Month: July 2020

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Surprise 96th birthday wishes for WWII veteran Alvin Skyles

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World War II veteran Alvin Skyles receives 96th birthday wishes from Aurora Police, members of Montgomery Memorial Post 7452 VFW, family, and friends, Friday, July 24 at Jennings Terrace in Aurora. Skyles was drafted in the U.S. Navy two weeks before his high school graduation. He served on the USS...

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Aurora postpones cannabis compliance, mural

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By Jason Crane At the city government of Aurora City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conferencing platform, the City Council approved an ordinance to grant additional time for compliance of the Special Use for a Cannabis Dispensing Facility at 1415 Corporate Boulevard near the entrance of the outlet...

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Bill Powell best-of-show winner at Fox Valley Habit for Humanity

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Bill Powell, retired Aurora police chief, was among best-of-show trophy winners at Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity’s first car show Saturday, July 25, at Habitat’s new West Side Aurora ReStore. Powell’s 1972 Chevrolet C-10 won best of show-truck honors. A 1959 Cadillac displayed by Rosemary and Anthony Vitusa of Westchester...

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On shedding intolerance, insensitive, incapable, ways

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Intolerance, insensitive, incapable. Likely we can offer improvement as individuals in at least those three areas. Perhaps it is easier to see those flaws in others than in ourselves. In these highly-political days, too many of us see society through our own lens and fail to understand more thoroughly another...

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Wearing a mask truly helpful: CDC

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July 24, 2020Dear editor; Wear a mask. Illinois made great strides fighting COVID-19, but it will take sustained effort and discipline to keep the virus under control. Illinois doctors ask everyone to take two simple actions when in public: Always wear a face-covering and continue to maintain social distancing. The...

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Naperville mayor selected to participate in Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

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Naperville mayor Steve Chirico is one of 40 American mayors selected to participate in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative’s intensive leadership and management program. Mayor Chirico joins a class of dedicated mayors, who will attend immersing, online classes taught by faculty from Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School...

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Prison reform rooted in care better than punishment

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Second of three parts First part is available at thevoice.us/beginning-the-long-journey-significant-change-in-prisons Mary Rinaldi and Ashish Prashar posted the following article in Fast Company, a business magazine in print and online. “Imagine a world without prisons. It may sound radical, but for millions of black and brown Americans, this fantasy is urgent...

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Award to Keith Wheeler for work in disabilities

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State representative Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) was honored with the Excellence in Advocacy award from Marklund Thursday, July 23 in recognition of his efforts on behalf of individuals and families of all ages with developmental disabilities and special health-care needs. “I am tremendously honored to receive this Excellence in Advocacy award...

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Philosophers of morality and ethics yield to beauty

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When Robert Louis Stevenson, romancer, essayist, writer of adventure stories, analyst of the moral ambiguities of man, tried to explain his ideas about the differences between morality and religious institutions to his father, he tried in vain. Stevenson said he accepted the ideals of Christian morality while repudiating the Church...

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Naperville to hold family fun

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The Naperville Park District’s free, Summer outdoor entertainment continues with a fun lineup of family friendly entertainment during August, with the final performance in September. The remaining events in the schedule are as follows: A Night at the Movies • Friday, July 31, the event will be at Rotary Hill,...

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Kane County COVID-19 sites listed

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The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) announced Tuesday that the Aurora location for mobile COVID testing has changed for the event Saturday, Aug. 1. The mobile testing unit managed by the Illinois Department of Public Health will be in several municipalities in Kane County this week to provide COVID-19 tests...

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PFC Chas adventures continue in his U.S. Army MASH unit

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One in a continuing series Concerning the further adventures of PFC Chas: The Third Armored Medical Company, a.k.a. the “Third Herd,” in the land of door handles (Germany) was logistically a MASH (mobile army surgical hospital) unit, but we never performed similar to a MASH unit. We were too busy...

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Aurora receives its first hyperlocal fiber optics micro-factory

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The State government of Illinois and the City government of Aurora joined viaPhoton in announcing the opening of its first hyperlocal fiber optics micro-factory in Aurora. Leveraging Industry 4.0 technology, viaPhoton’s new factory will build and supply fiber optic solutions for data centers and 5G infrastructure across the State. The...

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Recipe of the Week: Slow Cooker Texas Pulled Pork

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Ingredients1 teaspoon vegetable oil1 (4 pound) pork shoulder roast1 cup barbeque sauce1/2 cup apple cider vinegar1/2 cup chicken broth1/4 cup light brown sugar1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce1 tablespoon chili powder1 extra large onion, chopped2 large cloves garlic, minced1 teaspoon liquid smoke1 teaspoon lemon juice8 hamburger buns, split2...

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A Succinct Comment

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One day good, the next day not, and death has come to call.This is what we’re dealing with, and that includes us all.But, when weeks go by with nothing happening to us,We will get our dander up—start mouthing “what’s the fuss!”Then the ‘no one’s going to tell me what to...

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League of Women’s Voters/Central Kane County will hold voter registration outdoors Aug. 9

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The League of Women’s Voters/Central Kane County will be host to an outdoor voter registration from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Peg Bond Center Bandshell, 151 Island Avenue in Batavia. Registrants are asked to bring two forms of identification with a current address, including a...

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Ask Grandpa: Solving problems: Locked doors, belching

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Grandpa,I just read an online advice column where the lady was whining that her husband does not lock all the doors and windows, set the alarms, and turn on all the outside lights before going to bed. I have the opposite problem. My other half won’t stop locking everything. I...

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NIU football in pause; girls soccer teams play

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By Bobby Narang The Northern Illinois University (NIU) football team was dealt another blow for the Fall season last week. The Huskies were scheduled to open the season against Rhode Island September 5 at Huskie Stadium, but the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) announced it was suspending all league football games...

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Tentative Major League Baseball season under way; Jose Abreu in challenge

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By Woodrow Carroll The 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) season started last week, although under reduced circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The MLB season annually plays twice as many games as the typical National Hockey League or National Basketball Association with 162 games. The revised baseball schedule has...

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Judge dismisses lawsuit filed against Kane State’s attorney, City of Aurora by sex offenders

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Kane County Circuit Judge Kevin T. Busch has dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of 18 residents of Wayside Cross Ministries in Aurora against the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office and the City of Aurora. The plaintiffs had sought to prevent Kane County prosecutors and the City government of Aurora...

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