Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 31st of October.
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🏘️ Community
Waubonsee Community College will hold its fourth annual Bike the Burbs on Saturday, Nov.
7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., starting at the Aurora Downtown Campus Hoyt Street parking lot, with guided Fox River Trail rides, free bike checks and loaner bikes, and a Stuff the Bus food drive for The G.R.O.V.E.
🎓 Education
This week the Illinois State Board of Education released school and district data showing what share of Kane County third- to eighth-graders were proficient on the 2026 Illinois Assessment of Readiness in ELA, math and science; statewide ELA hit 55.4%, while math remains below pre-pandemic levels despite some growth.
🏥 Health
Cardiologists say intense Halloween scares like haunted houses or jump-scare films can, rarely, trigger adrenaline-driven heart events and even stress-induced cardiomyopathy, and people with known heart disease, arrhythmias, or prior heart attacks should avoid frightening activities (Advocate Health).
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