Scott Tipping and Ellie Kahn will have a livestream Monday, July 20 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at www.facebook.com/TheVenueAurora. Scott Tipping and Ellie Kahn met as working musicians on a theater run. Their individual musical lives kept them from collaborating much outside of a gig here or there. During...
By Jerry Nowicki Governor JB Pritzker encouraged Illinoisans to complete the 2020 U.S. Census and touted a State investment in youth employment programs Thursday during two public appearances in Rockford. The state has a 66.9% census self-response rate currently. That’s nearly five percentage points better than the 62.1% national rate,...
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the area in effect from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 18. The heat index temperature is expected to reach as high as 106 degrees during this time period and can be extremely dangerous to humans and pets. While the...
The Kane County Health Department is urging everyone to take precautions during the period of high heat forecast for this weekend. • Stay in air-conditioned buildings such as Kane County cooling centers. Due to COVID-19, facilities may have limited capacity and additional restrictions. Please contact your municipality for details. •...
By Jerry Nowicki Hours after filing a court document implicating, but not charging, Illinois’ house speaker Michael Madigan in a years long bribery scheme, federal officials took to the courtyard of the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago on Friday to deliver a message to those engaging in public corruption: “We...
