Year: 2020

Government

State House leaders spar over tax hike

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By Sarah Mansur As the Illinois State government attempts to close a multi-billion-dollar budget-hole, Democratic Party House speaker Michael Madigan has said he is prepared to vote for an increase to the State’s flat income tax rate should governor JB Pritzker request it, a proposal met with pushback from his...

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Rallies: Back to school in District 204; silence and unity

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Too often there is never enough space to include other important items. Succinctly, again, this week: • Parents, students, and families of Indian Prairie School District 204 will gather at 2 p.m. Sunday at the District 204 offices, 780 Shoreline Drive in Aurora, for a rally for students to return...

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International

Flaming brew in the courtyard intertwined with blessings

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Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 19th in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago, known as the...

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Judge’s ruling orders DACA protection from deportation

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Judge orders government to fully reinstate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by Caitlin Dickerson and Michael D. Shear was in The New York Times. “Up to 300,000 additional undocumented immigrants could be allowed to apply for protection from deportation under a new court ruling. President Trump sought to...

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Government Money

Praise for alderman O’Connor’s balanced budget in Aurora

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By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council unanimously approved a $406,358,000 balanced budget for 2021. The meeting can be viewed on the City’s YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eygew_SaQfU There were no speakers for the budget public hearing, or the three...

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Education Money

Community Foundation Fox River Valley offers help

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The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley is happy to announce that our 2021 Scholarship Program Application is now available on our website. Please feel free to forward this information to anyone who may find it helpful, or to anyone interested in our scholarship program. The deadline date and...

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Police

Oswego traffic enforcement helpful

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The Oswego Police Department made the following traffic enforcement actions issued during the recent Thanksgiving enforcement effort. Oswego Police Department took the following enforcement actions:• Forty-seven seatbelts and child safety seat citations;• One suspended/revoked license;• One speeding citation; Law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois participated in this effort to reduce highway...

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Government Political

Jim Oberweis seeks discovery recount

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Jim Oberweis, candidate for Congress in the 14th District, is issued the following statement on the discovery recount his campaign has formally launched: “Today my campaign has formally initiated the process to begin a discovery recount. We are seeking a discovery recount in each of the seven counties within the...

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Bald eagles: Symbols of strength and courage, prosper

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Oh, how I wish I could fly like a bald eagle. To soar as high as 10,000 feet and survey Earth. I would be a symbol of strength and courage. Or, how I wish I could be a Siberian tiger or a snow leopard or a panda. This week, you...

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Government Opinion Political

Democratic Party change dismantles

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By Bela “Bill” Suhayda I used to vote Democrat …so if at the end of this article, you’re thinking is “I’m some right wing kook”, you’d be wrong. Who I am is a person who would have voted for JFK (John Fitzgerald Kennedy) had I been old enough at the...

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Community Events

Lehnertz Avenue Christmas Display to open

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The 69th annual year of the Lehnertz Avenue Christmas Display in Aurora will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday with the Crib blessing in the park on Lehnertz Avenue at Ohio Street on the Northeast Side. Father Matthew McMarrow of St. Joseph’s Parish will offer the blessing. To add to the...

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Pets

Lost dog found after 3 years

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When Debra Mejeur lost her dog, Lola, in October 2017, she never thought she would see her furry friend again. But thanks to a microchip, DuPage County Animal Services reunited Debra and her husband, Steven Mejeur, with Lola Saturday. Lola, black Labrador mix, wandered away from a home in Elk...

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Humor

On masks, driving a beater without a steering wheel

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This week, I had a whole lotta stuff I planned to write about Donald Trump, but decided it was a waste. Donny’s gone off the deep end with hair-dye-dripping nutty buddy, Rudy Giuliani, and others hanging on, claiming that the FBI, CIA, CDC, Poncho Villa, Cher, and Emperor Ming the...

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Government Health Veterans

Deaths at LaSalle Veterans Home yields changes, probes

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By Sarah Mansur A COVID-19 outbreak at the veterans home in LaSalle that has killed a quarter of the residents over the span of a few weeks has prompted the chairman of a state House committee to open an investigation into the deaths. “I don’t know what it is or...

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Food

Recipe of the Week: Lemon Chicken Piccata

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Ingredients3 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2-inch medallionssalt and pepper to taste1/2 cup all-purpose flour2 tablespoons vegetable oil1 clove garlic, minced1 cup low sodium chicken broth1/2 lemon, thinly sliced1/4 cup fresh lemon juice2 tablespoons capers, drained and rinsed3 tablespoons butter2 tablespoons Italian parsley, minced Directions1. Preheat oven...

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Poetry

Remember Pearl Harbor

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December 7, ’41…Pearl Harbor Day;“A day of infamy’…in every way;But then, our mettle was displayed in full, too findAmericans, in standing tall, were of one mind. Despite the grief, the sense of loss, the battle’s score,As of the 8th, the Japanese had lost the war.And forty-five months later, that became...

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Events

Holiday-themed programs fill the month with joy

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The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) is providing Winter holiday-themed programs throughout this month. The storytimes are representative of the many cultural celebrations observed during this holiday time. APLD highlights those celebrations and provides its diverse customers with educational opportunities for individuals to learn about others’ traditions. These events will...

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