By Jerry Nowicki Attorney general Kwame Raoul has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced in a news release Tuesday. “After experiencing minor symptoms over the weekend, I consulted with my health care provider using telehealth services. Upon the advice of my doctor, I was tested yesterday and informed today...
A house in the 400 block on West Park Avenue in Aurora greets Sunday's Pride Drive with chalk colors.
Sarah Dunnigan, left, and Becky Dunnigan, Oswego residents and daughter-mother duo, unload milk and other dairy products Sunday from an Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry van for a free drive-thru milk pantry at Jaycee Park in Oswego.
Wide-ranging thoughts and observances offer the following statements: • Clarity can evolve out of chaos of any kind. Those who make better efforts find more peace. • Chaos between police and protesters can evolve into understanding, if given an opportunity. • Each must seek understanding and not be rigid in...
June 13, 2020Dear editor; The mentally ill are being sentenced to prison for breaking the law. Usually for random crimes with no real motive. I know, because I am in prison with them. My name is Matthew Redmon I.D.O.C. #y36093. So, the what of what has happened is not the...
The St. Nicholas Catholic School, Aurora, “Second All-Class Reunion”, previously scheduled, for Saturday June 27, is canceled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and social distancing, and the limited number of individuals allowed in one place. This cancellation is in compliance with the Illinois governor’s restrictions during this COVID-19 pandemic. Please...
Water Street Studios in Bataviais thrilled to announce the selection of its next executive director. After a four-month search, the organization’s Board of Directors chose Taylor Egan to lead its organization. Mrs. Egan joins Water Street Studios with a background in the arts and a strong commitment to community building...
The Village government of Oswego is offering residents who have been laid off because of COVID-19 a $20 credit on their water bills. To apply for the one-time credit, residents must fill out a short online form and submit proof of unemployment, such as a statement from an employer, or...
Pets can be brought to the annual Kane County Animal Control Rabies and Microchip Animal Clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 27 at 4060 Keslinger Road in Geneva. The clinic will be conducted drive-thru style. Dog and cat owners can pull up in their vehicles and let...
“Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Jesus to Mary Magdalene at his empty tomb. (John 20:15) The cave, east of Aix-en-Provence, is called Sainte-Baume. According to Roman Catholic tradition, Mary Magdalene spent the last 30 years of her life there. The surrounding forest leads to a small...
All of America is anxious to get back to the way things were before the pandemic struck. Alas! we can’t go back. We mustn’t go back, because the way things were created the failures which the coronavirus (COVID-19) rudely exposed. Strange as it may seem, the virus did us an...
Bernard Cigrand moved to the Fox Valley in 1913. He was 47 at the time, a prominent dentist who relocated his successful practice to Aurora in 1920 from Batavia. Dr. Cigrand died in 1932, before figuratively returning to the Fox Valley area 70 years later, the Fox Valley Park District’s...
Ingredients1/2 cup water1/4 cup ketchup1 tablespoon soy sauce1/4 cup teaspoons cornstarch2 teaspoon honey1 teaspoon crushed red pepper1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely-grated1/2 tablespoon sesame oil2 tablespoons olive oil1/2 cup sliced green onions8 cloves garlic, minced1 pound raw shrimp, tails removed Directions1. In a bowl, stir together water, ketchup, soy sauce, cornstarch,...
By what and how you have been influenced will show\In certain habits and demeanor as you growInto your own adulthood; nothing having hadMore influence, in many ways, than your Dad! Father’s Day, therefore, should not be shoved aside,As being “no big deal,” but gladly viewed with pride;Assuming that you like...
In response to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn. May 25, The Aurora Public Library will be host to an event to address racism, the intersection of race and gender, and social justice in our current social and political climate both nationally and locally. We are inviting leaders...
The Aurora Public Library added public computer appointments to their services as of Monday, June 15. Public computers will be available by appointment Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Santori Library, Eola Road Branch, and West Branch. To make an appointment please call 630-264-4117. Public...
Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, ruling that federal employment non-discrimination laws protect all LGBTQ employees: “Today’s historic ruling by the Supreme Court is a long overdue victory for equal protection and civil rights. While...
By Jim Rabb Are the actions of some of our community leaders scandalous? As Aurora and other cities struggle to get a grip on what is taking place, with the protests, riots, looting, burning of buildings, the bullying, gangs, violence, drugs, and kids dropping out of schools, many ask why?...
Grandpa,My wife and I have been married (a very short number of weeks). We both work full-time jobs and there are no children. Our time should be ours, right? We have a healthy social life. We live well within our means and have a savings plan in place. The only...
By Bobby Narang The boys basketball high school State tournament will return to Champaign. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) board of directors voted to accept the Champaign-Urbana bid to be the host for the State basketball tournament beginning with the 2020-2021 season all the way through the 2022-2023 season...
