Day: August 25, 2020

Funds and fun at Mora in Aurora with elected officials

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

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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Views serious on Aurora property tax

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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About Those Three Blind Mice

There were these three inebriated mice,Where each had been told bluntly, more than twice.To leave that leaking bubbly stuff alone,For, if ignored, then each would surely groan.But they convinced themselves that it was fun,Oblivious to what they’d feel when done.But, what they didn’t know, the farmer’s wife,Already drunk, was wielding...

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Reasons listed on census to those residents who need help

So many changes can happen in 10 years. The 1980s saw the first cellular phones, Nintendo Entertainment System, IBM and Macintosh computers, and compact disks. The 1990s exploded with the introduction of the world wide web, texting, and DVDs. Between 2000 and 2010, Facebook, YouTube, flash drives, and cameras in...

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Friends of the Yorkville Public Library begins membership drive

The Friends of the Yorkville Public Library is beginning its annual membership drive and looks to the Yorkville area community for support. Yorkville Public Library is at 902 Game Farm Road, Yorkville. This group, a non-profit organization, believes in the importance of the Library to the entire community and recognizes...

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