By John W. Whitehead They shot at him 14 times. Walter Wallace Jr., a troubled 27-year-old black man with a criminal history and mental health issues, was no saint. Still, he didn’t deserve to die in a hail of bullets fired by police officers who clearly had not been adequately
November 26 Six young women burn to death and 19 more die when they leap from the fourth-story windows of a blazing factory in Newark, N.J.. The floors and stairs were wooden; the only door from which the women could flee was locked. – 1910. Franklin D. Roosevelt. president of
Sunny is a female Domestic Short Hair Brown Tiger who was born in March 2016 Sunny is very playful and curious. She can be very shy, but after a while her sweet side will come out. She would do best in a quiet home with not too much commotion and
Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of site with with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 17th in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago, known as
The Oswego Senior Center began in 2002 when a Senior Advisory Committee met under the auspices of the village government of Oswego. It then became the Village Commission and began to serve meals at Good Shepherd Church with congregate meal funding. In 2009 the group moved into the large space
A lottery for ballot position in Montgomery will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1.in the Village Hall Board Room, 200 N. River Street. —Village of Montgomery
By Peter Hancock Governor JB Pritzker Thursday, Nov. 19 put his own pressure on house speaker, Michael Madigan, and said the Democratic leader needs to answer questions from the press and the public or else resign. The governor’s comments during his daily COVID-19 briefing in Chicago came one day after
Aurora hit another sad milestone this week of 10,000 COVID-19 cases and 155 deaths, with 4,000 of those cases in the last month alone. As the State of Illinois entered Tier 3 Resurgence Mitigations, Aurora mayor Richard C. Irvin used his time at the Aurora City Council meeting this week
With a new wave of COVID-19 surging across Illinois, governor JB Pritzker announced the entire State of Illinois will be under Tier 3 Mitigations as of Friday, Nov. 20, with a number of areas/industries being placed “on pause” until further notice and others still remaining open, but with additional restrictions.
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for a special virtual meeting Thursday, Nov. 19, where the Board provided an update on Winter sports. To maintain compliance with the most recent mitigations issued by governor JB Pritzker that took effect November 20, the IHSA Board issued guidance
Tier 3 Resurgence Mitigations required by governor JB Pritzker’s executive order began November 20 in response to recent increases in COVID-19 cases. Naperville Park District has posted new restrictions and guidelines for its facilities and programs at www.napervilleparks.org/coronavirusinformation/tier-3-mitigation-update. Fort Hill Activity Center is open for members only for use of
One-hundred free turkeys will be distributed during a drive-thru giveaway at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at 129 W. Galena Boulevard in Aurora. Sponsors are Cesar Marungo, Adrian Mata, Bruce Guevara, Endless Possibilities Auto, and the Reyna Family Project. Click link for details: https://www.facebook.com/groups/157295547762565/permalink/1781753538650083/
By Peter Hancock A bipartisan group of governors from seven Midwest states, including Illinois governor JB Pritzker, issued a joint plea Tuesday for residents of their states to take precautions against the spread of COVID-19 over the upcoming holiday weekend, even if that means avoiding travel and family get-togethers. “This
The first three candidates to file for mayor of Aurora after 8 a.m. Monday at the Aurora City Hall, from left, listed alphabetically, are Richard Irvin, mayor; John Laesch, former East Aurora High School Board trustee; Judd Lofchie, alderman, 10th Ward.
By Sarah Mansur Four restaurants in Sangamon County that continued to offer indoor dining in defiance of governor J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 mitigation plan were ordered to shut down temporarily Tuesday. The order from a Sangamon County judge states that the four restaurants, Charlie Parker’s Diner, D&J Cafe, Sweet Basil Cafe,
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, City Council members viewed a proposal of phase 1 of the Fox Valley Mall redevelopment plan. Centennial Real Estate Company in Dallas, Texas, owners of the Fox Valley Mall propose
Aurora VFW Post 68 rifle team members fire a salute at a Veterans Day ceremony in conjunction with Montgomery VFW Post 7452 Saturday at Riverside Cemetery in Montgomery.
There is finality in some of the election season. First, all ballots in the State postmarked November 3, must be in by November 17 to be counted. That expansive time is more than ample. Some states have cut-off dates much earlier, November 5, 6, 7, for example. The final U.S.
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood released the following statement after Associated Press announced November 12 its projection in the IL-14 Congressional race candidate Jim Oberweis: “I am honored to be reelected to represent Illinois’ beautiful 14th District in Congress. This was a tough race under some very difficult circumstances, and I want
