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Mar 22nd, 2025 👍 3573

Kaneland alum Matt Richtman won the Los Angeles Marathon on March 16 in 2:07.56, making him the first American to win the race in 30 years. The young runner completed only his second marathon and now eyes an Olympic run in the future — a win that also came with a $10,000 bonus.

Mar 22nd, 2025 👍 3885

Metea Valley Theater in Aurora will present Legally Blonde the Musical in four spring performances at the Metea Valley High School auditorium on 1801 N. Eola Road—an award-winning production based on the hit movie that follows Elle Woods on her journey to Harvard Law School, with a preview show featuring understudies at 6:30 p.m. April 24 and three shows at 7 p.m. May 1—3. Tickets can be ordered online starting March 29.

Mar 22nd, 2025 👍 2382

Christopher Lepe, a 19-year-old Aurora resident, was fatally shot by police around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on South Broadway after his vehicle was stopped following an aggravated battery incident, and an autopsy was performed that day while toxicology results are pending - a candlelight vigil was held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Aurora Police Department.

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