Month: August 2020

Community Events Fundraiser

Naperville Park District Host to Fall Blood Drives at Downtown Naperville Location

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To help with the ongoing need for blood donations during the coronavirus pandemic, Naperville Park District will be host to several donation opportunities this Fall at its Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center (ARRCC) in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Illinois. The blood drives will take place in Community Hall,...

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DuPage County Announces New Schedule for COVID-19 Testing Site

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Beginning August 31, the DuPage County Community Based Testing Site (CBTS) will be open from 7 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday, or until 600 tests are completed each day. The drive-through CBTS opened June 16 on the DuPage County Complex for anyone to be tested for COVID-19. The COVID-19...

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DuPage County Approves Internet Funding for Low-Income Students

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The DuPage County Board Tuesday, Aug. 25 approved $1.5 Million to provide low-income students with internet service. Under the agreement approved by the County Board on Tuesday, school districts will find appropriate vendors to provide internet service at no cost to low-income students, and all or some of the costs...

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Kite Fly Event Canceled in Light of Increasing COVID-19 Cases in Will County

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Naperville Park District has canceled the Kite Fly event, which was scheduled for from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 30 at Frontier Sports Complex, due to the elevated COVID-19 positivity rate in Will County. Although this is an outdoor event, based on participations at previous kite fly events, the...

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Funds and fun at Mora in Aurora with elected officials

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Elected officials in the Aurora area serve guests, along with host staff members of the new Mora on The River in downtown Aurora Friday on Water Street as a part of three-day fundraiser for the STEM programs in School Districts 129 and 131 in Aurora.

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Love of adventure binding for 50 years of travel

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Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the fourth in the series. The third part is available at thevoice.us/three-men-in-adventures-50-years-foundation-of-friendship By Rick McKay Last week, information on...

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Money Opinion

Views serious on Aurora property tax

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August 22, 2020Dear editor; This letter serves as a heads-up to all property taxpayers in Aurora (Township). I learned with some difficulty, this year is different because the assessments were not all published. Only the re-valued parcels were published in the August 10 Beacon News. To make it even more...

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Aurora Alley Art Festival in 10th year

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Any 10th anniversary is worthy of acknowledgement. The Aurora Downtown Alley Art Festival, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, throughout downtown, will be in its 10th year. Aurora will emerge from its quiet atmosphere because of the COVID-19 to celebrate, carefully! As a society, we mix masks with no...

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Government Political

Grant Wehrli, three fellow State Republicans, seek to restart meetings

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By Rebecca Anzel Four Republican lawmakers implored the co-leaders of a bipartisan, bicameral and multi-branch panel designed to present ethics and lobbying reform proposals to restart meetings that have stalled since the novel coronavirus outbreak. The call, made during an online news conference Monday by the Joint Commission on Ethics...

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Mail-in voting not a new method of casting ballots

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First of two parts Mail-in voting has become a popular topic for the November 3 elections. Sue Halperin, staff writer for The New Yorker Magazine, submitted the following article to the magazine. “Recently Donald Trump casually suggested on Twitter that the November election should be delayed because universal mail-in voting...

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Kane County hospital COVID-19 admissions low

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By Larry Quick Third of a series The second part is at thevoice.us/covid-19-positive-tests-meaning How closely do positive COVID-19 lab tests match actual COVID-19 illness in Illinois? This week we will focus on Kane County statistics for positive COVID-19 lab tests, and compare them with Kane County hospital admissions, for individuals...

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Galileo’s greatest findings disbelieved by scientists of his day

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Invited to share the ironmonger’s dinner of black bread and soup and sour red wine, Galileo was already searching for a patron for his inventions. The ironmonger had let Galileo forage for parts from his stockpile of junk items. Galileo was too poor to continue his medical studies. He wondered...

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Montgomery candidate packets available

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Notice is hereby given that the Montgomery Village Hall, 200 N. River Street, has candidate packets available by E-mail or regular mail. Please send to buchanan@ci.montgomery.il.us or call 331-212-9003 to obtain a candidate packet. From 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16 through Friday, Nov. 20, and Monday, Nov....

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Aurora Ward 5 clean-up day September 5

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Aurora Fifth Ward alderman Carl Franco will sponsor a clean-up day from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5. According to postcard mail to property owners, the clean-up is for Ward 5 residents living north of West Galena Boulevard. The notice said trash compactor trucks will be parked at...

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Aurora drive-thru food giveaway Aug. 28

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Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, 1110 Jericho Road in Aurora, will hold a drive-thru food giveaway from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28. The public is invited. Food is free. Items include meat, produce, dairy, a bag of sliced bread to include French bread, rolls or buns, pasta,...

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Recipe of the Week: Sweet Teriyaki Beef Skewers

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Ingredients1 1/2 cups light brown sugar1 cup soy sauce1/2 cup pineapple juice1/2 cup water1/4 cup vegetable oil3 large garlic cloves, chopped4 pounds boneless round steak, cut into 1/4-inch slicesbamboo skewers, soaked in water Directions1. Whisk brown sugar, soy sauce, pineapple juice, water, vegetable oil, and garlic together in a large bowl;...

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Climate governed by three geophysical motions; we must help

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Gather around, children, for your first lesson in Climatology 1.0.1. We shall begin with the basics, of course. Climate upon the Earth is governed by three geophysical motions in which our planet takes an active role. The first is the spinning upon its axis, resulting in a continuous cycle of...

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Governor’s team missed newspapers’ capability in mask push

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By Sam R Fisher Governor JB Pritzker hired a great deal of expert talent to guide his new $5 million “It Only Works if You Wear It” campaign to encourage Illinoisans to wear a mask. But the campaign apparently isn’t spending a dime on print advertising in newspapers. Instead, it’s...

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