Month: September 2019

Medicare discussions and other events at Oswego Senior Center

The Oswego Senior Center, 156 E. Washington Street, Oswego, will be host to many events for seniors. All events will take place at the Oswego Senior Center, unless otherwise noted. • Doctors Notes Series: “Understanding Your Health and Your Options to Control Your Health”, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 11 a.m.. Dr.

St. Charles American Legion Post 342 5K Run/Walk September 28

The American Legion Post 342 will have its first race event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 28 at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W700 Dean Street, St. Charles. Registration and packet pick-up will start at 9 a.m., along with the light breakfast in large shelter, which will end at

Spaghetti dinner for Girl Scout Troop 4785 September 28

Girl Scout Troop 4785 will hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Parking is free. A bake sale and raffle will be included. The menu includes all-you-can-eat spaghetti,

Celebration empty: U.S. Bill of Rights under continual attack

By John W. Whitehead It’s been 230 years since James Madison drafted the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, as a means of protecting the people against government tyranny, and what do we have to show for it? Nothing good. In America today, the government does

A Focus on History: September 19 through September 25

September 19Between 400,000 to 500,000 unionists converge on Washington, D.C. for a Solidarity Day march and rally to protest Republican policies. – 1981. A powerful earthquake strikes Mexico City and leaves 10,000 residents dead, 30,000 injured, and thousands more homeless. – 1985. September 20Portuguese navigator, Ferdinand Magellan, sets sail from

Former business manager of Fox Valley Special Recreation Association charged with theft up to $100,000

A former St. Charles woman faces criminal charges for stealing money from the Aurora-based Fox Valley Special Recreation Association. Kane County State’s attorney Joe McMahon has charged 42-year-old Jessica J. Leonard with the offense of theft, Class 2 felony, two counts. Kane County prosecutors allege that between January 2015 and

West Aurora Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Group will meet Wednesday, Sept. 18

West Aurora Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 at the 5th Ward Community Room in West Aurora Plaza. Guest speakers will be Judges Elizabeth Flood and Robert K. Villa of Kane County. Those attending will be the judge in this interactive discussion on what

QUICK-ACTING AURORA POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTER PULL WOMAN FROM FOX RIVER

Three quick-acting Aurora Police officers and an Aurora Fire Lieutenant pulled a woman from the Fox River late Friday night, saving her life. Just after 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Aurora’s 911 Center received a report of a woman spotted in the Fox River near the New York Street bridge and

Opting out of marijuana use saves lives

September 5, 2019Dear editor; The good thing about the new marijuana law is that communities can opt out of retail sales and limit drug traffic. Don’t buy the tax revenues talking points. According to the Centennial Institute, “for every dollar gained in tax revenue, Coloradans spend approximately $4.50 to mitigate

A look at the significance of Egypt’s King Tut: Life, death

A loan exhibition in cooperation with the Organization of Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt and co-sponsored by the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute, the Field Museum in Chicago produced a remarkable exhibit of the “Treasures of Tutankhamun” in the Spring and Summer 1977. We were there. My daughter