

November 8, 2022

Foster to honor Pat Van Doren for work with homeless

U.S. Rep Bill Foster, D-Naperville, will honor former Naperville Sun photojournalist Pat Van Doren for decades of work covering family homelessness in an event at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at Heritage Woods of Bolingbrook, 550 Kildeer Drive.